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Vance Boelter Faces State Charges | Lafayette Louisiana News
Vance Boelter, the convicted killer of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, made his first appearance in state court—just weeks after receiving a brutal federal sentence. Facing life without parole on state charges that include murder, attempted murder, and animal cruelty, Boelter bizarrely asked to call U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to testify, questioning if she’s “above the law.” His federal plea deal—avoiding the death penalty—now faces a grimmer fate in Minnesota, where no executions have been carried out since 1911. The Hoffmans, the slain senator’s family, are also pursuing a civil…
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