Vance Boelter Gets 2 Life Terms Plus 40 Years in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 22

A federal judge sentenced Vance Boelter on July 23 to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years after he pleaded guilty to murdering Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Investigators said notebooks found in Boelter's vehicle listed public officials and 11 people-search websites, raising concerns that easily accessible personal data can aid targeted violence even though authorities have not shown those sites provided the victims' addresses.
The report says data brokers can compile addresses, phone numbers, relatives and other details from public records and commercial sources, information that can also fuel scams, stalking and impersonation schemes.
California residents now can use the state's DROP system, launched in January 2026, to send one deletion request to more than 600 registered data brokers, while others must often file site-by-site opt-out requests.