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Minnesota 2026 US Senate race
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 18
OCT 18 · Day 1
Minnesota Senate race dark family history revealed
John Jacob Hartmann allegedly threatened U.S. District Judge Miles Welton Lord during a phone call after fleeing to Missouri in April 1979.
A special prosecutor released John Jacob Hartmann after he was picked up in New Mexico, finding that he was "sane and safe to be at large."
Peggy Flanagan was three years old when John Jacob Hartmann died on Feb. 6, 1983.
“without incident and without hiding his identity following his escape in Minnesota.”
EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
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