In a letter addressed to the FBI, Boelter allegedly claimed the killings were part of a larger scheme orchestrated to boost Gov. Walz’s political career.

In a rambling, conspiratorial letter addressed to the FBI, alleged assassin Vance Boelter claimed he needed to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar so that Gov. Tim Walz could run for the U.S. Senate, according to two people familiar with the contents of the letter.

What to know about man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, resulting in one couple dying.

Newly unsealed court documents are giving new insight into Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. According to those documents, an FBI agent investigating the case said Boelter was a “prepper” who had given his wife a “bailout plan.