Paul Pelosi Attacker David DePape Spews Odd Conspiracies in Last Words Before Getting Life Sentence: 'I'm a Psychic'

Mar. 15, 2025

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David DePape, the man convicted ofbrutally attackingPaul Pelosi with a hammer in the latter’s San Francisco home, claimed he was a “psychic” before he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

DePape was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, among several other state charges, in connection with the October 2022 attack onNancy Pelosi’s husband, according to theSan Francisco Chronicle,the Associated PressandNBC Bay Area.

Previously, DePape wasconvicted at a separate federal trialon assault and attempted kidnapping charges and sentenced to 30 years to life.

Pelosi, 84, survived the attack but suffered serious injuries, including afracture to part of his skull.

The attack occurred on Oct. 28, 2022, when Nancy, who was then the speaker of the House of Representatives, was in Washington, D.C. Police said DePape broke into the home and demanded to see Nancy.

When police arrived at the home just before 2:30 a.m., they found Paul and DePape both holding a hammer. DePape then pulled the hammer away and hit the then-82-year-old over the head, police said.

Paul and Nancy Pelosi.Tasos Katopodis/Getty

“I’m a psychic,” DePape said at one point, according to the AP. “The more I meditate, the more psychic I get.”

TheChroniclereported that DePape spoke for more than 45 minutes at his hearing.

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Judge Harry Dorfman sentenced DePape with life without parole, even after the defendants attorneys asked for a new trial.

“It’s my intention that Mr. DePape will never get out of prison, he can never be paroled,” Dorfman said, per the AP.

source: people.com