Deadpool Killer Wade Wilson sentenced to death for brutal murders of two Florida women

Wilson was convicted for the murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz during a violent spree in October 2019.

Tattooed "Deadpool Killer" Wade Wilson was sentenced to death on Tuesday for the brutal murders of two Florida women in 2019, crimes he committed "for the sake of killing." The 30-year-old remained expressionless as the judge handed down the death sentence.

"The evidence shows the murders were heinous, atrocious and cruel. and that the second murder was cold, calculated and premeditated," Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson stated in court.

Wilson was convicted in June for the murders of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, during a violent spree in October 2019. The jury recommended the death penalty, which Judge Thompson upheld, finding "no basis" to overturn their decision.

Prosecutors revealed that Wilson strangled Melton in her home after a drug-fueled sexual encounter. He then stole her car and used her phone to contact his girlfriend, Melissa Montanez, 41, whom he assaulted when she refused to get in his car.

Later, Wilson encountered Ruiz, who was asking for directions in Cape Coral, and invited her into the vehicle. He confessed to strangling her before throwing her out of the car and then repeatedly running her over "until she looked like spaghetti," as described during the trial.

"This case was about killing for the sake of killing," Assistant State Attorney Andreas Gardiner told the court, adding that "strangulation is the epitome of life slipping through someone's hands."

Despite the horrific nature of his crimes, Wilson received thousands of love letters and explicit photos from admirers during his five years in jail. Some even wrote to the judge, asking for leniency, claiming Wilson was a different person while on medication.

His defense attorneys argued that Wilson suffered brain damage from drug addiction and had abandonment issues from being given up for adoption. His adoptive parents pleaded with the court to spare his life, stating in a letter, "the human is still in there" and asking the judge to "Please see it in your heart not take our son."

In addition to the murders, Wilson was also convicted of grand theft, burglary, battery, and petit theft.