The murder of two women in Florida led to the death punishment for Wade Wilson, who is often referred to as the “Deadpool Killer” due to his shared name with the Marvel character.
In 2019, the 30-year-old was charged by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges related to the deaths of 35-year-old Kristine Melton and 43-year-old Diane Ruiz. Soon after his arrest, Wilson confessed to killing the two women on October 7, 2019.
His conviction for the killings came in June, and the jury recommended the death penalty by a two-to-one margin. During a hearing on August 27, Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson of Lee County reached an agreement.
“The evidence showed that both murders were heinous, atrocious and cruel,” he said in the sentence order, which was acquired by E! News. “And that the second murder was cold, calculated, and premeditated.”
After the sentencing, Wilson’s lawyer told Newsweek that his client “understands the law and he understands what it takes to override a jury recommendation,” indicating that his client intends to appeal the death penalty.
The sentencing document states that Wilson followed his father’s advice and handed himself into the authorities several days following the murders. According to his father’s testimony, his son had contacted him on the day of the women’s murders, claiming to be calling from a house he had broken into, to request assistance.
After meeting a girl at a bar, Wilson allegedly went to her house, choked her until she passed out, then stole her car, according to his father. Additionally, according to his dad, Wilson informed him that he had previously asked a woman for directions, gotten into a car with her, and then ran her over before choking her.
While describing his misdeeds, Wilson’s father testified that his son sounded “excited” and showed no signs of regret.
Wilson admitted to killing Melton and Ruiz three days later while incarcerated. According to his account given to the police, he first encountered Melton in a pub, then engaged in consensual intercourse with her at a “dude’s house” and kept it up at her residence until he “killed her.”
According to Wilson’s confession, he approached Ruiz and asked for directions to the nearby high school. When she attempted to leave, he choked her, then he shoved her out of the car and drove her over multiple times. That he was “on drugs” and “on a rampage” was something he tacked on. Under the influence, he transforms into “the devil,” he claimed, according to the sentence order.
According to the sentencing order, Wilson brutally assaulted Melton using a curtain rod before smothering her.
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Her bruised body was discovered by the police in her flat, concealed beneath a pile of clothes and bedding. A red-stained curtain rod was discovered close by, and a white scarf was knotted around her wrists. According to the papers, forensic analysis of the objects revealed DNA that was identical to hers and Wilson’s.
In regards to Ruiz, her corpse was discovered in the forest, while her blood, mobile phone, and name tag from her work uniform were discovered in Melton’s vehicle.
According to the medical examiner’s testimony, the victim sustained injuries comparable to those caused by a vehicle running over her body, including a broken nose and finger, a cut on her chest, and fractures to eleven ribs and her neck. These injuries are typically seen in situations of strangulation. According to him, it seemed like Ruiz had fought back before she was killed.
According to him, it seemed like Ruiz had fought back before she was killed.
Before passing sentence of death, the judge thought about a lot of things.
Wilson was accused of having “inflicted serious physical and emotional pain on the victims” as well as “committed the murders while on probation for prior felony convictions and he committed two first degree murders contemporaneously with each other and with grand theft of a motor vehicle, battery and burglary of a dwelling.”
“The Court finds no basis to override the jury’s verdict,” the judge stated in his decision, “under the totality of the circumstances and evidence.”
The Melton and Ruiz families expressed their gratitude to the police after the decision was announced.
Reporters were informed by Ruiz’s father, Felix Ruiz, that he was unable to express his love and miss his daughter. “This is just the beginning. The case concludes when the defendant expires. I will also be present throughout the execution. I assure you of that.