Man Who Killed Dem Lawmaker and Husband Learns His Fate

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The man who admitted to assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years in federal prison.

Vance Luther Boelter, 59, pleaded guilty last month to federal charges stemming from the June 14, 2025, shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman.

He also killed the couple’s dog, Gilbert.

The plea agreement spared him from the death penalty in exchange for accepting the maximum prison sentence.

U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim called it “the longest sentence I have imposed after hearing thousands of cases over the years, but I do believe it is deserved.”

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