30 Years Ago Today, NFL Football Came to Indianapolis

On August 11, 1984 - exactly 30 years ago today - the Indianapolis Colts took the field in Indy in the Hoosier Dome for the first time ever in a preseason game against the New York Giants. As we begin the 30th season in Indianapolis, we look back at that first game and the years since.

30 years ago today, the Indianapolis Colts took the field in the Hoosier Dome for the first time ever. No, on the outside it wasn't anything special - it was just another preseason game, just like the one that the team had played in (and lost) the week before. But to 60,236 people in the stadium that day, it was everything.

For so long, people had waited for football in Indianapolis. They built a stadium - the Hoosier Dome - but were still waiting for a team. They were in discussion with the Baltimore Colts, one of the league's premier franchises known for their former quarterback Johnny Unitas - but was a move really going to happen? Hoosiers held their breath and waited.

Then, in March of 1984, Colts' owner Robert Irsay was forced to make a decision - and fast. He made a call to Indianapolis mayor Bill Hudnut, accepting the city's offer to move his team there. That night, Mayflower Transit moving trucks went to the Colts' complex, loaded up everything, and headed for Indianapolis, Indiana, each truck taking a different route so that Maryland State Police couldn't stop them (an eminent domain law had just been signed that would have allowed the police to stop the move). Once they got to Indiana, Indiana State Police met them and escorted them the rest of the way to Indianapolis. And just like that, Indiana had a real NFL franchise to call their own.

And on August 11, 1984, 30 years ago this very day, the Colts - the Indianapolis Colts - took the field in Indianapolis' Hoosier Dome for the first time ever. Left end Blaise Winter was the first player introduced in the Hoosier Dome.

That day, the Colts would be playing the New York Giants - the same matchup of the famous 1958 NFL Championship game, also known as "the greatest game ever played." And on this day, even though it was just a simple preseason game, Hoosiers felt like it was something of a championship game. They finally had an NFL team in town.

The Colts opened the game by recovering their own kickoff after the Giants' Chet Winters fumbled it away, and the Colts would go on to take the lead on a 34 yard field goal by Paul Allegre. The Giants scored a touchdown to take a 7-3 lead and then looked poised to extend that lead, but the Colts' defense stiffened in the red zone and stopped the Giants' offense.

The Colts scored their first touchdown in the Hoosier Dome (later renamed the RCA Dome) with 42 seconds left in the first half on a one-yard run by George Wonsley. But the Giants quickly kicked a field goal right before halftime to tie it up at 10.

Later in the game, after a 35 minute halftime and with the score tied at 17 with just over 7 minutes left to play, the Colts took the lead on a two-yard run by Frank Middleton. The two teams them both kicked field goals to put the score at 26-20, and Giants' quarterback Phil Simms (who had replaced Jeff Rutledge at halftime) had one last shot to win the game. The Giants recovered an onside kick and moved to the Colts' 34 yard line. On the final play of the game, Simms' heaved a hail mary to the end zone. It fell incomplete.

Colts win! Colts win!

Yeah, it was just a preseason game. So what? NFL football was finally in Indianapolis!

Sure, there were rough times, and even some times where it looked like that might not be the case for much longer. Heck, that first year the team went 4-12. They had only 3 playoff appearances in their first 14 years of being in Indianapolis, and in that time a 2-3 postseason record. There was only 5 winning seasons in 14 years, plus 2 years going 8-8.

But looking back on that day in 1984, it has been a pretty great tenure in Indianapolis. They have been to the playoffs 15 out of their 29 years in Indy. They have had 20 seasons with winning records out of 29, a number that any franchise would be proud of.

We've had the chance to see some great players don the blue and white of the hometown team, the Colts. There was Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Edgerrin James, Jeff Saturday, Tarik Glenn, Dwight Freeney, Adam Vinatieri, Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, Chris Hinton, Ray Donaldson, Rohn Stark, Jim Harbaugh, Dallas Clark, and Gary Brackett, among many others. Some of them are still with the team in Robert Mathis and Reggie Wayne.

We've had the chance to see some great moments firsthand in Indianapolis as well. There was the record breaking 49th touchdown pass game, the 2006 AFC Championship game victory over the Patriots, the 2009 AFC Championship game victory over the Jets, Chuck Pagano's return to the sidelines in 2012 against the Texans, and, of course, the Super Bowl that the city of Indianapolis hosted in their new home in the same town, Lucas Oil Stadium (a.k.a. "the House that Peyton Built"). This year, we'll have the chance to see the greatest player in franchise history and one of the best players in NFL history period return to Indianapolis to play (Peyton Manning with the Broncos).

And then undeniably, the shining moment of the Colts tenure in Indianapolis so far came on February 4th, 2007 - not in Indianapolis at all but rather in Miami, Florida. It was there that the Colts, on a rainy night, beat the Chicago Bears and hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It was there that the hard work of owner Jim Irsay (who was 26 years old and entering his first season as team vice president and general manager when the team played their first game in Indy in 1984), general manager Bill Polian (who was 42 years old and two years away from being hired as the general manager of the Buffalo Bills), head coach Tony Dungy (who was 29 years old and entering his first season as Steelers' defensive coordinator) and quarterback Peyton Manning (who was 8 years old and watching his father Archie play his final NFL season) was realized.

Hoisting that Lombardi Trophy was the crowning moment of the first 30 years (ok, technically 29 seasons so far) in Indianapolis. But their success has gone beyond that. They've compiled a 242-221 (.523) regular season record and have won 11 playoff games (with a .44 winning percentage overall), appearing in 4 conference championship games (winning 2). But perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the Colts' now 30 years in Indianapolis is that they have made it a football town. They took the premier basketball state and turned it into a football state.

And it all started 30 years ago today, as 60,236 fans sat in the Hoosier Dome to see their hometown Colts take the field for the first time in Indianapolis, Indiana. Today, 30 years later, the Colts will once again take the field and fans will once again flock to see their hometown Colts in a preseason game. In between, there have been plenty of memories, and with the looks of this Colts team and the leadership they have in place - owner Jim Irsay, general manager Ryan Grigson, head coach Chuck Pagano, and quarterback Andrew Luck - there will likely be many more in the coming years as well.

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Information on the Colts' first game in Indianapolis was obtained here.

Information on the Colts' move to Indianapolis was obtained here.

Source: http://www.stampedeblue.com/2013/8/11/4609838/30-years-ago-today-nfl-football-came-to-indianapolis

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North Korea lifts ban on South Korean workers at joint industrial complex

The Kaesong Industrial Complex, shuttered earlier this year, is one of the only areas of cooperation between rivals North and South Korea.

By Jeremy Ravinsky,?Correspondent / August 7, 2013

South Korean workers and owners who run factories in the stalled Kaesong industrial complex stage a rally insisting the normalize the operation of the industrial complex at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.

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After months of failed negotiations and halted operations, North Korea has lifted the ban on South Koreans entering Kaesong Industrial Complex and will hold talks with its southern counterpart over the resumption of activities there. The North?s offer to negotiate comes just in time ? South Korea was on the cusp of shuttering the plant for good.

The potential reopening of the complex, which symbolized the last vestige of inter-Korean activity, may portend the softening of relations between the two rivals after a year of tensions driven by the North?s nuclear ambitions.

North Korea?s offer to restart talks over Kaesong, following six failed attempts between April and July, was readily accepted by the South, reports South Korean Yonhap news agency.?

The Ministry of Unification said that the North's offer to hold working-level talks on Aug. 14, which would be the seventh round following the failure of the previous six, can be viewed in a positive light.

"Seoul views the latest talks proposal as the North responding to repeated calls for dialogue from Seoul," ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk said. "We hope the North will engage in dialogue in an earnest manner that can contribute to the constructive growth of the complex."

According to the Associated Press, North Korea?s decision to ban South Korean managers and its subsequent withdrawal of workers from the plant was in response to annual US-South Korea military exercises?and fresh United Nations sanctions against the North following a nuclear test in February.

The North's announcement came only an hour after South Korea stated it would begin insurance payments to many of the companies locked out of Kaesong, a move widely speculated to spell the end of the joint industrial endeavor.

Officials in Seoul say they are optimistic about the upcoming talks. ?We hope that the coming talks should settle issues and produce reasonable ways to normalize the Kaesong industrial complex constructively,? said unification ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-seok.

But there is still doubt as to whether Pyongyang will agree to the South?s demand that it guarantee to not repeat its sudden and costly suspension of work at the complex, writes The Wall Street Journal.

The Kaesong Industrial Complex, opened in 2004, is the only last example of inter-Korean cooperation left from a series of joint projects that were initiated when the two countries enjoyed a period of d?tente, according to The New York Times. In Seoul, it was the period of "the Sunshine Policy."

Eventually, South Korean firms provided the infrastructure and employed 53,000 North Korean workers to produce consumer goods for the market, whose value in 2012 alone was estimated to be around $470 million.

The talks may also mark a turnaround in relations between the two countries, writes the Times. North Korea?s most powerful ally, China, has been pushing Pyongyang towards moderation. Moreover, the North is in dire need of cash, as the sanctions and closure of Kaesong have taken their toll on currency reserves.

Kaesong Industrial Complex generates about $100 million in revenues for North Korea every year, reports Bloomberg.??North Korea probably couldn?t ignore the fact the park is a cash cow and feeds not only the 53,000 workers there but also their family members,? Yoo Ho Yeol, a North Korea professor at Korea University, told Bloomberg.?

Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2013/0807/North-Korea-lifts-ban-on-South-Korean-workers-at-joint-industrial-complex

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Apple set to unveil the iPhone 5S on September 10th

1. PhoneArenaUser posted on 3 hours ago 0

Through this time everything already will be leaked.

9. AnTuTu posted on 2 hours ago 3

This 5 a$$ will be blown away by Note 3 on the very first day.

I don't know how 5 a$$ will compete with Note3, S4, Z, X, Honami, G2, Pro 2, 1020, Moto X, Ultra? Fruit has lost its ground

11. darkkjedii posted on 2 hours ago 4

Phones don't compete they're inanimate objects, people do. The iPhone will sell millions, as will the others. Dummy fanboys like you will keep the flame wars going as usual. The rest of us will simply enjoy our various purchases. What an a$$

13. xperiaDROID posted on 1 hour ago 1

The 5S is not a beast like the Note 3, Z Ultra, G2, Lumia 1020 etc.
The 5S's main selling point is the quality, not specs, just like the iPhone 5. But sadly, iPhones are always overpriced, so don't expect this thing to have a normal flagship price tag.

14. darkkjedii posted on 1 hour ago 1

That post made little sense bro. Please clarify your points, not trolling just asking.

15. xperiaDROID posted on 1 hour ago 2

"The 5S is not a beast like the Note 3, Z Ultra, G2, Lumia 1020 etc.
The 5S's main selling point is the quality, not specs, just like the iPhone 5. "

Dark, you love Apple products. Don't tell me that you don't understand what I'm saying. The iPhone 5's main selling point is the quality, not the specs right? So, the 5S will be the same I guess.

"But sadly, iPhones are always overpriced, so don't expect this thing to have a normal flagship price tag."

iPhones are always overpriced. You're an Apple lover, don't you know that?

16. Droid_X_Doug posted on 1 hour ago 0

"...so don't expect this thing to have a normal flagship price tag."

Why would it be priced at other than a flagship price tag? I would expect the 5S to replace the 5 at the top of the Apple pricing tree.

31. darkkjedii posted on 35 min ago 0

Exactly. His post made no sense.

23. tuminatr posted on 1 hour ago 2

Your right I have a Iphone 4s for work and a Note 2 as a personal phone and the note 2 is so such more powerful than the Iphone its almost not comparable. Listen I understand why people love apple products because of build quality and seamlessness but anyone who is not a fanboy of either platform can see android has become the better platform. My opinion apple needs to change its philosophy and sell about five Iphones, a uber powerful phablet, a pro 5" model, a consumer 4", a basic 3.5? and an entry level low end phone

25. darkkjedii posted on 1 hour ago 0

The iPhones main selling point has always been the end user experience, not just quality. iPhones sell because they deliver practicality dude, iPhone commercials stress the phones everyday usage, and compatability. The iPhone is never marketed as a beast, the millions of mainstream consumers can care less about beastly specs, that's why Samsung changes its marketing approach. Please read the PA article "android is becoming more like apple because that's how google wants it to be". Google is now focusing on a stronger end user experience. Your post is simply dead wrong.

28. darkkjedii posted on 53 min ago 0

Also I'm a techie. I love tech dude, not just apple. I use iOS as my main OS, because it simply works better with my usage patterns than android does. I love both platforms don't label me an apple lover, because I have my issues with them, and some of their business practices too. Your post simply made no sense that's all. Also apple products are only overpriced to those who can't afford them, or dislike them. I can easily afford them, so they're not over priced to me. Demand dictates the market, that's why Bentleys aren't necessarily overpriced, inspire basically doing what a Toyota does for 150,000$ more.

20. quakan posted on 1 hour ago 1

The first two phones you named are the only competition the rest will be blown away.

21. 1113douglas posted on 1 hour ago 2

Exactly right. The iphones 5s doesent stand a chance against these top smartphones. Note 3 will sell the most.

26. darkkjedii posted on 1 hour ago 0

How many will you buy. If the answer is one, then hush.

27. syedzain posted on 54 min ago 1

SAMSUNG s4 is also the same price as apple iphone 5..fanboys will just troll DarkkJedi..

for us apple lovers,, keep calm and enjoy the iPhone 5:D

29. darkkjedii posted on 51 min ago 0

Exactly, and that's just what I do. The ip5 is a fantastic device. The 5S will be even better. +1

33. AnTuTu posted on 33 min ago 0

You are an A$$ and you have proved it with your comments.
You act like a little gal when I tell the truth.

And I am repeating it again 5 A$$ will be blown away by the beast note 3 on the very first day. Cry baby cry hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

34. darkkjedii posted on 24 min ago 0

No one cares dude. I personally guarantee, that when I buy 3 for my fianc?, son, and myself I'll try not to think of the note 3 blowout lol. Your'e such a hater fanboy dude, go on a date or something with a girl...leave your phone at home. Hahahahahhahahahahaha that idiot.

35. AnTuTu posted on 22 min ago 0

hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahaha

why do you have to mention your family everywhere lolzzzzzzzzzzzz such an attention seeking idiot lolz

39. darkkjedii posted on 9 min ago 0

About what I figured you'd say. You've been checked, goodnite.

32. PhoneArenaUser posted on 34 min ago 0

"SAMSUNG s4 is also the same price as apple iphone 5."

Maybe only in U.S.

2. scsa852k posted on 3 hours ago 0

Wow. How exciting!
I'm being as sarcastic as I can be.

3. akki20892 posted on 2 hours ago 3

My eyes will get big when I see long huge line of people waiting since two or three days to get iPhone.

4. papss posted on 2 hours ago 2

So maybe I skipped the leaks or something but I haven't heard the specs yet. One thing you can count on is a great gpu so I hope this is no different.

6. Droid_X_Doug posted on 2 hours ago 2

There will be an increase in CPU and GPU specs. RAM will probably be on the order of 2Mb to best run iOS7. Camera of the S will be 12Mp. IDK about OIS. Two-stage Xenon flash for improved low light pics. I doubt there will be stereo speakers. The rest of the iP5S will be about iOS7 working with the 'revolutionary' hardware.

That is about it.

10. aditya.k posted on 2 hours ago 2

2MB RAM!? Nice! Must run smoother than ever! :D

17. Droid_X_Doug posted on 1 hour ago 0

The 5 has 1Mb of RAM. Apple doesn't publish specs; however, one (or more) of the diagnostic sites ran a scan of the 5 and the RAM result was something around 900Kb, which is close enough to 1 Mb, after allowing for O/S overhead.

2 Mb would allow for a smooth operation of iOS7. Apple might cheap it out and hobble it with only 1 Mb and then add in 2 Mb for the 6 after howls of slow/laggy performance. The facts will come out soon enough.

30. darkkjedii posted on 47 min ago 0

Gigabyte. Lets get it straight.

36. Droid_X_Doug posted on 15 min ago 0

Blame the spell checker. :-( And right after that, blame the PA edit time limit of 120 seconds.

40. darkkjedii posted on 1 min ago 0

Or we could blame the typist...wink.

7. amiaq posted on 2 hours ago 0

will the cheap iphone steals the thunder from Note III? :p

18. Droid_X_Doug posted on 1 hour ago 3

Only in the dreams of the iFanbois.

8. paulyyd posted on 2 hours ago 0

The real question is, if this was a legit release date, the beats of ios7 would line up with it, I'm too lazy to do it my self but you get the idea

12. bugsbunny00 posted on 2 hours ago 0

the beast!!..is coming.aaagh.

19. 1113douglas posted on 1 hour ago 3

Note 3 will blow this away. Its like 3 times the package for the same price. Why go with an iphone.

38. Droid_X_Doug posted on 10 min ago 0

Yeah. I am now wondering if Sammy will be releasing functions that take advantage of all that the S800 chip enables. Actually, I am glad that Apple is there to provide competitive pressure for Sammy to keep its game at A-level.

Release date for the Note III is almost 30 days away.... Yay!!!!

22. axllebeer posted on 1 hour ago 2

I'd really like to like the iPhone. The hardware is awesome. But the software is just not suitable for my needs.

37. Droid_X_Doug posted on 13 min ago 0

iOS software may get closer to what Android offers. But it will never be equivalent. 'Cause then Apple would get slapped with an injunction for patent infringement.

Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-set-to-unveil-the-iPhone-5S-on-September-10th_id46267

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Fla. murder suspect posted photo of wife's body

Police tape blocks the entrance to a murder scene in Miami, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Derek Medina, who authorities say fatally shot his wife ? and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook ? turned himself in to police on Thursday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Police tape blocks the entrance to a murder scene in Miami, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Derek Medina, who authorities say fatally shot his wife ? and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook ? turned himself in to police on Thursday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Two people sit behind a police car as Miami police officers investigate a murder on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 in Miami. Derek Medina, who authorities say fatally shot his wife ? and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook ? turned himself in to police on Thursday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

An unidentified woman looks through a fence near a murder scene, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Miami. Derek Medina, who authorities say fatally shot his wife ? and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook ? turned himself in to police on Thursday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

This image taken from the Facebook page identified as Derek Medina's shows a post that appeared on the page preceding a separate post that included a photo of his dead wife, Jennifer Alfonso. Medina, 31, turned himself in Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, telling them he had shot Alfonso, 26. Detectives didn't immediately give a motive. Charges were pending. (AP Photo)

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) ? Derek Medina appeared to live much of his life online.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound South Miami resident posted photos and videos of himself kick boxing, sailing, meeting celebrities and wearing a Miami Heat championship ring. In one Facebook photo, he mugged for the camera, holding a knife and a gun and wearing a green camouflage vest.

There was also what he called his "emotional" side: One of the six e-books the 31-year-old wrote and promoted on his website discussed the importance of communication to a good marriage.

On Thursday, Medina's Web-based persona took a nefarious turn: First he apparently posted a message on his page in which he confessed to killing his 26-year-old wife, Jennifer Alfonso. Moments later, a gruesome photo appeared on the page: a woman wearing black leotards slumped over on the floor with blood on her face and arm, her knees bent and her legs bent back behind her.

Several hours later, Facebook officials had taken down the page and Medina had turned himself in to police. In a police video released late Friday, Medina is shown walking into the police station Thursday at 11:31 a.m. with another man. Medina, wearing jeans and tank top, walks up to the counter, then seconds later sits in a chair to wait.

On Friday, wearing a green jumpsuit, he appeared via video before Miami Judge Maria Elena Verde, who ordered him held without bond on a first-degree murder charge. He is being represented by the public defender's office. A lawyer from the office told him to not discuss the case with anyone.

Neither Medina nor Alfonso had criminal records prior to her death. Their relationship appeared rocky, however.

Public records show they first married in January 2010, divorced in February 2012, then remarried three months later. In March 2012, Medina bought the couple's condominium unit for $107,000.

Medina seemed to share some of these experiences in a 41-page e-book titled "How I Saved Someone's Life and Marriage and Family Problems Thru Communication," which recounts the marriage of a man and a woman who divorced, then remarried ? and in between times had frightening encounters with aliens and ghosts.

"The author was with his wife in New York and his wife was attacked by a ghost," Medina wrote on a personal blog. "She was seeing a ghost and was being taunted and messed with. She informed her husband and he told her to go to sleep and he would watch over her. Minutes later he was attacked by a demon ghost and he was sick and throwing up."

A self-described fan of ghost hunting, Medina wrote on his Facebook page that he and Alfonso had once searched for ghouls in Florida and Louisiana. Other adventures included an encounter with bats in a cave in the Bahamas. A video he posted shows Medina throwing an object at the winged mammals before they fly toward him.

Acting was also a part of his life, according to Medina, who claimed to have appeared in the Miami-based crime drama "Burn Notice," though his name doesn't appear in online credits for the show.

His work life, according to his Facebook page, included a job as property management supervisor at The Gables Club, a gated, upscale condominium complex in Coral Gables. An official for the company who refused to identify himself said Friday that Medina worked there "briefly," but declined to elaborate on when or why he left the job.

A maintenance worker, who would not give his name, said he had seen Medina working at the front desk, taking care of calls and the tenants. He said was "a very nice guy, polite."

When he saw the news this morning and Medina's picture, the worker said, "It can't be. He's too nice."

Yoshi Dade, 33, a neighbor of Medina's at the townhouse complex where he lives in South Miami, said Medina approached him more than a year ago while Dade was working out. Dade said Medina told him he was the neighborhood watch patrol. He also told Dade he had a concealed weapons permit. Those claims could not be confirmed immediately.

Neighborhood watch became a household phrase following the arrest of former watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was acquitted last month of all charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in a gated townhouse complex in central Florida. Zimmerman shot Martin following a confrontation between the two while Zimmerman was on patrol.

Of Medina, Dade said, "He would walk around here and kinda patrol the area. He was always telling me there was a lot of stuff going on around here."

Dade thought the incident was bizarre and had only a few other interactions with Medina after that.

"He was just different," Dade said.

Neighbors said Medina was very private and never said hello.

Lori Wilkinson saw the couple and their daughter several times at the apartment's pool and mailbox and said they seemed like a nice family.

A neighbor who only identified herself as Sylvia said she was shocked.

"I couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking of her," Sylvia said, although she said she did not know the couple.

Medina wrote several Facebook postings on Thursday about his wife, who was a waitress at Denny's.

"Im going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife love you guys, miss you guys takecare Facebook people you will see me in the news," said one post.

To Pamela Rutledge, the director of the Media Psychology Research Center in Boston, the grim postings were Medina's way of communicating his pain.

"This looked to me like someone who was in a lot of emotional distress who was actually confessing," she said. "Facebook and social technologies are really, for a lot of people, the go-to means of communication."

On July 25, a photo of a bloody body part showed up as the profile picture on the Facebook page of former Tampa, Fla., wrestler Brian McGhee. Hours later, he was charged with killing an ex-girlfriend.

According to Medina's arrest affidavit, he and Alfonso got into a heated argument in an upstairs bedroom of their condominium, at which point he grabbed a gun and pointed it at her. He said Alfonso left the bedroom, then later returned to tell him she was leaving him. Medina then went downstairs and confronted Alfonso in the kitchen, where she began punching him, the affidavit says.

Medina went back upstairs to get his gun. When he returned with it, Alfonso grabbed a knife. Medina said in the affidavit that he was able to wrestle the knife away and put it in a drawer, but that she began punching him again. It was then that he shot her several times, according to the affidavit.

A Facebook post about the slaying went out to friends at 11:11 a.m. Thursday.

Then came the photo, titled "Rip Jennifer Alfonso:" a woman in black leotards slumped on the floor who looked like she had fallen backward from a kneeling position, with her legs bent to her sides and blood on her left arm and left cheek. The photo was up for more than five hours before Facebook removed the page late Thursday afternoon.

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Associated Press writers Michael Mishak in Miami and Coral Gables, Fla; Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, Fla.; and David Fischer in Miami, contributed to this report.

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