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Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in the shootings, left behind a letter addressed to the FBI director, prosecutors said.
Accused political assassin Vance Boelter allegedly sent a deranged confession to FBI Director Kash Patel claiming that Gov. Tim Walz had urged him to kill Democratic lawmakers as part of a twisted
Vance Luther Boelter was indicted on 6 federal charges for killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband; his FBI confession letter has gone viral.
A Minnesota man plans to plead not guilty to charges he killed the top Democratic leader in the state House and her husband after wounding another lawmaker and his wife, his attorney said.
Vance Boelter was indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse, and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife.
A newly returned grand jury indictment includes the same six counts of murder, stalking and firearms charges that prosecutors outlined in their original criminal complaint. The indictment also lists Hope Hoffman as Boelter’s fifth intended target.
In a letter to the FBI director, Boelter wrote that the governor had instructed him to kill two U.S. senators, officials said.
Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.
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India Today on MSNMinnesota lawmakers shooting: Suspect indicted as FBI confession letter goes viralVance Luther Boelter, accused of fatally shooting Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, was indicted Tuesday on six federal charges. A handwritten confession letter to the FBI has since gone viral.
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.