The Status of Wade Wilson’s Execution Date After His ‘Heinous’ & ‘Atrocious’ Murders—He Wanted to Make His Victim ‘Look Like Spaghetti’
Wade Wilson—also known as the “Deadpool Killer” due to sharing a name with the Marvel character—already had an extensive criminal history before he brutally murdered two women, Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz, on Oct. 7, 2019.
Shortly after the crimes, Wilson confessed to his biological father, Steven Testasecca, who immediately alerted authorities, leading to his arrest.
According to Fox 4 (per People), prosecutors claimed that, during interviews and court proceedings, Wilson made disturbing statements about the crimes, including allegedly saying he’d “do it again.” In June 2024, a jury found Wilson guilty on two counts of first-degree murder. Two months later, a judge sentenced him to death.
Where’s Wade Wilson now?
As of this writing, Wilson’s currently on death row at the Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Fla. His execution date has not yet been scheduled, and although the process could take years, Ruiz’s father Felix said he will be there to watch Wilson “take his last breath.”
When is Wade Wilson’s execution date?
As of writing, Wilson’s execution date hasn’t been confirmed, but his legal team has filed multiple direct appeals to the Florida Supreme Court, arguing that his death sentence wasn’t valid because it should’ve required a unanimous jury. They claimed that Florida’s 2023 law, which allows a death sentence with an 8–4 jury vote, shouldn’t apply to Wilson’s case.
In December 2025, the Florida Supreme Court made rulings in other cases—Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida and Michael H. Hunt v. State of Florida—that upheld Florida’s new death penalty law. After that, in February 2026, Wilson’s defense attorney Michael Ufferman dropped the appeal, saying those rulings undercut their argument.
“The next step for my client, and probably for Mr. Hunt, is going to be the United States Supreme Court,” Ufferman said, per Gulf Coast NBC. “I love a good intellectual argument, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense to beat my head against a brick wall.”
