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Accused Minnesota political assassin Vance Boetler wrote a deranged
letter addressed to the FBI in which he wildly claimed Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill Sen. Amy Klobuchar, according
to a report.
Boetler, 57, alleged in the rambling, conspiratorial letter that
the former Democrat vice presidential candidate directed him to
murder Klobuchar (D-MN) as part of a supposed plot for Walz to take
her spot in the Senate, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported, citing
people familiar with the writings.
The letter, which is one and a half pages long, is mostly
incoherent and gives insight into the muddled mind of the Minnesota
madman, those sources told the outlet.
Neither Walz nor Klobuchar responded directly to the information
contained in the letter but each issued statements on the shootings
following the report.
“Governor Walz is grateful to law enforcement who apprehended the
shooter, and he’s grateful to the prosecutors who will ensure
justice is swiftly served,” Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann told the
Star Tribune.
Klobuchar said in a statement, “Boetler is a very dangerous man and
I am deeply grateful that law enforcement got him behind bars
before he killed other people.”
Boetler is accused of killing Minnesota House rep Melissa Hortman
and her husband and shooting state senator John Hoffman and his
wife Yvette in an early morning targeted attack on June 14 during
which the alleged killer donned a creepy latex mask and wore a
police officer’s uniform.
At the home of Hortman, investigators got into a shootout with
Boetler who fled — leaving behind a “manifesto” that listed the
names of 70 politicians to kill – including Gov. Walz who once
appointed the 57-year-old to a state-wide board.
Boetler was captured in a wooded area in Sibley County on Sunday
following the largest manhunt the Land of 10,000 Lakes has ever
seen — with SWAT teams swarming after getting a tip from a local
resident who spotted the fugitive on a trail cam, the Star Tribune
reported.
The maniac faces federal murder and stalking charges in addition to
state charges and, if convicted, could face the death penalty.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/21/us-news/minnesota-accused-assassin- vance-boetler-claimed-in-incoherent-letter-that-gov-tim-walz- instructed-him-to-kill-sen-amy-klobuchar-report/
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