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seamusTX wrote:Do they still have wanted posters at the post office? I haven't noticed them for years. Maybe they're in a dark corner or something.
- Jim

That was my favorite part of going to the post office, but they don't have good ones like in the old days - bank robbers, kidnappers, etc.

ELB wrote:I hope the school administrators and grief counselors take a moment to point out to the students that if you don't screw yourself up by abusing drugs and breaking into houses, then crazy old men who are otherwise not hurting anybody won't have a chance to over zealously defend their homes.

Well said.

It appears that the burglars could have been to steal prescripton drugs:

"Kifer had been in treatment more than once for abuse of controlled substances, and speculated that her cousin might have been after pills. Kifer had recently returned to school and had been trying to straighten out her life, Shaeffel said, adding that Kifer had stolen Adderall pills from Shaeffel's home."

"Yes, she had an addiction problem and stuff, but that doesn't mean she deserves to get murdered at 18 years old," Shaeffel said. "I understand they came there to rob them, or whatever, but shoot them in the shoulder and call the cops."

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seamusTX wrote:There must be some fascinating details that I hope will be published.

Obviously it's a real bad idea to fail to report a self-defense shooting and hide the bodies.

Probably some aspects of this case will depend upon specific details of Minnesota law, previous relationships between the parties, etc.

- Jim

According to a later news story the homeowner Bryon David Smith, had been burglarized previously. Smith's brother, Bruce Smith, tells the Star Tribune it was the eighth burglary at Byron Smith's home in recent years.

Smith's brother, Bruce, said several break-ins had left his brother feeling vulnerable and afraid.

I dunno. Maybe the guy is getting Alzheimer's and got scared and didn't know what to do. Eight burglaries in a year is a lot! Maybe people thought his house was easy pickings and word got around?

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