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Boelter Faces State Murder Charges | Minneapolis News
Vance Boelter, already convicted in federal court for murdering Melissa and Mark Hortman and attempting to harm Senator John Hoffman, now faces state murder charges — a move seen as crucial accountability. Though he claims political motives to hurt Democrats and help Republicans, the state trial in Hennepin County began with little progress as the judge waits on legal briefs. Assigned a public defender, Boelter hasn’t pleaded yet. With a federal sentence of two life terms plus 40 years, Minnesota’s maximum penalty is life without parole — and victims’ families demand justice, rejecting any…
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