The man accused in the politically charged double homicide of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, is denying that the killings were politically or ideologically motivated.
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In a series of messages and video calls from inside Sherburne County Jail, Vance Boelter told The Post this week that neither Donald Trump nor abortion played a role in the events that led to the June 14 killings.
“You are fishing and I can’t talk about my case…I’ll say it didn’t involve either the Trump stuff or pro-life,” Boelter wrote through the jail’s internal messaging system.
“I am pro-life personally [sic] but it wasn’t those.”
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Boelter, 57, is currently being held in a central booking cell at Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, approximately 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
His remarks to The Post, which included electronic messages and two 20-minute video visits on Friday, marked his first public comments outside brief court appearances since his arrest.
According to authorities, the killings took place around 3:30 a.m. on June 14 at the Hortman residence in Brooklyn Park.
Boelter is also accused of attempting to murder state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, during the same early morning spree.
Investigators allege that Boelter wore a latex mask and a police uniform during the attacks.
Boelter repeatedly referenced a handwritten, one-and-a-half-page letter that was found in an abandoned SUV left at the scene of the crime.
The letter was addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel. While the contents of the letter have not been made public, Boelter suggested that key details have not been disclosed.
“Can I ask what you heard as an outside person about the note that the alleged person — I’ll say alleged person — left in that car, did you hear anything about that?” he asked during one of the video visits. Boelter claimed that while some elements of the letter were leaked, “a lot more important details” were left out.
“I also made sure when I was arrested that they secured that letter — I made the request that they secure that letter before it gets destroyed — because I was concerned somebody would destroy it,” Boelter said.
Law enforcement officials reportedly discovered the letter alongside a list of 70 political targets and flyers promoting “No Kings” anti-Trump rallies scheduled for the same day as the killings.
The list allegedly included Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and various abortion providers.
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Despite the presence of political materials, Boelter denied any connection to Trump or abortion activism, stating that more information would emerge “that goes back 24 months before the 14th.”
In one of the recorded visits, Boelter referenced his Christian faith when asked about the victims and their families.
“I forgot which verse it was…but I’ve always followed that,” he said, referencing the biblical teaching to “love thy neighbor.”
“You can maybe ask…if somebody believes that, and they love God and that they love their neighbor…allegedly, how could they be involved in a situation where some people are no longer here that were here before?” Boelter asked.
“I’ll let you chew on that one.”
Boelter, who described himself as an ordained minister and a father of four, said he previously ran businesses in food, farming, security, and other industries.
He added that he had not spoken to his wife, Jenny Boelter, since a brief phone call following his arrest.
“My wife and family had nothing to do with any of this. They were all shocked like others,” he wrote.
On June 26, Jenny Boelter issued a public statement through the family’s attorney expressing condolences to the victims’ families.
“On behalf of my children and myself, I want to express our deepest sympathies to the Hortman and Hoffman families,” she stated.
“This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family.”
She declined further comment when contacted.
Boelter, who was appointed to Minnesota’s Workforce Development Council by Gov. Walz in 2019, declined to elaborate on his relationship with the governor but said he supported President Trump.
Regarding his confinement, Boelter said he had been isolated in a central booking cell since his arrest.
“My immune system is failing because I am being held in a booking cell that’s not made to live in,” he wrote.
“[I] wasn’t issued cloths [sic] for almost 3 weeks. Lights never shut off. Sleep on plastic pad on concrete floor.”
“I’m not allowed to be around or talk to anyone except the guards,” he added.
Sherburne County Jail officials did not respond to requests for comment.
The FBI also did not issue a statement by the time of publication. The investigation remains ongoing.
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