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Vance Boelter Faces Federal Hearing as Former House Speaker Lies in State

His detention hearing coincides with a public lying-in-state ceremony at the Capitol rotunda for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz attend a candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, at the state Capitol, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins)

Overview

  • Boelter is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate on charges including murder, stalking and firearms offenses with prosecutors set to request detention without bail.
  • Lawmakers and community members will pay respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman during the first lie-in-state ceremony for a woman under the Capitol dome.
  • He faces parallel state and federal indictments that include first-degree murder counts and potential capital punishment.
  • Investigators have seized nearly 50 firearms, about $18,000 in cash and notebooks listing roughly 45 elected officials from Boelter’s home and storage unit.
  • Jenny Boelter issued her first public statement, saying her family was ‘completely blindsided’ and affirming full cooperation with authorities.