Wade Wilson Has Been Sentenced to Death — the "Deadpool Killer" Is Heading to Death Row

In a recorded phone call from jail, Wade Wilson told his ex-girlfriend Mila that it took two days for him to realize the gravity of his situation. He was arrested in October 2019 for the murders of two women, which he committed within hours of each other. Wilson also assaulted Mila after trying to convince her to flee with him.

When Mila asked how long it took for his actions to sink in, Wilson revealed that he wasn't affected by what he did until he had been in jail for 48 hours. Wilson claimed that's when he became so distressed that he vomited. It's hard to believe this is the same person who stared blankly ahead during most of his trial, which ended with a guilty conviction in June 2024. Wade Wilson's sentence puts him on death row. Here's what we know.

At 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2024, Wilson was sentenced to death, reported Newsweek. He did little more than take several deep breaths, showing as much emotion as he did throughout his trial. In fact, Wilson seems to hold his own life in as much regard as he did his two victims'. Friends and family of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, hugged each other while crying. Several family members promised to be there on the day of Wilson's execution.

Amira Fox, State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, mentioned the unusual attention Wilson was getting from supporters, many of whom are women.

"It has not gone unnoticed that this defendant has been is being idolized by some people who are somehow proud to mix their name with his through public comments, fundraising for him or holding him up to be some sort of positive representation of a man, ignoring that he is nothing more than a vicious killer and about the most poor representation of a man there could ever be," she said.

She then pleaded with these people to please stop putting a killer on a pedestal. "I've been doing this a very long time, 34 years, and I have to say that I have never seen someone as evil as Wade Wilson," said Fox. "And I have never been so stunned as to see some people in the community that actually think it's a good idea to support somebody that evil and monstrous."