(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Corey Schmidt, who covers politics and courts for the St. Cloud Times. It is being run with permission from SCT Editor, Alice Mannette.)
In September, Sherburne County deputies found two bodies, Bruce and Jennifer Holmboe, covered with larvae in a Becker home.
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office ruled the incident as a homicide, according to a supplemental report obtained Thursday by the St. Cloud Times.
The report states Bruce Holmboe shot his daughter with a shotgun, found lying near his decaying body. After she was dead, officers believe he shot himself, reporting that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Medical records referenced in the report state Bruce Holmboe was suffering from dementia and was in the “early stages of possible Alzheimer’s.” Jennifer Holmboe was reportedly, according to the release, exploring putting him into a “home” due to potential dangers her father could have for himself.
Jennifer Holmboe was allegedly exploring selling her father’s cabin and recently changed some logistics of her father’s trust.
On Sept. 12, the same day Jennifer Holmboe last posted on Facebook, a family friend who allegedly spoke to Bruce Holmboe, 80, about elder abuse concerns received a voicemail from the now-deceased man, according to a search warrant application.
In the voicemail referenced in the search warrant, Bruce Holmboe allegedly said, “You were right about Jennifer all along,” with Jennifer Holmboe allegedly speaking in the background, saying, “What are you telling everyone − I’m moving out.” The voicemail then ends.
Sherburne County investigators stopped looking into the potential exploitation of Bruce Holmboe at the hand of his daughter because she is now dead, according to the supplemental report.
Authorities interviewed other potential suspects in the case, alongside tracking their cellphones, according to the report. These suspects were not near the house around the time of the possible deaths.