Accused Florida Facebook killer pleads not guilty to murder
charge  Miami HeraldDecember 4, 2013   MIAMI -- Derek Medina,
the South Miami man who fatally shot his wife and posted a photo
of her bloody body on Facebook, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to
first-degree murder.  Prosecutors last week, in a long-expected
move, presented Medina’s case to a grand jury, which indicted
the 31-year-old for first-degree murder.  He is now eligible for
the death penalty, although a prosecutor told the judge
Wednesday that the office has not determined whether they will
seek execution for the August killing of Jennifer Alfonso, 27.
Medina shocked South Florida when he shot Alfonso after a heated
argument in their South Miami townhouse kitchen, then
immediately posted a photo of her body along with an admission
that started: “I’m going to prison or death sentence for killing
my wife.’’  Miami-Dade police initially charged him with second-
degree murder with a firearm, but it was long expected that
prosecutors would elevate th