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Suspected Minnesota Killer Vance Boelter’s wife Jenny has been found after being pulled over by cops. She reportedly had a weapon, ammunition, cash and passports in the car with her. She was found with a weapon, ammunition, cash and passports about 75 miles from where the shootings took place in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, eight hours earlier. https://t.co/9gaKZk0t4y pic.twitter.com/GjWreJsagG — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) June 15, 2025 Here’s a quick summary of all we know so far: Suspect Identified: 57-year-old Vance Boelter is wanted for the politically motivated shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Fatalities and Injuries: Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed; Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in separate home attacks. Manhunt Ongoing: Boelter is armed and dangerous. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for tips leading to his arrest. Suspect’s Vehicle Found: A vehicle linked to Boelter was located in Sibley County, sparking a lockdown and door-to-door property searches by law enforcement. Suspicious Traffic Stop: A separate vehicle containing Boelter’s wife and three relatives was stopped near Onamia Saturday morning. Authorities found a weapon, ammo, cash, and passports inside. No Arrests Yet: Despite the suspicious items, no one was arrested from the vehicle; occupants were only questioned. Second Vehicle Found at Crime Scene: A different vehicle believed to be Boelter’s was found outside Rep. Hortman’s home, with a list of targets and protest-related flyers referencing the “No Kings” movement. Search Area: A cowboy hat believed to be discarded by Boelter was recovered roughly 60 miles from the original crime scene, reinforcing suspicions he’s still in the area. Boelter’s Residences: He has ties to Sibley County (rural area near Green Isle) and north Minneapolis, per law enforcement. Law Enforcement Involved: Multiple agencies including Minnesota State Patrol and U.S. Marshals are aiding in the search; residents have been warned to secure homes and vehicles. Watch here for more: UPDATE: Minnesota ass*ssin Vance Boelter’s wife Jenny has been DETAINED after a traffic stop where authorities found a weapon, ammo, cash, and passports Jenny ALSO previously worked for Tim Walz. This story is getting weirder and weirder. pic.twitter.com/dECKaKPfNc — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 15, 2025 The Daily Mail fills in more gaps: Vance Boelter’s wife Jenny was stopped by authorities at a convenience store while driving a car with three other relatives inside near Onamia at 10am on Saturday. She was found with a weapon, ammunition, cash and passports about 75 miles from where the shootings took place in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, eight hours earlier. Vance Boelter, 57, remains on the run after he allegedly shot Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and Democratic State Senator John Hoffman in a chilling assassination spree, about eight miles apart, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Hortman and her husband Mark were killed at their home in Champlin, while Hoffman and his wife Yvette suffered serious injuries at their home in Brooklyn Park. Over a dozen officers swarmed Jenny Boelter’s car during the traffic stop and they were at the scene for two to three hours, sources told KSTP. Jenny was detained for questioning after officers found the items inside the vehicle. No one was arrested, law enforcement officials said. Whether Boelter’s vehicle was stopped randomly or whether it was being tracked by police is still unclear.

God bless Mel Gibson! At least there are still a few clear-thinking celebrities in California. Mel Gibson is calling on the American people to reclaim California, holding Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass personally responsible for the state’s collapse. He describes California as being in a state of turmoil under their leadership and questions why they’re still… pic.twitter.com/7HkzrHY1vv — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) June 15, 2025 FULL TRANSCRIPT: Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have already proven their incompetence and poor leadership during the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, as we experience rampant lawlessness and civil unrest, it’s never been more clear. They’re unable to respond effectively and responsibly during calamity. Whether it’s sheer incompetence or outright malevolence, the reality is stark. “California’s in a state of turmoil. And I ask my fellow Angelenos, why are Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass still in office? How much more of their destructive decision-making masquerading as leadership are we going to tolerate? “It’s time to take back our community and our state and put the power and the privilege in the hands of competent leaders whose goals are to protect us and the way of life this nation was founded upon and promises to offer. That’s all. Backup here if needed: Mel Gibson calls on Californians to TAKE BACK their state from Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass: “Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have already proven their incompetence and poor leadership during the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, as we experience rampant lawlessness and civil unrest,… pic.twitter.com/KpcLCIBb9t — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) June 15, 2025 God bless Jon Voight too: WATCH: Jon Voight Puts Newsom In His Place With Scathing New X Video California Gov. Gavin Newsom has received massive backlash in recent days for his response, or lack thereof, to the riots and social unrest that has plagued Los Angeles. As wave after wave of violence and destruction hit the city's streets amid opposition to the Trump administration's deportation of dangerous criminal aliens, a number of high-profile critics have shared their dismal assessment of the governor's actions. One such detractor knows a thing or two about the Hollywood area. Actor Jon Voight posted a social media video in which he lambasted the Democratic governor, as the Washington Examiner reported: “You’re a fool blaming Trump,” Voight said. “What are you doing for this destruction of these animals destroying Los Angeles? Are you out there talking calmly with them? You fool. They would burn you down like they’re burning the cars and the American flag with no regard for humanity.” Voight’s video came hours after Newsom addressed the nation and said democracy was under attack by Trump after the president deployed the National Guard against Newsom’s wishes. “When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation,” Newsom said after days of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests in Los Angeles. “California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next.” Voight called Newsom a “lying dog,” saying that Newsom’s actions and rhetoric against Trump are calculated and guided by an effort to set himself up for a presidential run. His critique was echoed by other X users in a string of replies to the video: God bless you Jon Voight! ??? May these colors forever stand proudly in the face of adversity with a true leader like president Donald J. Trump as our president. — FLAHUSTLA (@FLAHUSTLA) June 11, 2025 What Jon said. — AwakenedOutlaw (@AwakenedOutlaw) June 11, 2025 So well said by Jon Voight. He’s 86 BTW. I hope to be that sharp at that age. Voight is an inspiration. — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) June 11, 2025 Sky News also reported on the "Deliverance" star's rant: He went on to frame the unrest as a battle of “good vs evil,” praising Trump as the “greatest president since Lincoln". “God is my witness, truth will prevail because of your faults and incompetence for California’s failures," he said. “We the People stand with Donald Trump to save America.” Voight, who has long spoken out in support of Trump and conservative values in general, was one of a few entertainment industry icons selected to serve as special ambassadors to Hollywood:

Yesterday we brought you this report of ring cam images of the Minnesota killer in police gear and a latex mask: CHILLING: New Images Emerge of Minnesota K*ller Ever since then, one question has been running through my mind....How did they identify him so quickly from these images? You can't see anything about the guy in the mask from this, so how did they locate him so quickly? Or I should say *allegedly* so quickly, since Boelter is still just a suspect at this time. I'm guessing you might be wondering as well? Here's a quick summary of the likely ways law enforcement quickly pieced together many different clues: The identification of Vance Luther Boelter as the suspect in the shootings, despite him wearing a latex mask, likely stems from a combination of evidence and investigative techniques. Here are some possible ways law enforcement might have identified him: Vehicle and Personal BelongingsReports indicate that Boelter's car was found, and a manifesto was discovered inside, which identified many lawmakers and other officials. This suggests that law enforcement might have traced the vehicle back to Boelter, possibly through license plate recognition, surveillance footage, or other tracking methods. Digital Footprint and CommunicationsBoelter's digital presence, including social media accounts and communications, could have provided clues. For instance, his best friend and roommate, David Carlson, received text messages from Boelter that hinted at his intentions and actions. These messages, along with other digital evidence, might have helped in confirming his identity. Witness Accounts and Surveillance FootageAlthough Boelter was wearing a mask during the shootings, there might have been other instances where he was captured on surveillance footage without the mask, either before or after the crime. Additionally, witnesses or acquaintances might have recognized him from other interactions or known behaviors. Forensic EvidencePhysical evidence left at the crime scenes, such as DNA, fingerprints, or other forensic markers, could have been matched to Boelter if he had a prior record or if samples were taken from known locations associated with him. Professional and Personal ConnectionsBoelter's professional background, including his work in the funeral industry and his involvement with security companies like Praetorian Guard Security, might have provided leads. His connections and routines could have been monitored or investigated, leading to his identification. Public and Media ReportsThe media has reported on Boelter's identity based on information from law enforcement sources. This suggests that the FBI and other agencies have shared this information publicly, likely after confirming it through multiple sources of evidence. Conclusion:The combination of these factors likely allowed law enforcement to confidently identify Boelter as the suspect, even though he was wearing a mask during the crime. The ongoing manhunt and the reward for information indicate that while his identity is known, his current whereabouts remain unknown.

A new video of Vance Boelter has emerged and calling it “extremely strange” is an understatement. In this video he introduces himself as “Vance Boelter” and then quickly says “there are no other names I have used.” Is that normal? When you introduce yourself do you say “Hi, I’m John Smith and there are no other names I have used”? Sure sounds to me like he’s used many different aliases in the past. Then he goes on to describe how he works for funeral homes and does crime scene clean up and what he calls “intake” and “removals” and work with the Medical Examiner’s Office. Literally this: Other reports have claimed he owned two security companies and lived in a $900,000 house, although we cannot independently verify those claims. In addition to the funeral home work, he also reportedly had a ‘fantasy’ of security career and also food service work. Oh, and that’s not to mention the one time he went over to run some big project over in the Congo! None of this is adding up. Feels like we’ve got another Thomas Crooks on our hands. Watch here: Introduction video of Vance Boetler pic.twitter.com/cJaa8loU72 — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) June 15, 2025 FULL TRANSCRIPT: Hello, my name is Vance Belter. I just go by Vance. Um, no other names that I use. Um, I live in Green Isle, Minnesota, about an hour away from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I’m affiliated with two funeral homes. I work full-time for Wolff Funeral Home, which is an intake location for about six funeral homes, and we also do all the intake for the National Cremation Society and the Neptune, um, Society for all their cremation, um, customers as well. So, um, I mainly do removals at this point. Um, so I work at Wolff full-time, and then I also work for another funeral home called Metro First Call. And they also do traditional removals — um, at nursing homes, assisted living, apartments — but they also have contracts with, uh, medical examiner’s offices. So, like, um, one contract is the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. So we’ll do removals which, um, we’re working with a lot of police officers and, and um, death investigators at the location where a decedent is found — could be a crime scene or just a natural death. And our role is to just take the decedent from that place of death to the medical examiner’s office. And so between those two, um, locations, I’m working about six days a week. Um, what else here. Family and pets — I have a wife and five kids, and we have two pets — German shepherds. Fun fact about, um, myself — um, I’ve been abou— in the food industry about 30 years, and that led to an opportunity. I was invited to the, um, Democratic Republic of Congo, which is located in Central Africa. When I was in high school, the country was called Zaire — that’s a little bit more familiar with people — but it’s the largest, um, second-largest country in Africa, right in the middle, in the center there. And was asked a couple years ago to go and, um, see what I could do for ideas in helping their food supply system. Their population is about 100 million people, and they import 80% of their food currently. So some of the food companies I worked for in the past were farm-to-fork, like Del Monte Foods and Golden Plum Poultry, where we did everything — from, at Del Monte, we planted the products to harvested them to processed them and then shipped them out. And Golden Plum Poultry — we had our own hatcheries, grow-out barns with the farmers, and then processing plants. So between those two companies, um, I have some experience with agriculture. And so, um, over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I had some ideas they thought were pretty promising, which, uh, the company I was working for at the time wasn’t interested in doing anything in Africa. So I talked with my wife, and we decided I’d just put in my two-week notice and we’d just go off on our own to try to do these projects to help out in Africa. So we’re doing farming and fishing projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And to help pay the bills, I just started working at a funeral home because the shift worked good, um, for my schedule with the other things I was doing. And, um, that led to some classes at DMACC, which led to this course — so just learning more about the funeral industry. And I think that covers everything. And I will, uh, look forward to seeing you in class, and we’ll go from there. Backup here if needed: WATCH: Extremely Strange Video of Suspected Minnesota Killer Vance Boelter Emerges pic.twitter.com/3fWAketKCm — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) June 15, 2025 NPR reports that his best friend told local Fox News 9 that he and Boelter would “play army men” and in the context of the quote it sounded like they did that present day, not as if he was saying they did it when they were kids.  Extremely strange! In an interview with Fox News 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, one of Boelter’s long-time friends, David Carlson, downplayed the idea that he had any real-world military or security experience. “He was always kind of into the military stuff, but it was just, we were always like that. Me and him, we would play army men,” Carlson said. Here’s a quick summary of everything we’ve learned so far in this case that seems extremely odd: Key Facts and Oddities in the Boelter Case Suspect Identified in Political Shooting Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is the primary suspect in the fatal shooting of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the wounding of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The attack is being investigated as a politically motivated assassination. Impersonated Law Enforcement Boelter disguised himself as a law enforcement officer and abandoned a police-style SUV at the scene after a confrontation with police. Claimed Military & Security Background Is Likely Fabricated Boelter described himself as having military and private security training, but NPR found no record of any such background. His actual work history appears to be mostly in food service and convenience store management. Suspicious Business Claims Claimed to run a firm called Praetorian Guard Security Services, LLC, but NPR found no clients, services, or even a business line—only a divorce lawyer’s office listed as the address. Website and LinkedIn suggest delusional or fantasy-level self-promotion. Text Message Sent Before Attack Sent a chilling message to his roommate saying, “I may be dead shortly… I’ve made some choices.” Security-Themed Fantasies Long-time friend says Boelter had a fascination with military life since childhood but never pursued it in reality. Bought police-style cars but never launched a security company. Evangelical Claims in Africa – Unverified Claimed to be doing ministry and business projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the last 3 years. No independent confirmation of these projects. May Have Had Direct Contact With One Victim Boelter served on the governor’s Workforce Development Board—possibly interacting with Sen. Hoffman through public service channels. Lawmakers Were Possibly on a Target List Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and others say they were on a list of potential targets allegedly compiled by Boelter. Still Possibly Not Acting Alone Investigators haven’t ruled out accomplices and are still trying to determine his motive and whether others helped him. Governor’s Response Gov. Tim Walz ordered flags lowered, condemned the act as targeted political violence, and praised Hortman as “a great leader.”