Hennepin County jury convicts mother of murder in the shooting death of her 6-year-old son

After four days of testimony, attorneys rested their case against Julissa Thaler After deliberating less than two hours, a Hennepin County jury convicted a woman of first-degree murder for shooting her 6-year-old son nine times inside her car and hiding his body in the trunk, where it was later discovered by Orono police during a traffic stop. Jurors received the case Wednesday afternoon after four days of testimony in the trial of Julissa Thaler for the killing of Eli Hart on May 20, 2022. Prosecutors said Thaler, 29, six times...