Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
Posted by KohlsCashOfficial
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And her dog too. A kernel of justice here at least.
under the prison would be the only appropriate sentence
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RIP to Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, and their doggo, Gilbert. Wishing their kids all the best. I hope their doing as well as they can be
Poor sweet Gilbert 🙁
Domestic terrorist, Vance Boelter, sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of Melissa and Mark Hortman. There, fixed it for you Associated Press. Shame on you.
It’s crazy how memory holed this became.
Good riddance.
Remember this guy also shot and killed the family dog too!!!
Hell is too good of a place for this fucker.
To the person who kvetched about mourning the doggo:
We are expressing sorrow for the WHOLE family, because the legal standard does not apply to sweet Gilbert.
Love and grief are multiplied, not divided.
> Federal defender Manny Atwal spoke only briefly after the victim impact statements Thursday, saying Boelter showed remorse for his actions by pleading guilty and accepting the life sentences.
Nah Atwal, highlight the main reason why Boelter accepted: so the prosecution won’t seek the death penalty. He planned every step, made every decision, and he killed with focus. That’s intent and he was very motivated. Boelter’s alive and he took out some of the people he wanted dead. I don’t believe he’s remorseful at all. If he has remorse, it’s because his plan was incomplete – Yvette and John are alive.
I hope that Melissa and Mark are at peace. I hope Gilbert is with them, happy and loved, wherever that peaceful place is. I hope Yvette and John have more joys than sorrows for the remainder of their living years.
I wish him nothing but misery.
Never should have happened. I hope their children can find some relief in the sentence and the knowledge that the state is going to prosecute him as well, just to be certain he never makes it out.