Women in love with convicted double murderer Wade Wilson have written desperate letters to a judge, hoping to persuade him to spare his life.
Wade 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.
Nicknamed the “Deadpool Killer” for sharing a name with the Marvel character, Wilson was convicted in the deaths of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, whom prosecutors said he killed “for the joy of killing.”
Now, women are bombarding Lee County Circuit Judge Nicholas R. Thompson with letters pleading for Wilson’s life after a jury voted for him to face the death penalty.
“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.
Women in love with convicted double murderer Wade Wilson have written letters to Lee County Circuit Judge Nicholas R. Thompson pleading for his life after a jury voted to let him face the death penalty.
Judge Nicholas Thompson will make the final decision on whether Wilson will be sentenced to death on July 23.
After deliberating for just an hour and 45 minutes on June 25, jurors voted 9-3 in favor of the death penalty for Melton’s murder and 10-2 for Ruiz’s murder, meeting state law’s requirement of at least eight jurors in favor.
Judge Thompson will make the final decision on July 23.
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.”
The Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits judges from considering ex parte communications or other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning an impending or pending matter.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit for comment.
Wilson was convicted of the murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, whom prosecutors said he killed “for the joy of killing.”
One woman also asked the judge to “impose a lighter sentence that reflects the possibility of recovery and rehabilitation” (pictured: Wilson in court on June 3).
Wilson was also found guilty of several charges, including assaulting his ex-girlfriend Melissa Montanez, 41, burglary and theft 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.
The cold-blooded killer was arrested on October 8, where he remained behind bars without bail until he was convicted of the murders.
Wilson strangled her to death inside their Cape Coral home the next day, where her body was found.
That same day, Ruiz was reported missing after Wilson saw her asking for directions while walking to work.
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 offender also drove to Fort Myers in Melton’s car and attacked Montanez.
The cold-blooded killer was arrested on October 8, where he remained behind bars without bail until he was convicted of the murders.
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.
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 reunited when he turned 18, but said Wilson contacted him on Oct. 7 after he killed Melton and Ruiz.
“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 carbonated alcoholic beverages.
In harrowing statements about the impact on victims following Wilson’s trial, Melton’s cousin Samantha Catomer confronted him, saying Zane Romero, 19, one of Ruiz’s two sons.
“Kristine will never experience motherhood, a role she was born to play,” Catomer said.
Zane said his mother was killed just days before his school’s marching band debut, something he said she was looking forward to.
“I never got to see her in the audience,” Romero said. “My mom will never get to see me get married.”
