A Minnesota man will spend the next decade in prison after he admitted to fatally shooting his mother and breaking into a neighbor’s home while blacked out after taking drugs. Jamie Lee Voelker pleaded guilty to one count each of murder in the second degree and first-degree burglary in July following the death of his mother, Kathryn Voelker. More than two months after he entered the plea, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced in a news release that Jamie, 39, was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison on Friday, October 2. He discovered his fate less tha...
Man Blacked Out and Shot Mother 7 Times Before Breaking Into Neighbor's Home
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Oct 6, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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