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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Eli Hart's mother Julissa Thaler has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her 6-year-old son on May 20, 2022.
Thaler was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 16, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of first-degree murder. Before the judge handed down her sentence, she said she was innocent, used an expletive & called everyone "garbage."
Authorities said Thaler, 29, of Spring Park, shot Eli up to 9 times with a shotgun in her vehicle & then hid his body in the trunk. Orono Police pulled Thaler over on May 20, 2022, after she was spotted driving on the rim of her car & had a window smashed out. Officers drove Thaler home & discovered Eli's body in the trunk. She was then arrested.
Meanwhile, Eli Hart's father, Tory Hart, filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this year related to his son's killing, seeking more than $75,000 in damages. The lawsuit says Dakota County Social Services provided services to Eli, with Tory Hart claiming the county & its employees were negligent. Dakota County & 2 Dakota County employees, Sherri Larson & Beth Dehner, were named in the lawsuit.
Tory Hart had been fighting for custody of his son prior to his death. Tory Hart's now-wife, Josie Josephson, told FOX 9 the boy's mother struggled with drug addiction & mental health issues & despite their repeated calls for help, his biological mom was awarded full custody of Eli before his death.
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