GUILTY MN - Eli Hart, 6, found deceased in mother’s trunk, Mound, 20 May 2022 *Arrest*

[savagewoman]

Guilty!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1623452370024779777

 

[Megnut]

Julissa Thaler found guilty on all counts in murder of her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart

A Minnesota woman will spend the rest of her life in jail after a jury found her guilty Wednesday in the murder of her 6-year-old son.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Niner]

Julissa Thaler found guilty on all counts in murder of her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart

A Minnesota woman will spend the rest of her life in jail after a jury found her guilty Wednesday in the murder of her 6-year-old son.

www.cbsnews.com

from the article:

There is still a sentencing hearing for family and friends to offer victim impact statements. That's scheduled for the morning of Feb. 16.

 

[Niner]

Events & Orders of the Court:
02/08/2023 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Quam, Jay)
Result: Held On the Record

02/08/2023 Hearing Held In-Person

02/08/2023 Interim Condition for Thaler, Julissa Angelica Genrich
- Hold Without Bail or Bond

02/08/2023 Probation Referral Notification Index # 88

02/16/2023 Sentencing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Quam, Jay)

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1629909564

 

[Niner]

Update - so I can shorten it up a bit...

Wednesday, February 8th:
*Trial continues (Day 4)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9am CT) - MN - Eli Hart 46) (Found deceased in mother's trunk, May 20, 2022, Mound) - *Julissa Angelica Genrich Thaler (28/now 29) “mother” arrested (5/21/22) & charged (5/23/22) with 2nd degree intentional murder (not premeditated) & firearm use or possession. Re-charged (1/13/23) with 1st degree premeditated murder (after turning down a peal deal for 2nd degree murder with intent/not premeditated). Bond is $2M, with conditions & no contact with witnesses. Bond reduction denied (10/7/22). Held without bond (2/8/23).
Trial began on 1/30/23 with jury selection & ended 2/2/23.
Trial began on 2/3/23. 12 jurors are seated. No info on alternates (2 or 3). Jury deliberations Day 1 (2/8/23): ~2:20pm-~4:20pm = ~2 hours. Verdict: Guilty on ALL charges.
Case & additional info from 5/23/22 thru 1/25/23 & Jury Selection Days 1/30 to 2/2/23 & Trial Day 1-3 (2/3 to 2/7/23) reference post #132 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...unk-mound-mn-20-may-2022-arrest.624357/page-7
2/8/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 4: State witnesses: Orono Police Dept. Detective Kyle Kirschner, lead investigator for the case. Prosecutors rested their case. The defense also rested without calling any witnesses. Jury to hear closing arguments @ 1pm & then begin deliberating 1st & 2nd degree murder charges. Closing arguments by DA Allard & defense attorney Bryan Leary. Jury began deliberations about 2:30pm after closing arguments.
For more info see posts #134, 136 to 138 & 140 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-trunk-mound-20-may-2022-arrest.624357/page-7
Jury reached a verdict after about 2 hours of deliberations. Verdict: Guilty of 1st degree premeditated murder & 2nd degree intentional murder.
For more info see posts #141 & 142 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-trunk-mound-20-may-2022-arrest.624357/page-8
Sentencing hearing on 2/16/23.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, February 16th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - MN - Eli Hart 46) (Found deceased in mother's trunk, May 20, 2022, Mound) - *Julissa Angelica Genrich Thaler (28/now 29) “mother” arrested (5/21/22) & charged (5/23/22) with 2nd degree intentional murder (not premeditated) & firearm use or possession. Re-charged (1/13/23) with 1st degree premeditated murder (after turning down a peal deal for 2nd degree murder with intent/not premeditated). Bond is $2M, with conditions & no contact with witnesses. Bond reduction denied (10/7/22).
Trial began on 1/30/23 with jury selection & ended 2/2/23.
Trial began on 2/3/23. 12 jurors are seated. No info on alternates (2 or 3). Jury deliberations Day 1 (2/8/23): ~2:20pm-~4:20pm = ~2 hours. Verdict: Guilty on ALL charges. Sentencing hearing on 2/16/23.
Case & additional info from 5/23/22 thru 1/25/23 & Jury Selection Days 1/30 to 2/2/23 & Trial Day 1-4 (2/3 to 2/8/23) reference post #145 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...unk-mound-mn-20-may-2022-arrest.624357/page-8
2/8/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 4: Jury reached a verdict after about 2 hours of deliberations. Verdict: Guilty of 1st degree premeditated murder & 2nd degree intentional murder. Sentencing hearing on 2/16/23.
*Charged (1/6/23) with 5th degree assault on a deputy inside the jail. Hennepin County - no update 2/15/23.
1/6/23 Update: Thaler is charged with fifth-degree assault for "shoving & elbowing" a deputy inside the jail. According to the criminal complaint, which was filed on Friday, Jan. 6, detention deputies conducted a shakedown at the Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis on 8/1/22. After the shakedown, Thaler "became uncooperative," & refused to go back to her cell. Deputies "decided to guide" Thaler to her cell but while this was happening, she "shoved & also elbowed" one of the deputies in the left arm, charges said. The deputy "felt pain after the altercation."

 

[MeadowMuffin]

Thank you, Niner, for all you do. This isn't an easy task.

 

[Niner]

Thank you, Niner, for all you do. This isn't an easy task.

Your are quite welcome! No- not easy! LOL!

 

[JerseyGirl]

Julissa Thaler sentenced to life without parole in son's murder

Jurors found Thaler guilty of shooting her 6-year-old son up to nine times with a shotgun while in the midst of a custody dispute.

www.kare11.com

A Spring Park woman will serve the remainder of her life in prison with no chance of parole after being convicted of first and second-degree murder in the shooting death of her young son.

Julissa Thaler was sentenced by Hennepin County District Court Judge Jay Quam Thursday morning for killing 6-year-old Eli Hart the night of May 19, 2022. Minnesota statute calls for a mandatory life sentence for a first-degree murder conviction.

 

[savagewoman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1626247926543417344

IMO
disgusting!

 

[JerseyGirl]

Minnesota mother sentenced to life for killing her 6-year-old son calls judge ‘garbage’

The Minnesota mother convicted of killing her 6-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison, but not before she shared her feelings with the court.

nypost.com

“I’m innocent. F—k you all. You’re garbage. That is all your honor,” Julissa Thaler said during her sentencing hearing on Thursday.

 

[samsmom]

ICKEdMeL gives an overview

 

[sds71]

It was a shocking child murder. Julissa Thaler aimed a shotgun at 6-year-old Eli Hart and repeatedly fired as her son was strapped into his car seat. Then she stuffed his body in the trunk of her car. It was entirely preventable.

We obtained hundreds of emails, casefiles, text messages and other records that show ten days earlier child protection closed a case against Thaler despite her repeated lies to caseworkers, false court claims and failed drug tests. She had even stalked the boy’s foster parents

Take Dec. 19, 2021. Despite numerous concerns about Thaler while he was in foster care, CPS was set to return Eli to her for a trial home visit. Yet she parked outside of Eli’s foster parents’ home then sat there overnight into early the next morning.

Once the trial home visit began, twice Eli reported to teachers that his mother was hurting him. Those reports were shared with CPS, who did nothing.

The last time a CPS worker laid eyes on Eli -- about two weeks before he was murdered -- the boy looked so bad the social worker texted, “I’ve never seen Eli look this way before.” “I can’t imagine what she’s putting that child through right now."

KARE 11 Investigates: Red flags ignored, warnings disregarded, a boy murdered

Hundreds of emails, texts and case reports obtained by KARE 11 reveal child protection’s myriad of failures before 6-year-old Eli Hart was murdered by his mother.

www.kare11.com

 

[savagewoman]

"He will never be forgotten": Family, friends, community work to keep Eli Hart's name and memory alive one year later
SBM
As news of Eli's death resonated in Mound, the city of less than 10,000 Eli called home as a Shirley Hills Elementary School student.

Colianni, along with a small group of others from Mound, began brainstorming ideas for a public memorial. Eventually, city leadership proposed the idea of a playground redesign at Surfside Park. It wouldn't be cheap – the group of volunteers would need to raise more than $200,000. Nevertheless, they were committed.

The group would form the Eli Hart Foundation, securing status as a 501c3, and set out on a fundraising journey. As they approach the one-year mark of Eli's death, they're nearly halfway to their ultimate goal.

On Saturday, May 20, they plan to host a silent auction at the Mound American Legion. Open to the public with a suggested donation of $10, the event will feature live music and donated items for bid. Should the group reach their fundraising goal by the end of the summer, they could break ground and complete the Eli Hart Memorial Playground by the end of October.

IMO
I'm proud of my hometown of Mound coming together. It was traumatic for the whole town and school district. Surfside is the main park in town and where I spent a lot of time swimming when I was growing up. Good job Mound!

 

[cocomod]

Thinking of little Eli today. Such a sad horrific story!