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Vance Boelter, 57 years old from Green Isle MN is now top suspect (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jun 2025 OP
Lots of links if you google his name. Stinky The Clown Jun 2025 #1
Seems to be a mercenary, private security guy flamingdem Jun 2025 #2
yep blogslug Jun 2025 #12
What is 57mGreenIsle? senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #3
Bad typing. Will edit Stinky The Clown Jun 2025 #4
I think I get it senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #6
photo on this site looks like what MSNBC is showing KewlKat Jun 2025 #5
He uses an improper doctoral abbreviation. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #8
A lot of his credentials look HINKY Captain Zero Jun 2025 #15
If you don't know what to call your doctorate, I don't think it is real. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #16
Where are the K-9 units? All the cops walking around but I never see the dogs Deuxcents Jun 2025 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #9
House looks expensive, some land, little lake. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #10
He was a pastor in Congo scipan Jun 2025 #11
Yes I was wondering the same. If this is the motive. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #17
Workforce Development Board member Blue Full Moon Jun 2025 #13
he was looking for work according to his LinkedIn scipan Jun 2025 #14

senseandsensibility

(25,543 posts)
6. I think I get it
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 02:57 PM
Jun 2025

MSNBC finally identified him as Vance Boelter and showed an overhead shot of his home, which I think you were referring to in your OP. It does look nice. They also showed a photo of him grinning. I guess he's still on the loose.

Irish_Dem

(82,386 posts)
8. He uses an improper doctoral abbreviation.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:16 PM
Jun 2025

It is supposed to be Ed.D.
Doctor of Education.

How does someone get a doctorate and not use the appropriate abbreviation?

Response to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Irish_Dem

(82,386 posts)
10. House looks expensive, some land, little lake.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:19 PM
Jun 2025

I think I saw a picture of his wife, attractive blond.

So a man has a beautiful home, beautiful wife, kids, money, good job.
And he destroys it all by murdering people.

I think he was sure he could get away with the crimes.

scipan

(3,107 posts)
11. He was a pastor in Congo
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:27 PM
Jun 2025

I listened to as much as I could; not prosperity gospel, seems pretty mainstream to me, but I read elsewhere on DU that he is anti-abortion, so that may be a motive.

https://labornematadi.com/predication/vivre-pour-dieu/

Blue Full Moon

(3,653 posts)
13. Workforce Development Board member
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:40 PM
Jun 2025

Vance Luther Boelter was appointed as a business member of the Governor's Workforce Development Board. Former governors board as well.

scipan

(3,107 posts)
14. he was looking for work according to his LinkedIn
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:49 PM
Jun 2025
Boelter listed the website for Red Lion Group as "www.redliongroupdrc.com."

The website is defunct, and the Wayback machine had no archived pages for it. Boelter recently posted on LinkedIn that he was looking for work.


Six years ago he was encouraging people to vote (in the USA), saying it might be one of the most important elections ever. 2018? For what that's worth.

https://www.mensjournal.com/news/vance-boelter-posted-on-social-media-that-he-was-red-lion-group-ceo

This will have the effect of taking away publicity from the demonstrations, even knocking it off the main story. I think that's almost surely planned.

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