A Miami man who shot his wife and posted a photo of her lifeless
body on Facebook once wrote a self-help book on saving marriages, the
NY Post reports.
Derek Medina, 31, posted the photo of his dead wife on Facebook
Thursday morning after telling Facebook followers he was going to
prison for killing her. “Rip Jennifer Alfonso,” he wrote in the photo
caption.
In his Facebook post Medina claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse.
“I’m going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife love you
guys miss you guys take care Facebook people you will see me in the
news,” the post read. “My wife was punching me and I am not going to
stand anymore with the abuse so I did what I did I hope you understand
me.”
Miami police found Jennifer Alfonso’s body in the couple’s South
Miami townhouse Thursday, according to WSVN. A 10-year-old girl was in
the house at the time. She was not injured.
Derek Medina Sr., Alfonso’s father, told
WSVN the girl was Alfonso’s daughter from a previous relationship. Police removed the 10-year-old girl from the home in a blanket.
Derek Sr. told WSVN that his son confessed the murder to him around
11 a.m. Thursday. Derek Sr. drove Alfonso to a police station to turn
himself in.
Medina Sr. said his son and Jennifer got divorced and remarried in 2012.
Medina authored 6 self-help books with absurdly long titles such as
“How I Saved Someone’s Life and Marriage and Family Thru Communication”
and “World Just Ask Yourself Why We Are Living a Life Full of Lies and
How I an Emotional Writer Made All of My Professional Dreams Come True
Blocking Society’s Teachings.”
“This Book is a great book to learn how to make your marriage and
relationship with others better by understanding the meaning of life
and the purpose of living and being there for loved ones,” one book
summary reads.