Vance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,184

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed in less than 30 seconds on June 14, 2025, in a shocking act of political violence.

But their quick deaths are of no comfort to their son, Colin Hortman, who on Thursday told a federal judge that he falls asleep every night picturing a waterfall of blood flowing down the stairs of his childhood home in Brooklyn Park. It’s the same image he awakens to.

And his …

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