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Swede

(40,056 posts) Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:34 AM Jun 2025

A statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.

I cannot imagine what these two are going through.

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T12:34:32.072Z

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A statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman. (Original Post) Swede Jun 2025 OP

Sophie is twelve, isn't she? Her mom died doing the thing mom's do, mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #1

wrong family. mopinko Jun 2025 #2

Oh. sorry. mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #4

yeah, the hortman kids r grown. mopinko Jun 2025 #5

K&R spanone Jun 2025 #3

Melissa and Mark Clouds Passing Jun 2025 #6

Profoundly moving. Paladin Jun 2025 #7

Well, IIRC Minnesota doesn't have the death penalty Wednesdays Jun 2025 #8

Death is too good for the killer MustLoveBeagles Jun 2025 #9

Great statement LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #10

mwmisses4289

(4,708 posts)

1. Sophie is twelve, isn't she? Her mom died doing the thing mom's do,

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:40 AM

Jun 2025

protecting their child from danger. Is her brother older or younger?
I can't imagine the nightmares those kids are going to have after this mess.

mopinko

(73,923 posts)

2. wrong family.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:47 AM

Jun 2025

mwmisses4289

(4,708 posts)

4. Oh. sorry.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:52 AM

Jun 2025

I thought i had read that Mrs Hortman had tried to sheild her daughter. Was that Mrs. Hoffman?

mopinko

(73,923 posts)

5. yeah, the hortman kids r grown.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:58 AM

Jun 2025

spanone

(142,052 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:49 AM

Jun 2025

Clouds Passing

(8,189 posts)

6. Melissa and Mark

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:58 AM

Jun 2025

Paladin

(32,354 posts)

7. Profoundly moving.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:14 AM

Jun 2025

God bless these children and the rest of this devastated family. May the good works and fine examples of their departed loved ones contribute to their recovery. And may the punishment for this atrocity be swift, merciless, and fully public.

Wednesdays

(23,110 posts)

8. Well, IIRC Minnesota doesn't have the death penalty

Reply to Paladin (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:27 AM

Jun 2025

So, whatever happens won't be swift, at least in that sense.

Maybe that's better.

MustLoveBeagles

(17,212 posts)

9. Death is too good for the killer

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:40 AM

Jun 2025

Let him live and suffer.

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,982 posts)

10. Great statement

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:55 AM

Jun 2025

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