Homeowner caught on tape "finishing off" teen burglars. Murder or self defense? [View all]

[Liberal_in_LA]

Byron Smith recorded the double slaying in his Little Falls basement and on the second day of his murder trial the crystal clear audio was played to a silent courtroom, except for a woman holding back sobs.

In the recording, glass can be heard breaking, movement, then two gunshots as Nick Brady, 17, groans, 'Oh.' To this, Smith responds: 'You're dead,' the Star Tribune reports.

Then the rustling of a tarpaulin can be heard and a dragging sound as Smith, breathing heavily, moves the teen into his workshop to stop his dead body staining the carpet.

In the recording, glass can be heard breaking, movement, then two gunshots as Nick Brady, 17, groans, 'Oh.' To this, Smith responds: 'You're dead,' the Star Tribune reports.

Then the rustling of a tarpaulin can be heard and a dragging sound as Smith, breathing heavily, moves the teen into his workshop to stop his dead body staining the carpet.

Moments later, jurors heard the sound of a gun reloading and deep breaths.

Then a female voice mumbles 'Nick.' It's 18-year-old Haile Kifer - Brady's cousin.

Again, gunshots ring out and then Kifer falls down the stairs.

Smith says 'Oh, sorry about that' and a terrified Kifer screams 'oh my god!'

The old man then says 'you're dying,' before shooting her again and calling her 'b****' twice.

More dragging sound is heard and then a final crack of a gun, which is where prosecutors turned off the sinister recording.

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The killings rocked the small central Minnesota city of about 8,000 and stirred debate about how far people can go in defending their homes.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2610531/Court-hears-audio-recording-homeowner-Byron-Smith-shooting-dead-two-teens-broke-basement.html#ixzz2zfEd5XiW

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