Wade Wilson’s morbid request to court after convicted killer was sentenced to death for killing two women

The so-called ‘Deadpool Killer’ who brutally murdered two women in 2019 had a morbid final wish in court after being sentenced to death.

Wade Wilson, 30, showed no emotion Tuesday as Florida County 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 that needed to be discussed before the case would be dismissed, a member of Wilson’s defense team spoke up to inform the judge of his client’s latest daunting request.

“I understand that he has other cases pending against him, here and elsewhere… but Mr. Wilson has asked me to ask the court to sentence him to death as quickly as possible,” his lawyer said.

The cases referenced are unrelated to his murder trial and include an attempted prison escape and drug charges. The outcome of those cases will not affect his sentencing in relation to his murder trial.

The judge indicated that the court could hear the pending cases no later than September 16. The date of his execution has yet to be set.

The request varied from his lawyer’s earlier plea to the judge to spare his life, when the court was reminded that “he is a loving son to his adoptive parents.”

At a press conference immediately following his sentencing, District 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. I’ve also never been more appalled that some people in the community actually think it’s a good idea to support someone who is so evil and so monstrous.”

The victims’ families vowed to see Wade Wilson again at his execution after causing them “five years of torment.”

“I didn’t get to say I love her,” Ruiz’s father said through tears after hearing the verdict. He said he would be present at Wilson’s execution.

Wilson was convicted in June of two counts of first-degree murder, strangling the two men within hours of each other on October 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 killing. Under Florida law, only eight of the 12 jurors need to recommend the death penalty for a judge to consider it.

The jury found that the crimes contained aggravating circumstances, including that the crimes were particularly heinous, heinous or cruel, committed by a person convicted of another capital felony, involving the use of threats of violence against the person, and committed by a person previously convicted of another capital felony and who was serving a prison sentence or was on community supervision or parole for a felony. the independent reports.

Prosecutors say Wilson began his killing spree on the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2019, when he met Melton at a bar with live music and went home with her.

Wilson strangled her the next day in her Cape Coral, Florida, home, where her body was found.

That same day, Ruiz was reported missing after Wilson asked her for directions while she was walking to work.

He was driving a car he stole from Melton’s home after killing her. Ruiz also got into the car before she was strangled.

According to a statement from Wilson’s father, he “ran her over until she looked like spaghetti.” Ruiz’s body was found three days later in a field behind a Sam’s Club.

The 30-year-old killer also drove Melton’s car to Fort Myers and attacked Melissa Montanez, his ex-girlfriend.

Video footage shown in court in June showed the moment he was arrested by police after they received a call from Montanez, who claimed he had attacked her at the spa she runs and stolen her car.

In the clip, Wilson is found shirtless in Montanez’s car outside a local restaurant, telling an office he was waiting for her there. He asks why he’s being pulled over.

Eventually, the officer tells him he was being arrested “for the assault this morning.” Wilson denies attacking Montanez.

The officer asks Wilson to turn off the car and turn in the keys, telling him to stay in the vehicle until they have backup. Wilson simply restarts the car and drives away.

You hear the officer say, “Don’t go anywhere, don’t do it.”

Wilson was eventually arrested on October 8 and remained in custody without bail until his conviction for murder.

Since then, he has had a number of tattoos added to his face, including several swatikas, menacing Joker-esque tattoos on his mouth, and a tattoo on his neck that reads, “Bred for war.”

Throughout the trial, Wilson’s attorneys consistently argued that he was under the influence of drugs.

According to the Independent, his adoptive parents wrote in letters that he was a “happy child” who “loved his parents” and claimed he became delusional after becoming addicted to drugs.

An expert witness also claimed that Wilson had taken drugs the night before the murder. In addition, a number of amorous women argued in their own letters to the judge that the drugs may have influenced his behavior. They begged him for a more lenient sentence.

“As someone who cares unconditionally for Wade, I have thought deeply about the gravity of the situation and the impact of your decision,” a woman from Visalia, California, wrote, according to WINK.

Another woman from Canada told the judge she noticed Wilson looks “healthier” in prison.

“If you look beyond his tattoos and look at the structure of his face, he’s healthier since he’s been in prison and on medication. His face is fuller than the photo of him when he was arrested, where his face is gaunt and pale and he looks unhealthy,” the mother of two said.

A woman also asked the judge to impose “a lighter sentence that takes into account the possibility of recovery and rehabilitation.”

In court on Tuesday, the defense again tried to point to Wilson’s drug addiction as a cause of his behavior that night, asking the judge to instead sentence the killer to two life sentences.

“We ask the court to take into account the fact that death is permanent,” attorney Lee Hollander told the judge.

He called on neurologist Dr. Mark Rubino, who said he had found evidence of cognitive and emotional dysfunction, which, in addition to brain damage, led to impaired behavior and less critical thinking.

Rubino said he believes the injuries Wilson sustained the night of the murders likely led to the deaths of the two women.

But another expert witness, Dr. Thomas Coyne, a neuropathologist and coroner, testified that he found no damage to Wilson’s skull or brain.

Ultimately, the judge agreed, saying, “Given the facts of the case, nothing in the defendant’s background or mental state indicates that a death penalty would be inappropriate.”

The families of Melton and Ruiz celebrated the verdict.

They promised to see him at his execution. Melton’s cousin Samantha said at a news conference, “This won’t be the last time Wade Wilson sees us in a courtroom.”

Ruiz’s father also said he will be there when Wilson is sentenced to death. He became emotional as he recounted how he “didn’t get the chance to tell her daughter he loved her” before her untimely death.

Meanwhile, prosecutors said Wilson will now be just a number within the Florida Department of Corrections, waiting to die.

“He is not an idol,” they said.