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Vance Boelter could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty
It’s not unheard of for state and federal prosecutors to both pursue criminal cases for the same offense, especially in ...
What to know about Vance Boelter, the suspected assassin in Minnesota
Minnesota authorities arrested Vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and ...
Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter appears in federal court, will remain in custody
St. Cloud State graduate Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon. He is assigned a public defender, citing ...
How accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter transitioned from popular local athlete to radical far-right Christian
Boelter — a 57-year-old married dad of five accused of murdering Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her ...
Vance Boelter voted in 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary, records show
Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing DFL House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting and injuring DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, voted in the March 2024 Minnesota Republican ...
Vance Boelter’s lifelong friend struggles to comprehend ‘a sick man’
Hours after the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend, authorities asked David Carlson to identify his lifelong friend in a harrowing photograph. Carlson says he had known and ...
Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter cries poverty during court appearance, claims he can’t afford lawyer despite owning home, 7 cars
Boelter, 57, arrived in federal court in an orange jumpsuit and slippers and was unshackled as he sat next to a defense ...
‘Dad went to war’: Vance Boelter tried three lawmaker homes before killing Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband, charges say
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.