Overview
- Boelter, disguised in a police uniform and hyper-realistic mask, fatally shot Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark before wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette on June 14.
- He was captured after a two-day manhunt and now faces federal murder, stalking and firearms charges that include potential capital punishment approval by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- In a recently disclosed 1½-page letter to the FBI he claimed Gov. Tim Walz directed him to kill Senator Amy Klobuchar so the governor could pursue her Senate seat.
- Court records show Boelter’s family stocked passports, about $10,000 in cash and multiple firearms in a ‘bailout’ plan to flee ahead of his arrest.
- Investigators found notebooks listing more than 45 Democratic lawmakers and abortion rights advocates, underscoring the plot’s premeditation and political motivation.