Pedro Medina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American murderer
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1957
Place of Birth: Cuba
Date of Death: 25-Mar-1997
Nationality: United States, Cuba
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Pedro Medina
- Not to be confused with Colombian poet Pedro Medina Avendaño.Pedro Luis Medina (October 5, 1957 – March 25, 1997) was a Cuban refugee who was executed in Florida for the murder of a 52-year-old woman in Orlando.
- The circumstances of his execution elevated objections to the use of electrocution as a means of capital punishment.
- During his execution Medina's head burst into flames filling the death chamber with smoke.
- An autopsy later revealed that the current had destroyed Medina's brain, killing him instantly.
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