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Tue Apr 29, 2014, 09:11 PM

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Byron Smith Found Guilty of Murdering Little Falls Teens [View all] mn9driver Apr 2014 OP

I'm not unhappy about this...there has to be a line that cannot be passed.. and he passed it... by secondwind Apr 2014 #1

How can you lie in wait IN YOUR OWN HOME? n/t kickysnana Apr 2014 #58

no, he passed it by executing them after rendering them harmless TorchTheWitch Apr 2014 #62

That tape sealed his fate. Seems like a fair verdict to me. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #2

Agreed. mn9driver Apr 2014 #4

Good. Ash_F Apr 2014 #3

Good, thank you for letting us know uppityperson Apr 2014 #5

I am glad to hear that. Those young people did not deserve any of what he did to them. jwirr Apr 2014 #6

They were not angels, but they did not deserve to die. Thor_MN Apr 2014 #18

Their criminal activities were ruled inadmissible sarisataka Apr 2014 #28

Good verdict sarisataka Apr 2014 #7

Is this a mandatory life without possibility of parole? herding cats Apr 2014 #8

Yes. mn9driver Apr 2014 #9

Thank you for the information. herding cats Apr 2014 #10

An appeal is automatic in a murder I conviction. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #12

The defense's time would have been better spent building a case for mental impairment rocktivity Apr 2014 #22

That's not nearly impaired enough for a successful insanity defense. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #36

I wasn't thinking in terms of not guilty by insanity rocktivity Apr 2014 #57

Would that be the state hospital in liberalhistorian Apr 2014 #61

Only 3 hours of deliberation? HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #11

I'm pretty sure one can not set up a trap in the physical sense. Just to be clear. Thor_MN Apr 2014 #19

No, not a booby-trap. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #21

We are on the same page, just wanted to make sure we were not talking punji sticks under the windows Thor_MN Apr 2014 #23

I'd still like to know how he KNEW they would show up rocktivity Apr 2014 #24

They had burglerized him several times before. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #29

I do not believe there is proof that the same kids did it more than once before. glinda Apr 2014 #37

They already been convicted of stealing guns from the house. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #42

The prescriptions found in the car were from another robbery. glinda Apr 2014 #45

Do you have a source for that claim? Ash_F Apr 2014 #63

Sounds like he did not call the cops much if at all. The police in LF are pro-NRA is my guess. glinda Apr 2014 #38

I agree with others that his motive seemed to have been vigilanteism rather than self-defense. WatermelonRat Apr 2014 #13

+1. Better off making his house more secure. Not like they used a tank to break in. freshwest Apr 2014 #15

House is out in the open for all to see. Neighbors are nearby also. glinda Apr 2014 #44

Seems he could've asked for help. Instead he let it eat him up. Now all their lives are over. freshwest Apr 2014 #52

Yes, the kids had broken in at least twice before. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #25

This is one sick asshole. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #14

Fortunately, here in Minnesota we are more civilized than that. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #16

I concur Randomthought Apr 2014 #34

That's your position. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #54

Why shorten his suffering? jeff47 Apr 2014 #55

I disagree. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #56

For Proof of that Google Oklahoma execution gone bad madokie Apr 2014 #59

thanks for posting this, I have to send the link to a friend here CreekDog Apr 2014 #17

A noisy dog secondvariety Apr 2014 #20

He did not like his neighbor's dog crossing his property. glinda Apr 2014 #39

Such good news. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2014 #26

Good Verdict, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2014 #27

Glad to hear it. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #30

good riverwalker Apr 2014 #31

Lame excuse to say the reason for moving it was to clean out his garage. glinda Apr 2014 #40

I am constantly grateful that I live in Minnesota. There is still a sense of common decency here. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #32

I would like to know the paperback he was reading when this happened. glinda Apr 2014 #41

Had he killed two black teenagers he'd be acquitted. alp227 Apr 2014 #33

I disagree. Minnesota isn't Florida. Which isn't to say there are no racists here - The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #35

LF is extremely conservative. No liberal Jury here. glinda Apr 2014 #43

I don't doubt LF is conservative The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #46

Try like all of a dozen people of color...... glinda Apr 2014 #48

The key here is the victims were white. Ash_F Apr 2014 #66

Totally agree. glinda May 2014 #68

Did he have a reputation in the neighborhood The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #47

emailed you glinda Apr 2014 #49

GOOD. LiberalElite Apr 2014 #50

Very good news. Coventina Apr 2014 #51

Good n/t whathehell Apr 2014 #53

He was on a mission to kill. truthisfreedom Apr 2014 #60

Audio here Ash_F Apr 2014 #64

One thing I get from that audio, is that the girl was probably just checking on the boy Ash_F Apr 2014 #65

Juror: Recording of Minnesota killings was key Judi Lynn Apr 2014 #67