The Preacher Who Planned 6-State Crime Spree Boelter Case Analysis
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Description: Dive deep into one of America's most chilling cases of religious extremism turned deadly. This comprehensive analysis exposes how Vance Boelter, a self-proclaimed preacher and security company owner, transformed from a man of faith into a political assassin with a multi-state kill list. On June 14, 2025, Boelter launched his "holy war," murdering Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband while disguised as a police officer. But the horror didn't end there - investigators discovered detailed plans targeting 45 Democratic officials across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, and Iowa.
This episode examines the disturbing contradiction between Boelter's religious persona and his methodical planning of political violence. We analyze his months of surveillance, his company "Praetorian Guard Security Services" (named after Roman emperor assassins), and the twisted religious justification that drove him to compile a death list including Governor Tim Walz, Senator Tina Smith, and Representative Ilhan Omar.
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to break down the psychology of religious extremists who use faith to justify violence, the warning signs that were missed, and how Boelter's seven-year relationship with victim Senator John Hoffman through the Workforce Development Board provided inside access for his deadly plans. We explore the 43-hour manhunt, the federal death penalty charges in a non-death penalty state, and the chilling text message: "Dad went to war last night."
From his arsenal of three AK-47s to his Hollywood-quality silicone mask, every detail of this case reveals how extremism can hide behind religious righteousness until it explodes into violence.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:05.1 | I picture this. It's 3.35 in the morning. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. A cop shows up at your door. |
| 0:12.7 | Flashing lights, uniform, badge, the whole nine yards. You open the door because, well, it's a cop, right? |
| 0:27.2 | Wrong. Dead wrong. Dead wrong. you open the door because well it's a cop right wrong dead wrong unfortunately that is the reality of what took place recently in minnesota and a case that has everyone very very upset |
| 0:35.0 | and seriously questioning what do we need to do in terms of security for those in power or |
| 0:43.8 | for those who may be a target of a madman's violence? |
| 0:49.6 | We are diving into a case that's going to make you think twice about who you trust and maybe who you vote for. |
| 0:57.0 | Here's what went down. |
| 0:57.9 | Vance Volter, 41 years old, decides he's had enough of exactly what? |
| 1:04.0 | Democracy, Democrats, people who disagree with him. |
| 1:07.0 | We're still figuring that all out. |
| 1:10.3 | But what we do know is this guy went full tactical. |
| 1:15.3 | We're talking fake cop car, silicone masks that would make Hollywood jealous, and enough firepower to start a small war. |
| 1:21.9 | And that's exactly what he told his family he did. |
| 1:25.3 | Dad went to war last night. |
| 1:27.4 | That's a text. |
| 1:28.5 | He sent after murdering State Representative Melissa Horton |
| 1:31.5 | and her husband, Mark, |
| 1:33.9 | and pumping 17 bullets into Senator John Hoffman and his wife. |
| 1:37.9 | Yeah, you heard that right. |
| 1:39.2 | 17 bullets between them. |
| 1:42.5 | And by some miracle, they survived. But here's where it gets really twisted. This wasn't |
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