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Wife of Vance Boelter releases statement on assassination • Daily Montanan [1]
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Date: 2025-06-27
Jenny Boelter, wife of Vance Boelter, released her first public statement Thursday condemning the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Vance Boelter is accused by prosecutors of killing the Hortmans and shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, on June 14.
“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,” Jenny Boelter wrote.
Authorities found lists written by Vance Boelter with the names and addresses of Democratic public officials, suggesting the attack was politically motivated. Boelter is alleged to have impersonated a police officer, visiting the homes of Sen. Ann Rest in New Hope and Rep. Kristin Bahner in Maple Grove in addition to the Hortmans and Hoffmans. Rest and Bahner were not harmed.
Vance Boelter texted his wife and other family members in the early hours of June 14, writing that he “went to war last night” and that “there’s gonna be some people coming to the house armed and trigger-happy and I don’t want you guys around.”
Jenny Boelter wrote that she and her family were “absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided” by the attack and that it was “a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian faith.”
The statement says that Jenny Boelter received a call from law enforcement on June 14 and met with agents at a gas station. She said she answered questions, provided requested items and cooperated with searches.
“From the moment we were first contacted by law enforcement, we have fully cooperated with investigators and responded to their every request…We thank law enforcement for apprehending Vance and protecting others from further harm,” the statement said.
Vance Boelter was arrested the day after the assassination and has been charged with murder by both Hennepin County and federal prosecutors.
Jenny Boelter has retained legal representation from Halberg Criminal Defense, according to the statement. The law firm’s website says that it has taken on “many of the ‘high-profile’ cases in Minnesota.”
This story was first produced by the Minnesota Reformer which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network, including the Daily Montana, supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
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