Vance Boelter changes plea in murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman as prosecutors agree not to pursue death penalty The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal cour
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Vance Boelter changes plea in murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman as prosecutors agree not to pursue death penalty The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal cour
Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and with shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. A MAN accused of carrying out a political assassination has pleaded guilty to murdering a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband nearly one year after they were gunned down inside their home.
The guilty plea came after federal prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty against accused assassin Vance Boelter. Vance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of former state Rep.
The 19th reported the story as "Man pleads guilty to murder of former Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband." New York Post reported the story as "Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter admits murdering top state Democrat and her husband after feds drop death penalty bid."
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6 sources have covered this story, including New York Post, The Sun US, The 19th and The Guardian US and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 37 minutes ago.
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