Convicted double murderer Wade Wilson was seen on police body camera footage walking away from a police car shirtless on the same day he brutally killed his two female victims.
Nicknamed the “Deadpool Killer” for sharing a name with the Marvel character, Wilson, 30, was convicted of murdering two Florida women during a crime spree that lasted several hours on the same October 2019 night in Cape Coral, and his appearance sparked widespread interest in his case.
On the day of the murders, Wilson — who faces a possible life sentence on Aug. 27 — was arrested by police after receiving a call from his ex-girlfriend Melissa Montanez after she said he attacked her at the spa she runs and stole her car.
In the video, which was played in court on June 11, Wilson is found shirtless in Montanez’s car outside a local restaurant and tells an officer he was waiting for her there. He asks why he is being stopped.
The officer, after assuring him that he would give him more explanations when his partner showed up and reminding Wilson that he is on parole, says: “I’m going to detain you, not arrest you right now, okay? I can’t get in any trouble, you understand me?”
Convicted double murderer Wade Wilson was seen on police body camera footage walking away from a police car shirtless on the same day he brutally killed his two female victims.
Nicknamed the “Deadpool Killer” for sharing a name with the Marvel character, Wilson, 30, was convicted of murdering two Florida women during a crime spree that lasted several hours on the same October night in Cape Coral in 2019, and his appearance sparked widespread interest in his case.
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 convicted of the murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, whom prosecutors say he killed “for the joy of killing.”
He was also convicted of a number of charges during an hours-long crime spree, including the assault of Montanez, 41, the robbery and burglary of two homes and grand theft of Melton’s car.
It began on the evening of October 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.
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.
On the day of the murders, Wilson, who faces a possible life sentence on Aug. 27, was arrested by police after receiving a call from his ex-girlfriend Melissa Montanez after she said he attacked her at the spa she runs and stole her car.
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 Montanez, his ex-girlfriend.
Wilson was arrested on Oct. 8, where he remained behind bars without bail until he was convicted of murder this month.
Wilson has added several tattoos since his arrest, and his face includes several swastikas, menacing mouth tattoos similar to the Joker, and a tattoo on his neck that reads, “Raised for War.”
Jurors voted to send him to death row, and courtroom footage shows Wilson looking emotionless upon learning his fate.
Wilson’s father, Steven Testasecca, 46, said in his testimony that Wilson had been adopted as a baby because he and the killer’s mother were teenagers when they had him.
He said his contact with his son had been “sporadic” since they were reunited when he turned 18, but said Wilson contacted him on Oct. 7 after he killed Melton and Ruiz.
Wilson was convicted of the murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, whom prosecutors said he killed “for the joy of killing.”
Wade Wilson adjusts his suit during his capital murder trial at the Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers on Monday, June 3.
“He said, ‘I’m a murderer,'” Testasecca said, adding that she initially believed her son was simply telling her a “story.”
“He’s a good storyteller,” she testified. Later that day, after another phone call, she said she realized her son was telling the truth.
Testasecca said his son then went into gory details of how he killed the two women, including how he strangled Melton after she fell asleep.
Ruiz was also still breathing when Wilson repeatedly ran her over, Testasecca said she was told.
“I was excited,” he said. “He wanted me to feel the same way he did… I would have done it again.”
Wilson fled Florida in the stolen car and headed to Ohio, where he broke into the home of Fanny and Kent Amlin, a retired couple.
He was reportedly found inside the home with several White Claw alcoholic beverages.
In heartbreaking statements about the impact on victims following Wilson’s trial, Melton’s cousin Samantha Catomer said she was a witty and kind person who dreamed of being a mother.
Wilson’s father said in his testimony that he ran over Ruiz “until he looked like a piece of spaghetti.” Her body was found three days later in a field behind a Sam’s Club.
Wilson strangled her to death inside his home in Cape Coral, Florida, after meeting her at a live music bar.
“Kristine will never experience motherhood, a role she was born to play,” she said.
Zane Romero, 19, one of Ruiz’s two sons, said his mother was killed just days before he was set to make his debut in his school’s marching band, something he said she had been looking forward to.
“I never got to see her in the audience,” Romero said. “My mom will never get to see me get married.”
Ruiz, a waitress, was remembered by her colleagues as “the heart of the bar” where she worked, who never missed a shift for more than five years.
“She always had us all protected. She had a personality that was really uplifting. She had a really loud laugh that you could hear for miles,” he said.