Julissa Thaler: Mom who shot and killed son, 6, NINE times screams in court after getting life sentence
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A mother, who was given life imprisonment for taking the life of her son, went went on a crazy rant in court on Thursday, February 16 after her sentencing. Julissa Thaler was found guilty of murdering her son Eli Hart in May 2022 and judge Jay Quam sent her to a prison cell for life without parole, apparently leaving the 29-year-old furious.
After the verdict, the killer woman was allowed to speak, and shockingly, her words were, “I'm innocent, f**k you all, you're garbage,” The Daily Mail reported. She also apparently flipped the bird while being in the court, which the Minneapolis judge termed “inappropriate.”
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‘It's worse’
Judge Quam also commented on the gruesome crime that claimed the life of the six-year-old boy. It has been said that Eli was in the backseat of his mother’s car when she fatally shot him nine times. The judge reportedly said, “It's worse, though, when you don't lose your child to something like cancer or an accident. It's when someone takes that child from the world. 'What I can't imagine — nobody can imagine — is when the person that takes a child from the world is the one that brought that child in.”
Calling Thaler a “monster”, her sister Nikita Kromberg told the court, “How could someone do such an evil thing to an amazing, loving kid? No one will ever know why she did what she did to Eli. We can only assume that it was to keep Tory and Eli away from each other.”
Kromberg added, “But this only separated them temporarily. They will be together once again in heaven one day. But we all know she will never be with Eli ever again... She is going to hell, where she belongs.”
‘We have been sentenced to a lifetime of this pain’
The child’s stepmother, Josephine Josephson, also spoke in court as she reportedly shared, “The pain is so deep you can't breathe. You can't explain the loss of your only son... then to have lost him in such a horrible way, you just can't explain how that changes your life.”
“We have been sentenced to a lifetime of this pain, confusion, grief, sorrow, and trauma. A lifetime without Eli. Eli was an innocent and loving six-year-old. He did not deserve this. Eli deserved to grow up and have a safe and happy life,” Josephson concluded.
‘A memorial for Eli Hart’
Meanwhile, several community members and loved ones of Eli have come together to raise funds to make “a permanent memorial for Eli Hart”. A message on the GoFundMe read, “A group of community members, including Eli's family, are raising funds and awareness for children in the foster care system in Eli Hart's name. As a community, we want to build a permanent memorial for Eli Hart in Mound for his family and community members to remember Eli and raise awareness for children in the foster care system.”
“The city of Mound was planning on building a new playground at Surfside Beach but due to lack of funds, the project was put on hold. This is the perfect opportunity for us to build a playground in honor of Eli - he loved playgrounds and especially loved monkey bars! The city of Mound estimates the cost of a new playground to be $200,000 - $250,000. Please help us raise money to build this wonderful playground for our community!” it explained.