On Friday, Smith asked a neighbor it the knew a good lawyer and then asked them to call Little Falls, Minnesota police.
He took police into his home and showed them the bodies of two teenagers that he said broke into his place on Thursday.
According to Smith he was in his basement when he heard a window break upstairs.
Fearful after at least one previous break in, he grabbed one of his guns, a Mini 14 rifle.
When he could see the first suspect from the waist down, he fired, then shot him in the face when he fell to the floor.
Smith then dragged the body out of view and sat back down.
A few minutes later the second person started down the stairs, so he shot them when he saw their waist as well.
When she fell to the floor, Smith went to shoot her in the face, but his rifle jammed.
When this happened, Smith says the girl laughed at him.
Grabbing his .22, Smith then fired several shots into her chest, then dragged her body next to the boy's.
Seeing that the girl was still breathing he took his revolver to the bottom of her chin, and fired into her skull.
Kifer had a history of breaking into houses, but neither teen had and any history of violence.
Minnesota law allows for homeowners to use deadly force when they feel their life is threatened by home invaders.
However prosecutors are describing Smith's acts as those of an execution.
They have raised questions about the amounts of shots fired, which Smith does acknowledge was excessive.
Prosecutors are also pointing out the delay in the reporting of the shooting, as well as Smith's movement of the bodies.
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