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Accused political assassin Vance Boelter allegedly sent a deranged confession to FBI Director Kash Patel claiming that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had urged him to kill Democratic lawmakers as part of a twisted plot.

The wild, handwritten ramblings were released Tuesday as Boelter was indicted for allegedly gunning down ex-House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their Minneapolis home on June 14.

“Dear Kash Patel. My name is Dr. Vance Luther, Boelter E.d.D. I am the shooter at large in Minnesota,” Boelter allegedly wrote.


  This image provided by the FBI shows Vance Boelter in a mask at the home of John Hoffman on June 14, 2025. FBI This image provided by the FBI shows Vance Boelter in a mask at the home of John Hoffman on June 14, 2025. FBI

  Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman were killed. Mark Hortman/Facebook Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman were killed. Mark Hortman/Facebook

He went on to claim he’d been “hired by US military people off the books” since his college days — and had gone to work on “line of duty” missions across the world.

“Recently, I was approached about a project that Tim Walz wanted done … Tim wanted me to kill Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith. Tim wants to be a senator,” he claimed, referring to Minnesota’s US senators.


  Boelter was arrested on June 15, 2025. HANDOUT/RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Boelter was arrested on June 15, 2025. HANDOUT/RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Elsewhere in the ramblings, he alleged: “I told Tim I want nothing to do with it and if he didn’t call off that plan I would go public.”

The note, which was first reported on last month in the wake of his arrest, was found in his abandoned SUV at the crime scene after he allegedly gunned down Hortman and her husband.

Boelter allegedly shot state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, earlier that night but they miraculously survived.


  FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2025. AP FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2025. AP

The letter didn’t disclose why Boelter allegedly targeted the two couples.

He insisted to The Post last week that the murders had nothing to do with President Trump or abortion — but stopped short of saying what allegedly drove him to kill.

“There is little evidence showing why he turned to political violence and extremism,” acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson said following his indictment.


  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presents a Minnesota flag to the family of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, after a funeral ceremony at the Basilica of Saint Mary on June 28, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presents a Minnesota flag to the family of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, after a funeral ceremony at the Basilica of Saint Mary on June 28, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty Images

“What he left were lists: politicians in Minnesota, lists of politicians in other states, lists of names of attorneys at national law firms.”

Asked for comment on the letter, a spokesman for Walz told the Washington Post, “The tragedy continues to be deeply disturbing for all Minnesotans.”

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