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Vance Boelter Faces Historic Sentencing | Duluth News
Vance Boelter faces a major sentencing Thursday in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to federal murder charges for the June 2025 killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark—prosecutors are seeking two life sentences plus 40 years. Though the death penalty is off the table, he’s still facing severe consequences, including state charges for first-degree murder and attempted murder in Hennepin County. The case, which also left State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette wounded but alive, has gripped the state—and the outcome will be a defining moment for…
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