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“Deadpool Killer” Wade Wilson sentenced to death for “heinous” murders of two women in Florida

Wade Wilson (30), also known as the Deadpool Killer because of his tattoos, was sentenced to death on Tuesday (August 27) for brutally killing two Florida women “for the sake of killing.”

According to a report by New York PostDistrict Judge Nicholas Thompson said: “The evidence shows that the murders were heinous, cruel and savage. And that the second murder was cold-blooded, calculated and premeditated.”

When the judge announced the death sentence, Wilson remained stoic and unmoved.

Wilson was found guilty in June of killing Kristine Melton (35) and Diana Ruiz (43) in October 2019.

According to the publication's report, the murders committed by Wilson were too heinous and not enough to overturn the death sentence.

Prosecutors said Wilson first had sex with her in Melton's home while under the influence of drugs and then strangled the woman.

After stealing the deceased victim's car, Wilson called Melton's girlfriend Melissa Montanez (41) from Melton's phone.

According to the publication's report, Melissa, who was attacked by Wilson at the time, refused to get into the car, so Wilson got out and encountered Ruiz, who needed help with directions.

Ruiz, who needed help to reach Cape Coral, was invited into his car and she too suffered the same fate as Melton.

Accordingly New York PostWilson admitted in his testimony that he strangled Ruiz and threw him out of the stolen car.

Then he ran over Ruiz with his car “until she looked like spaghetti.”

According to the publication's report, Assistant District Attorney Andreas Gardiner said: “This case was about killing for the sake of killing. Strangulation is the epitome of life slipping through your hands.”

Wilson's lawyers argued that he suffered brain damage due to his drug addiction and suffered from fear of abandonment after being given up for adoption by his biological parents.

Accordingly New York PostWilson's adoptive parents had asked the court in a letter not to sentence him to death, arguing that “the human being is still in him.”

Published 28 August 2024, 08:34 IS