Byron Smith Found Guilty of Murdering Little Falls Teens

[scarletwoman]

32. I am constantly grateful that I live in Minnesota. There is still a sense of common decency here.

Byron Smith had so many other options he could have chosen. He could have simply held the teens at gunpoint and phoned the police. He could have stopped at wounding them and called the police. He could have called the police as soon as he realized the kids were breaking in. And as others have mentioned, he could have put some energy into making his home more break-in proof. He could have gotten a dog.

It's difficult to not conclude that he WANTED to have an opportunity to shoot some intruders. He wanted revenge more than he wanted preventive measures.

The part that has always astounded me from the very beginning is the fact that he left their dead bodies in his basement for a whole day, and never called the police, just called a neighbor the next day. What kind of person leaves two dead bodies in his basement and doesn't think it's worth mentioning until a day later?

I'm so glad the jury found him guilty.