The Door That Should Have Stayed Closed! Vance Boelter: Minnesota Case Breakdown
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Description: At 3:35 AM on June 14, 2025, Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman made a fatal decision - she opened her door to a police officer. That officer was Vance Boelter in disguise, and that decision cost her and her husband their lives. This gripping security analysis with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer reveals how simple precautions could have prevented this tragedy and saved multiple lives.
This episode provides a minute-by-minute breakdown of the security failures that enabled Boelter's attacks. We examine how his fake police uniform and vehicle exploited trust, why none of the victims had adequate home security, and the specific moments where different choices would have changed everything. From the absence of doorbell cameras to the lack of verification protocols, every vulnerability is exposed.
Coffindaffer shares critical insights on home security for public officials, including the "2 AM Rule," proper police verification procedures, and affordable security measures that could have stopped Boelter cold. We analyze the contrast between victims: why Senator John Hoffman survived despite 9 gunshots, how police presence saved Senator Ann Rest, and what made the Hortmans vulnerable.
The conversation covers Boelter's months of surveillance (including notes like "Big house off golf course 2 ways in to watch"), his exploitation of public address listings, and why Minnesota's lack of Capitol security screening created sitting ducks. Most importantly, we provide actionable security advice that could save lives - because somewhere in America, the next Vance Boelter is taking notes.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 0:04.3 | We're going to talk today about a situation, obviously, that took place recently in our country in Minnesota. |
| 0:12.9 | Democratic state rep Melissa Hortman and her husband assassinated. |
| 0:17.8 | Officials say the couple were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park, |
| 0:21.0 | Minnesota home by a man impersonating a police officer. That man is Vance Bolter. He was on the |
| 0:27.8 | loose for several days. They finally did catch up to him. And now what? That is the question. |
| 0:34.4 | Joining me to discuss Jennifer Coffendaff, a retired FBI special agent. |
| 0:38.5 | Jen, just your overall takes on what this is, who this guy is. |
| 0:43.2 | He had a family. |
| 0:44.3 | He had a life. |
| 0:45.6 | People said he wasn't even that political. |
| 0:47.6 | But somehow he found it in himself to go assassinate two people and an attempt at many others as well. What is this, what are we looking at here? |
| 1:00.2 | Well, I think first and foremost, no one can know what is going on inside somebody. So outward appearances typically mean nothing. |
| 1:10.0 | Clearly, he was boiling over, and even though that wasn't |
| 1:13.3 | perceived by the people around him, that's what was happening, because this wasn't just a spur of the |
| 1:18.6 | moment. This was well planned. He had the vehicle with the emergency lights. He had the uniform |
| 1:24.7 | that he used all as a ruse to get into these homes to commit these attempted murders and two actual murders, as you pointed out. |
| 1:33.3 | He had a list, you know, a hit list of approximately 70 people. |
| 1:38.5 | Apparently abortion was of a concern to him. |
| 1:43.0 | Clearly, conservative views, and he boiled over and acted out. |
| 1:50.3 | Do you think this is something, because one of the big questions right now is, are there other people involved with this guy? |
| 1:57.2 | Is he just the tip of the iceberg of more people? And I'm not talking about copycats. I'm |
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