Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Minnesota Lawmaker and Spouse

Vance Boelter’s June 2025 crime spree terrorized the North Star State, officials said.
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Minnesota Lawmaker and Spouse
A handout photo released on June 15, 2025, shows Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the suspected gunman in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, in custody at an undisclosed location. Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via Facebook/Handout via Reuters
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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The suspect in an alleged mass assassination plot admitted guilt on Thursday in the “stalking, shooting, and murdering” of a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband, along with an attack that wounded a second lawmaker and his wife.

Vance Luther Boelter’s change-of-plea in a Minneapolis federal courtroom came nearly a year after the fatal shootings of former Minnesota House speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, at their home.

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Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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