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Accused Minnesota political assassin Vance Boetler wrote a deranged letter addressed to the FBI in which he wildly claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill Sen. Amy Klobuchar, according to a report.
Boetler, 57, alleged in the rambling, conspiratorial letter that the former Democrat vice presidential candidate directed him to murder Klobuchar (D-MN) as part of a supposed plot for Walz to take her spot in the Senate, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported, citing people familiar with the writings.
The letter, which is one and a half pages long, is mostly incoherent and gives insight into the muddled mind of the Minnesota madman, those sources told the outlet.
Neither Walz nor Klobuchar responded directly to the information contained in the letter but each issued statements on the shootings following the report.
“Governor Walz is grateful to law enforcement who apprehended the shooter, and he’s grateful to the prosecutors who will ensure justice is swiftly served,” Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann told the Star Tribune.
Klobuchar said in a statement, “Boetler is a very dangerous man and I am deeply grateful that law enforcement got him behind bars before he killed other people.”
Boetler is accused of killing Minnesota House rep Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting state senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in an early morning targeted attack on June 14 during which the alleged killer donned a creepy latex mask and wore a police officer’s uniform.
At the home of Hoffman, investigators got into a shootout with Boetler who fled — leaving behind a “manifesto” that listed the names of 70 politicians to kill – including Gov. Walz who once appointed the 57-year-old to a state-wide board.
Boetler was captured in a wooded area in Sibley County on Sunday following the largest manhunt the Land of 10,000 Lakes has ever seen — with SWAT teams swarming after getting a tip from a local resident who spotted the fugitive on a trail cam, the Star Tribune reported.
The maniac faces federal murder and stalking charges in addition to state charges and, if convicted, could face the death penalty.
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