Suspected Minnesota assassin teases motive for shootings as he whines about prison conditions
Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of gunning down Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark on June 14 and attempting to kill Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home that same day.
Now, nearly a month after the horrid slayings, Boelter - who was appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to the state's Workforce Development Council in 2019 - has shared his thoughts on the case against him as he whined about being held in a cell, 'not fit to live in.'
He made it clear that the murders were not driven by Trump, but did not exactly specify the motive behind them.
'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,' he told the New York Post in written messages and video chats.
'I am pro-life personaly [sic] but it wasn't those,' Boelter said from his cell inside Sherburne County Jail in Elk River - about 30 miles outside of Minneapolis - on Friday.
'I will just say there is a lot of information that will come out in future that people will look at and judge for themselves that goes back 24 months before the 14th. If the gov ever let's [sic] it get out.'
His statements are his first public words, outside of court hearings, following his arrest after he surrendered to officers on June 15 - bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.
He further told the outlet that critical details in the one-and-a-half page letter he allegedly wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel were shared with the public.
Boelter, who was seen porting a yellow prison jumpsuit, asked: '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?'
A letter purportedly written by Boleter,which has not been released to the public, was found in a Buick he left near his home and allegedly contains a confession to the Hortman murders and the attempted killing of the Hoffman's.
In it, the author wildly claimed that Walz ordered him to kill Senator Amy Klobuchar so that Democratic vice presidental candidate could steal her job.
'Certain details of that letter were leaked out that probably painted one kind of a picture, but a lot more important details that were in that letter were not leaked out,' he told the outlet.
He refused to specify more about the letter, but said the details pertained to 'things that were going on in Minnesota'.
'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 continued.
In addition to the letter, authorities discovered flyers for the 'No Kings' anti-Trump rallies scheduled the same days as the murders, and a hit list of 70 other politicians, including Walz and abortion providers in the state.
He went on to say that he is a Trump supporter, but refused to clarify his feelings toward Walz.
When asked about how he feels toward the victims and their families, Boelter, an ordained minister, turned to his Christian faith.
'I forgot which verse it was.. but I've always followed that,' he said.
'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?
He added: 'I'll let you chew on that one.'
The father-of-four also mentioned how his family has been affected since the shocking incident.
'I talked to my wife for two minutes shortly after my arrest and then the call was cut off. Nothing since then,' he detailed.
'My wife and family had nothing to do with any of this. They were all shocked like others.'
His wife, Jenny Boelter, released a statement through her lawyers, calling her husband's alleged actions 'a betrayal'. She also said she did not try to flee after he committed the alleged crimes.
'On behalf of my children and myself, I want to express our deepest sympathies to the Hortman and Hoffman families. Our condolences are with all who are grieving during this unimaginably difficult time, and we are praying daily for them,' she wrote.
'We are absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided. This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family. It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian faith.
'We are appalled and horrified by what occurred and our hearts are incredibly heavy for the victims of this unfathomable tragedy.'
Boelter also shared the alleged horrid conditions he has been enduring in jail.
'My immune system is failing because I am being held in a booking cell that's not made to live in,' Boelter said.
'[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.'
Daily Mail contacted Sherburne County Jail officials and the FBI for comment, but did not hear back in time for this report.
Boelter is accused of posing as a police officer during the shootings. He is also said to have worn a terrifying Halloween-style face mask during the attacks.
Acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson announced six new federal charges against Boelter for murder, stalking, and shooting offenses - while revealing that he went to two other lawmakers' homes with the intent to kill them that day.
Both Yvette and the senator were left injured. She was released in late June while her husband remains in the hospital in serious but stable condition.
John was shot nine times while his bride was shot eight times. A bullet narrowly missed his heart, KARE 11 reported.
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