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On June 14, 2025, Boelter visited the home of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, while dressed as a police officer.
He shot both multiple times but they both survived.
After leaving, Boelter went to the home of Minnesota state Sen. Mark Hortman and his wife, state Rep. Melissa Hortman, and killed them.
Vance Boelter was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years after pleading guilty to stalking and shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota last year.
Boelter voted Republican (including for Trump), but said Trump or abortion were not the reason for his deranged murder spree.
When interviewed by the New York Post, he made bizarre statements about the Bible's command to love your neighbor in relation to the murders.
A father of four, a so-called "ordained minister," and a former food industry employee (including at Johnsonville), he was reportedly struggling to find work before committing the murders.
In 2026, local media reported that - despite his various writings and ramblings not pointing to a definitive motive - it seems Boelter wanted to tip the balance of power in the Minnesota legislature to Republicans by offing Democrats.
Boltner was previously appointed to the Governor's Workforce Development Board in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz.
Boelter spoke briefly at the hearing, saying, βTo every person I have caused loss, pain, heartache, confusion, sadness, shame or loneliness, I am truly sorry,' KSTP reported.
Boelter pleaded guilty last month to all six federal charges against him: two stalking counts, two murder counts and two federal firearm-shooting offenses.
Federal prosecutors said they told Boelter they would take the death penalty off the table if he pleaded guilty and served two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years.
It's impossible to actually serve two consecutive life sentences.
It just means heβs going to get three hot meals a day for the rest of his life.
What ABC excluded from their most recent report was that there were officers on scene who could have saved the Hortmans.
Instead, they retreated while he went into the home. π
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