The shooter of two Minnesota politicians and their spouses was indicted Tuesday on federal murder charges, but not before offering a jaw-dropping revelation about his relationship with Gov. Tim Walz.
Legal observers have speculated about Vance Boelter’s connection to Walz, who appointed the disturbed man to a state board. Boelter killed one lawmaker and her husband while critically wounding another and his wife during back-to-back shootings last month.
The 57-year-old, who faces the death penalty, told authorities he was “hired by U.S. Military people off the books starting in college” and had been approached by state politicians to carry out assassination attempts, including against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
During a search of Boelter’s vehicles — lookalike police cruisers matching his disguise as an officer — investigators found a hit list of politicians that included Klobuchar, along with a rambling manifesto claiming he intended “to spill all the beans” about who hired him.
The letter was addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel and written before he shot and killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. Boelter then traveled to the home of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman; both were shot at close range but managed to survive.
Boelter was arrested after a two-day manhunt. His letter was made public as part of the investigation, the Western Journal reports.
“I am the shooter at large in Minnesota involved in the state 2 shootings the morning of Saturday June 15th at approximately 2:30 am and 3:30 am, or around that time,” the letter began. “I will probably be dead by the time you read this letter. I wanted to share some info with you that you might find interesting.
“I was hired by U.S. Military people off the books starting in college. I have been on projects since that time in Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa. All in the line of doing what I thought was right and in the best interest of the United States.”
“Recently I was approached about a project that Tim Walz wanted done, and __ ___ and ___ ___ was also aware of the project,” Boelter’s alleged letter continued with redactions. “Tim wanted me to kill Amy Klobuchar and Tina [ Smith],” the state’s two Democratic U.S. senators.
Hellbound and Down 