Minnesota mother sentenced to life for killing her 6-year-old son calls judge ‘garbage,' video shows
Julissa Thaler of Dakota County, MN, shot son Eli Hart 9 times
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Minnesota mother who was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for murdering her 6-year-old son on May 20, 2022, told a judge she was innocent before calling him "garbage."
Julissa Thaler was convicted of the first-degree murder of her son Eli Hart, who prosecutors said was shot nine times while sitting in a booster seat.
Julissa Thaler called a Minnesota judge garbage just before being sentenced to life without parole on Thursday. (FOX 9 KSMP)
The boy’s body was found by officers in the trunk of Thaler’s vehicle during a traffic stop.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MINNESOTA BOY, 6, FOUND DEAD IN TRUNK, MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER: POLICE
Fox station KMSP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reported that Orono Police stopped Thaler after she was seen driving on the rim of her car, which also had a window smashed out.
The officers drove her home, and afterward found Eli’s body in the trunk of the vehicle. Subsequently, Thaler was placed under arrest.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Before the judge handed down Thaler’s sentence on Thursday, he asked if she had anything to say.
Julissa Thaler, 28, was charged in her 6-year-old son's murder after his body was found in the trunk of her car. (Hennepin County Jail) (Hennepin County Jail)
"I’m innocent," she said. "F**k you all. You’re garbage."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The judge responded by saying the worst thing for a parent is to lose their child, but it is worse when a parent loses their child to something like cancer or an accident.
"What I can’t imagine, nobody can imagine, is when the person that takes the child is the one that brought that child in," the judge said.
As a result, she was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eli’s father, Tori Hart, has filed a suit against the Dakota County Social Services for returning his son to thaler, despite concerns of her alleged drug abuse and deteriorating mental health.