Vance Boelter

American murderer (born 1967)

Vance Luther Boelter is an American murderer who assassinated state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on June 14, 2025. He also shot state senator John Hoffman and his wife at their home in nearby Champlin, leaving them seriously injured and hospitalized. He then escaped, sparking the most extensive manhunt in Minnesota history.

Also known as...

Vance L. Boelter and Vance Luther Boelter

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US & Canada Politics

Vance Boelter Sentenced to Life for Killing Lawmaker

Vance Boelter received two life sentences for the politically motivated murders of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, a year after the attack.

Survivors, families speak out as Minnesota lawmaker assassin sentenced to life 📹 ABC News — Jul 24, 01:03 AM · 2min
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband is sentenced to life 📹 AP News — Jul 23, 23:01 PM · 1min
Vance Boelter gets two life terms for killing Minnesota Democrat and her husband Washington Examiner — Jul 23, 19:44 PM
Minnesota man sentenced to life for killing Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman The Guardian — Jul 23, 17:32 PM
Vance Boelter given life sentence for shooting two Minnesota lawmakers UPI — Jul 23, 19:26 PM
Vance Boelter receives two life sentences for Minnesota lawmaker shootings The Independent — Jul 23, 17:45 PM
Life in prison for Minnesota man who killed state lawmaker The Standard — Jul 23, 19:23 PM
Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter who killed Dem Melissa Hortman and her husband gets two life sentences NY Post — Jul 23, 17:16 PM
Consecutive Life Sentences in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings Wall Street Journal — Jul 23, 19:21 PM
Man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker al.com — Jul 23, 17:30 PM
Man Who Killed Dem Lawmaker and Husband Learns His Fate Daily Beast — Jul 23, 19:09 PM
Assassin Vance Boelter is sentenced to die in jail for murdering Minnesota Democrat lawmaker and her husband... and is hit by undignified humiliation after rising to apologize Daily Mail — Jul 23, 17:42 PM
Man gets two consecutive life sentences for killing Minnesota lawmaker and husband 📹 NBC News — Jul 23, 18:43 PM · 2min
Man gets two life sentences for killing Minnesota lawmaker 📹 NBC News — Jul 23, 19:37 PM · 1min