Florida's 'Deadpool Killer' Wade Wilson sentenced to death for 'gruesome' murders of two women

A man convicted of killing two women in Florida in 2019 was reportedly sentenced to death on Tuesday.

Tattooed Wade Wilson, nicknamed the “Deadpool Killer” because of his name after the Marvel Comics character, showed no emotion when the verdict was announced, the New York Post reported.

The 30-year-old was found guilty Strangling Kristine Melton to death as she slept the morning after he met her at a bar. He then beat, strangled and ran over Diane Ruiz with his car after seeing her on the street that same day.

“The evidence shows that the murders were heinous, cruel and savage and that the second murder was cold-blooded, calculated and premeditated,” District Judge Nicholas Thompson said in handing down the verdict, agreeing with the jury's recommendation to impose two death sentences, one for each murder.

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Ten of the twelve jurors in the Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers voted in June to indict Wilson executed for Ruiz's murder, and nine of twelve voted for death in Melton's murder. State law requires eight jurors to vote for the death penalty.

“He will pay the highest price,” said prosecutor Amira Fox in a press conference immediately after the verdict was announced, which was also attended by the victims' families.

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A photo of Kristine Melton is shown to the jury during the sentencing phase of Wade Wilson's murder trial on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers. The jury recommended the death penalty for Wilson. (Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida/USA TODAY NETWORK)

A photo of Diane Ruiz is displayed during sentencing in the murder trial of Wade Wilson, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers. The jury recommended the death penalty for Wilson. (Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida/USA TODAY NETWORK)

During the trial, the defense tried to argue that Wilson had a “mental disorder” and the “disease of drug addiction,” according to local television station FOX 4.

His legal team filed a motion for a retrial or acquittal on July 3, which was rejected by the judge on August 15, local media outlet The News-Press reported.

Judge Nick Thompson speaks during the sentencing hearing in the murder trial of Wade Wilson at the Lee County Courthouse in Fort Myers on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida/USA TODAY NETWORK)

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The verdict was originally scheduled for July 23, but was postponed due to a request from the defense regarding the scheduling of expert witness testimony.

“This is not the end. The end is when the defendant takes his last breath and I will be present at the execution. That is a promise,” said Ruiz's father, Felix Ruiz.

Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report.