Adam Kaufman, center, is hugged by his defense attorneys Bill Matthewman, left, and Al Milian, right, after a jury said he was not guilty in the second degree murder of his wife. Kaufman, 39, was acquitted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the 2007 death of his wife, Eleonara "Lina" Kaufman during a trial at the Miami-Dade Justice Building in front of Judge Brownyn C. Miller. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

Adam Kaufman, left, hugs Frida Aizman after he was found not guilty in the murder of his wife. Aizman, who was the dead woman's mother, testified for the defense. Kaufman, 39, was acquitted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the 2007 death of his wife, Eleonara "Lina" Kaufman during a trial at the Miami-Dade Justice Building in front of Judge Brownyn C. Miller. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

From left, defense attorney Al Milian, Adam Kaufman, and defense attorney Bill Matthewman react to the not-guilty verdict in Kaufman's second-degree murder trial. Kaufman, 39, was acquitted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the 2007 death of his wife, Eleonara "Lina" Kaufman during a trial at the Miami-Dade Justice Building in front of Judge Brownyn C. Miller. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

Relatives of Adam Kaufman react to the not-guilty verdict after Kaufman, 39, was acquitted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the 2007 death of his wife, Eleonara "Lina" Kaufman. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

Adam Kaufman, 39, center, was acquitted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the 2007 death of his wife, Eleonara "Lina" Kaufman during a trial at the Miami-Dade Justice Building in front of Judge Brownyn C. Miller. The Aventura real estate executive had been accused of strangling his wife. He is shown greeting relatives after the verdict came in. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff