Byron Smith

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In this photo of a drawing released by Morrison County Attorney's Office, the basement stairs of Minnesota home of Byron Smith where Smith shot and killed two teenagers during a break-in is seen. Smith was convicted Tuesday, April 29, 2014, of premeditated murder. A day after Byron Smith was found guilty of premeditated murder, jurors said the audio of the Thanksgiving Day 2012 killings of two unarmed teens _ a recording that the 65-year-old switched on before the break-in occurred _ was key in his conviction. (AP Photo/Morrison County Attorney's Office via The Star-Tribune)

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In this undated photo released by Morrison County Attorney's Office, the basement of Minnesota homeowner Byron Smith where Smith shot and killed two teenagers during a break-in is seen. Smith was convicted Tuesday, April 29, 2014, of premeditated murder. A day after Byron Smith was found guilty of premeditated murder, jurors said the audio of the Thanksgiving Day 2012 killings of two unarmed teens _ a recording that the 65-year-old switched on before the break-in occurred _ was key in his conviction. (AP Photo/Morrison County Attorney's Office via The Star-Tribune)

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In this undated photo released by Morrison County Attorney's Office, the basement of Minnesota homeowner Byron Smith where Smith shot and killed two teenagers during a break-in is seen. Smith was convicted Tuesday, April 29, 2014, of premeditated murder. A day after Byron Smith was found guilty of premeditated murder, jurors said the audio of the Thanksgiving Day 2012 killings of two unarmed teens _ a recording that the 65-year-old switched on before the break-in occurred _ was key in his conviction. (AP Photo/Morrison County Attorney's Office via The Star-Tribune)

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CORRECTS SPELLING TO HAILE - Jay and Jenny Kifer, right, the parents of Haile Kifer who was murdered, react during a news conference, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, after the homeowner Byron Smith was sentenced in Little Falls, Minn. Smith, who shot and killed Nick Brady, 17, and Haile, 18, during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to soundly reject his claim of self-defense. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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CORRECTS SPELLING OF HAILE - Jay Kifer, the father of Haile Kifer, gets a hug from his aunt Bonnie Czech, after Byron Smith was found guilty in the murders of Nick Brady, 17, and Kifer, 18, at the Morrison County Courthouse in Little Falls, Minn., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Smith, a Minnesota homeowner shot and killed the teenagers during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Steve Meshbesher, Byron Smith's attorney, re-enters court following jury deliberation at the Morrison County Courthouse in Little Falls, Minn., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Smith, who killed two teenagers during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Steve Schaeffel, grandfather of Nick Brady, arrives at the Morrison County Courthouse during Byron Smith's trial for the murders of Brady, 17, and Haile Kifer, 18, in Little Falls, Minn., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Smith, who shot and killed the two teenagers during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder Tuesday. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Kimberly Brady, mother of Nick Brady, arrives at the murder trial of Byron Smith at Morrison County Courthouse, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Little Falls, Minn. Smith, a Minnesota homeowner shot and killed Nick, 17, and Haile Kiefer, 18, during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Jay and Jenny Kifer, right, the parents of Hailey Kifer who was murdered, react during a news conference, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, after the homeowner Byron Smith was sentenced in Little Falls, Minn. Smith, who shot and killed Nick Brady, 17, and Haile, 18, during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to soundly reject his claim of self-defense. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Jay Kifer, the father of Hailey Kifer, gets a hug from his aunt Bonnie Czech, after Byron Smith was found guilty in the murders of Nick Brady, 17, and Kifer, 18, at the Morrison County Courthouse in Little Falls, Minn., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Smith, a Minnesota homeowner shot and killed the teenagers during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Byron Smith, left, heads into court for his hearing, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Little Falls, Minn. Smith, a Minnesota homeowner shot and killed two teenagers during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to reject his claim of self-defense. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole. Smith was immediately sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.

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Byron Smith re-enters court before the jury made their ruling at the Morrison County Courthouse, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Little Falls, Minn. Smith, who shot and killed 17-year-old Nick Brady and 18-year-old Haile Kifer during a 2012 Thanksgiving Day break-in, was convicted of premeditated murder. The jury took only about three hours to soundly reject his claim of self-defense. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.