The so-called ‘Deadpool killer’ who brutally murdered two women in 2019 had one last morbid plea before the court after being sentenced to death.
Wade Wilson, 30, showed no emotion Tuesday as Florida County Circuit Judge Nicholas R. Thompson ruled that he would be sentenced to death for the murders of each of his two victims, Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43.
But when the judge asked if there were any other matters to discuss before the dismissal, a member of Wilson’s defense team took the stand to inform the judge of his client’s latest chilling request.
“I understand he has other pending cases here and elsewhere… but Mr. Wilson has asked me to ask the court, with all the authority I have, to put him on death row as soon as possible,” his lawyer said.
The cases referenced are not related to his murder case and include an attempted jailbreak as well as drug charges. The outcome of those matters will not affect his sentence related to the murder trial.
Wade Wilson, 30, who shares a name with the Marvel mercenary, showed no emotion as Florida County Circuit Judge Nicholas R Thompson ruled he would face two death sentences on Tuesday.
Wilson was convicted of the murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, whom prosecutors said he killed “for the joy of killing.”
The judge said the court could move forward with the pending cases on September 16 at the earliest. The date of his execution has not yet been decided.
The plea ranged from his attorney’s initial plea to the judge to spare his life to reminding the court that “he is a loving son to his adoptive parents.”
During a press conference immediately after his sentencing, State Attorney Amira Fox said, “I’ve been doing this for 34 years, and I have to say I’ve never seen anyone as evil as Wade Wilson, and I’ve never been more shocked to see some people in the community who actually think it’s a good idea to support someone so evil and monstrous.”
The victims’ families vowed to see Wade Wilson executed again after putting them through “five years of agony.”
“I couldn’t tell her that I love her,” Ruiz’s father said through tears after hearing the verdict, adding that he would be present at Wilson’s execution.
Wilson was previously convicted in June of two counts of first-degree murder, strangled to death within hours of each other on Oct. 6, 2019, in Cape Coral.
A jury voted 9-3 in favor of the death penalty in Melton’s case and 10-2 in Ruiz’s murder. Under Florida law, only eight of the 12 jurors must recommend the death penalty for a judge to consider it.
The jury found that the crimes involved aggravating factors, including that the crimes were especially heinous or cruel, committed by a person convicted of another capital offense, involved the use of threat of violence against the person, and committed by a person previously convicted of another capital offense and under sentence of imprisonment or placed on community control or felony probation. According to the Independent newspaper.
Prosecutors have said Wilson began his killing spree on the evening of Oct. 6, 2019, when he met Melton at a live music bar and went home with her.
Wilson strangled her to death inside their Cape Coral, Florida, home the next day, where her body was found inside.
That same day, Ruiz was reported missing after Wilson saw her asking for directions while walking to work.
Some in the gallery applauded as the death sentence was handed down Tuesday.
He was driving a car he stole from Melton’s home after murdering her, which Ruiz got into before she, too, was strangled to death.
Wilson’s father’s testimony said he ran her over until she was tangled in a spaghetti skein. Ruiz’s body was found three days later in a field behind a Sam’s Club.
The 30-year-old killer also drove to Fort Myers in Melton’s car and attacked Melissa Montanez, his ex-girlfriend.
The video shown in court in June showed the moment when She was arrested by police after receiving a call from Montanez, who claimed he attacked her at the spa she runs and stole her car.
In the video, Wilson appears shirtless in Montanez’s car outside a local restaurant and tells an officer that he was waiting for her there. She asks why he is being pulled over.
Finally, the officer tells him that he was being arrested “for the assault this morning.” Wilson denies having attacked Montanez.
The officer asks Wilson to turn off the car and hand over the keys and tells him to stay in the vehicle until they can get backup. Wilson simply restarts the car and drives away.
The officer is heard saying, “Don’t go anywhere, don’t do it.”
Wilson was finally arrested on October 8 and remained behind bars without bail until his murder conviction.
He has since added a number of face tattoos, including several swastikas, menacing mouth tattoos similar to the Joker, and a neck tattoo that reads, “Raised for War.”
Wilson was previously convicted in June of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the deaths of the two women, whom he strangled within hours of each other on Oct. 6, 2019, in Cape Coral.
Throughout the trial, Wilson’s lawyers attempted to argue that he was under the influence of drugs.
His adoptive parents submitted letters saying he was a “happy boy” who “loved his parents” and claimed he suffered from delusions after his drug addiction began, the Independent reports.
An expert witness also claimed Wilson took drugs the night before the murder, and several women in love argued in their own letters to the judge that drugs could have affected his behavior while asking for him to receive a lenient sentence.
“As someone who cares unconditionally for Wade, I have deeply reflected on the gravity of the situation and the impact of his decision,” wrote a woman from Visalia, California, according to WINK.
Another woman from Canada told the judge she has noticed Wilson looks “healthier” in prison.
“If you look past his tattoos and look at the structure of his face, since he’s been in prison and on medication he’s healthier, his face is fuller compared to his arrest photo where his face is gaunt, pale and looks unhealthy,” the mother of two said.
One woman also asked the judge to “impose a lighter sentence that reflects the possibility of recovery and rehabilitation.”
Women in love with convicted double murderer Wade Wilson wrote letters to Judge Nicholas R. Thompson pleading for his life after a jury voted to let him face the death penalty.
One woman asked the judge to “impose a lighter sentence that reflects the possibility of recovery and rehabilitation” (pictured: Wilson in court on June 3)
In court Tuesday, the defense once again attempted to point to Wilson’s drug addiction as responsible for his behavior that night, while asking the judge to instead sentence the killer to two life terms in prison.
“We would ask the court to take into account that death is permanent,” attorney Lee Hollander told the judge.
He called Dr. Mark Rubino, a neurologist, who said he found evidence of cognitive and emotional dysfunction, causing worsening behavior and less critical thinking, as well as brain injury.
Rubino said he thought Wilson’s injuries and the drugs he was taking the night of the murders likely caused the deaths of the two women.
But another expert witness, Dr. Thomas Coyne, a neuropathologist and associate medical examiner, testified that he found no damage to Wilson’s skull or brain.
In the end, the judge agreed, saying, “Given the facts of the case, nothing in the defendant’s background or mental state suggests that a death sentence would be inappropriate.”
Dr. Thomas Coyne, a neuropathologist and associate medical examiner, testified in court Tuesday that he found no damage to Wilson’s skull or brain.
The Melton and Ruiz families celebrated the verdict.
They promised they would see him at the execution, and Melton’s cousin Samantha told a news conference: “This won’t be the last time Wade Wilson sees us in a courtroom.”
Ruiz’s father also said he plans to be there when Wilson is on death row, and grew emotional as he recounted how he “wasn’t able to tell her that I loved her” to his daughter before her untimely death.
Meanwhile, prosecutors said Wilson will now be just a number at the Florida Department of Corrections, awaiting death.
“He’s no idol,” they said.
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