Felix Bauckholt

Speculated as possibly being the Starbucks guy, not necessarily the Adjuster who actually shot Brian Thompson.

Felix Bauckholt was the German national who was killed by U.S. Border Patrol in Vermont on January 20, 2025. His remains were cremated and sent back to Germany.

He worked in and was familiar with New York City.

Height unknown. The information must be in his autopsy report, though it could be deduced based on video footage.

Contrary to widespread media reports, Bauckholt did not overstay his visa and he was not an illegal alien. He was also fatally shot in the chest multiple times before he could fire his weapon. He supposedly was drawing his weapon when he was shot.

His companion Teresa Youngblood reportedly was the one who initiated the shootout with border patrol. She survived her injuries and is being held on charges.

Timeline

Bauckholt began having “anxious, secretive phone calls” in the summer of 2024 and cut off contact with previous friends by year’s end. Taylor assumed this period coincided with Bauckholt’s deepening involvement with the “Zizians,” a fringe group that originated in California but has spread across the country.

July 2023

Felix Bauckholt, also referred to in court documents as Ophelia, begins renting half a duplex in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

November 2024

Youngblut and Maximilian Snyder apply for a marriage license in Washington state. Also this month, Youngblut begins renting a condo near Bauckholt’s in North Carolina.

January 2025
Youngblut and Bauckholt check into a hotel in Lyndonville, Vermont, on Jan. 14. Investigators put the pair under surveillance after a hotel worker reports concerns about their all-black tactical clothing and the gun Youngblut was carrying.

On Jan. 20, U.S. Border Patrol officers pull Youngblut and Bauckholt over on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont. Agent David Maland and Bauckholt are killed in a shootout. Youngblut, who is wounded, is charged with firearms charges.

Whose bullet killed David Maland?

Twitter / X Account

Felix Bauckholt created a personal Twitter account with the user name “@bauckholt” in April 2019, and the bio stated he had studied pure mathematics in a university in Canada and worked as a trader in Chicago. At some point, Felix changed the account’s user name to “@orellanin” and adopted the name “Ophelia.”

Felix suddenly cut off contact with everyone in late 2023. That was the same time the “Ophelia” account stopped posting online.

Above is a photo of Florian Bauckholt, brother of Felix.