The social media accounts of 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, Facebook and LinkedIn, offer many a clues about his work and association as he emerges as the main suspect in the killing of Democratic Minnesota state representative Melisa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman. Boelter impersonated as a police officer and shot them dead. Boelter also shot state senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman, at their home. They are injured.
Boelter had a hit list of politicians, abortion providers
Police said they found a manifesto and hit list in Boelter’s car. The list has names of politicians, abortion providers and pro-abortion right advocates. There were ‘No Kings Day’ posters in his car.
Boelter’s Facebook profile
Before it was taken town, WIRED briefly reviewed a Facebook profile linked with Boelter. His profile liked several evangelical missionary organizers, as well as pages honoring Reinhard Bonnke, a German pentecostal evangelist known for missions in several African countries, and Smith Wigglesworth, a British evangelist who was influential in the pentecostal movement. He also “liked” the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy organization known for its hardline stances against abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Boelter’s LinkedIn profile
Vance Luther Boelter’s LinkedIn profile
According to his LinkedIn profile, Boelter is a veteran of food industry and was looking for work. His bio said he worked for ohnsonville Sausage, Del Monte, and the Irish convenience food manufacturer Greencore; recently, he posted that he was looking to return to that sector.In 2019, Minnesota governor Tim Walz appointed him to a Workforce Development Board in the capacity of a “business and industry representative.” He also served as chair on the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board for over a decade, but resigned last year.Boelter’s wife Jenny Boelter was detained and questioned after cops found a weapon, ammunition, cash and passports in her car during a traffic stop Saturday morning. She was driving the car with several relatives sitting inside. The couple reportedly ran a security company together — Praetorian Guard Security. Jenny was the President CEO of the company and was billed as bringing “years of organizational operations and logistical oversight,” according to the company’s website. It is not yet clear whether the couple lived separately.