Delilberations likely Wednesday in Julissa Thaler murder trial
Julissa Thaler was found guilty of both first- and second-degree murder in Eli Hart's death, automatically receiving a life sentence without parole.
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Julissa Thaler was found guilty of both first- and second-degree murder in Eli Hart's death, automatically receiving a life sentence without parole.
After four days of testimony, attorneys rested their case against Julissa Thaler.
Robert Pikkarainen fought back tears as he told jurors that Thaler fought with 6-year-old Eli Hart before taking a shotgun down to her car and returning for the boy.
Individual jury questioning got underway Tuesday in the trial for Julissa Thaler as a statewide organization shines a spotlight on the issue of domestic homicide and relationship abuse across Minnesota.
Hennepin County prosecutors say they will not show "horrid" autopsy photos to jury, and the judge denied Julissa Thaler's request to leave courtroom when graphic evidence is presented.