Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in June, 2025.

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

The defendant, Vance Boelter, was scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Thursday morning in federal court in Minneapolis.