1 00:00:02,580 --> 00:00:05,260 Something about this just isn't right. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:07,860 Don't you think? 3 00:00:08,260 --> 00:00:11,420 Wade Wilson, 19, CF 568. 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:13,940 You're charged with first -degree murder. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,420 It hasn't changed. 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,240 He's the ultimate bad boy. 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,640 Hey, Kristen. Hello. Hey, Brucie. What's up, baby? 8 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,380 We saw Wade Wilson go through a series of women who were absolutely enthralled 9 00:00:26,380 --> 00:00:27,380 with him. Hello. 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,680 Hey, sexy girl. What's up, you sexy motherfucker? 11 00:00:32,250 --> 00:00:36,950 It's really hard to not fall for what he says and how he makes you feel. 12 00:00:39,610 --> 00:00:42,950 When it finally got into the courtroom, we became ground zero. 13 00:00:43,430 --> 00:00:44,329 Wade Wilson. 14 00:00:44,330 --> 00:00:45,450 Wade Wilson. He's charismatic. 15 00:00:45,850 --> 00:00:49,430 I need to know what he did. She wants to see the trial. I would want to see the 16 00:00:49,430 --> 00:00:50,229 trial too. 17 00:00:50,230 --> 00:00:53,590 While locked up, this is when Wade began getting his face tattooed. It started 18 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:55,070 with a swastika on his face and head. 19 00:00:55,530 --> 00:00:57,510 First thing I did tell him was I was Jewish. 20 00:00:57,890 --> 00:00:59,250 Did he have a problem with that? 21 00:00:59,740 --> 00:01:04,640 There were jars that were terrified just being in the courtroom near him that we 22 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:05,640 had to excuse. 23 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:11,320 He wanted a Gucci suit and he wanted a Gucci shirt or crocodile shoes. What am 24 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:13,340 going to do with dang crocodile shoes for you? 25 00:01:14,420 --> 00:01:20,040 Christine Melton, Diane Ruiz, both of them had been strangled. 26 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:26,240 And both of them, the last person that they encountered was Mr. Wade Wilson. 27 00:01:27,050 --> 00:01:29,130 He said, I choked that bitch. 28 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:33,530 What did he say about the second girl? 29 00:01:33,910 --> 00:01:40,710 He said that he pulled her out of the car and ran her over until she 30 00:01:40,710 --> 00:01:41,710 looked like spaghetti. 31 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:46,210 There's nobody behind those eyes anymore? Dark, serial killer eyes. 32 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:49,410 I guess you know what comes across my mind? 33 00:01:49,670 --> 00:01:52,810 Murder. Just murder, murder. 34 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,580 When I get that way, I become the devil. 35 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,640 Hello, this is a prepaid call from Wilson, Wilson, Wilson. 36 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:19,360 An inmate at the Lee County Jail. 37 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,420 To accept this call, press zero. 38 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:25,520 Hi. 39 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Hey. 40 00:02:29,250 --> 00:02:31,650 Finally. I fell very much in love with Wade. 41 00:02:32,730 --> 00:02:35,470 I was going to get married to him before the trial. 42 00:02:36,070 --> 00:02:38,330 I'm Alexis Williams. I go by Allie. 43 00:02:42,210 --> 00:02:49,130 A friend of mine asked me to reach 44 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:50,250 out to Wade because I... 45 00:02:50,460 --> 00:02:53,740 He knew that I had known him. He kind of had the same group of friends. 46 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,980 They sent a photo, and he's like, I know who you are. 47 00:02:59,660 --> 00:03:01,600 And it just kind of stemmed from there. 48 00:03:03,620 --> 00:03:10,420 His dimples. That's the smile, the side smile 49 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:12,260 with the dimples, I think, what got it. 50 00:03:13,580 --> 00:03:15,620 That did it for me. 51 00:03:17,660 --> 00:03:18,660 He was... 52 00:03:19,070 --> 00:03:22,210 calling me all the time, and it ended up becoming more romantic. 53 00:03:22,570 --> 00:03:25,930 I can't wait to get out. I'm going to come here, and I'm going to cook you a 54 00:03:25,930 --> 00:03:27,990 home -cooked meal, and we're going to have sex for hours. 55 00:03:29,090 --> 00:03:30,610 What kind of meal are you going to cook me? 56 00:03:31,090 --> 00:03:32,290 Sex for hours sounds good. 57 00:03:33,390 --> 00:03:34,590 How long? How many hours? 58 00:03:35,210 --> 00:03:36,590 Are we talking like a marathon? 59 00:03:37,190 --> 00:03:38,190 Like a triathlon? 60 00:03:38,430 --> 00:03:40,250 We're going to do all different kinds. 61 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:41,470 We're going to do all different kinds. 62 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,860 I believe in intimacy is an exchange of energy. Being intimate with somebody 63 00:03:50,860 --> 00:03:55,200 that I'm not physically there to as well wasn't hard for me. I want you fat and 64 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,640 ugly so nobody wants you. I'm going to literally run and tackle your bitch ass. 65 00:03:58,980 --> 00:04:04,660 And I will bite your, I will sink my fangs right into your left butt cheek. I 66 00:04:04,660 --> 00:04:06,960 will dip them into your butt cheek. I will. 67 00:04:13,580 --> 00:04:18,519 He kept calling me repeatedly, like very persistently, very, very, very much. 68 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,700 And then it turned into, you know, his charm. 69 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:24,120 At 70 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:36,020 the 71 00:04:36,020 --> 00:04:38,600 time, I was a bigger girl. I was about 300 pounds. 72 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:43,120 Which he likes those girls. He likes bigger women. 73 00:04:43,340 --> 00:04:44,800 I want to hear you growl. 74 00:04:45,020 --> 00:04:50,840 I love it when I hear you growl. I get like... Yeah, 75 00:04:51,780 --> 00:04:52,780 you like it? 76 00:04:53,020 --> 00:04:54,020 You sexy. 77 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,280 You sexy motherfucker. 78 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:56,520 You like it, baby? 79 00:04:56,660 --> 00:04:57,840 You're so sexy, baby. 80 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,040 Your hair looks hot. 81 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,700 Your hair looks hot, baby. I love your hair. 82 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,420 You have one minute remaining. 83 00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:10,390 It's really hard to not fall for what he says and how he makes you feel and the 84 00:05:10,390 --> 00:05:12,170 amount of times all you're doing is laughing. 85 00:05:12,470 --> 00:05:13,470 Is that right? 86 00:05:15,510 --> 00:05:19,350 I think some of my hardest laughing moments were with him on the phone. 87 00:05:19,630 --> 00:05:25,810 You better tackle me hard. You better slam me on the floor. 88 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:30,450 You're going to have to jump. 89 00:05:30,970 --> 00:05:33,470 You better leap. 90 00:05:37,100 --> 00:05:38,980 You feel appreciated, you feel valued. 91 00:05:39,220 --> 00:05:41,000 And it was kind of like, are you seeing anybody? 92 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:42,560 No, you're not. We're dating. 93 00:05:43,060 --> 00:05:46,020 And then I became, like, his girlfriend. 94 00:05:46,260 --> 00:05:48,200 And I was like, okay, well, I can do this. 95 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:59,240 We monitored his e -mails and phone calls since 96 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:00,820 the beginning of his arrest. 97 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,120 My name is Sarah Miller, and I'm an assistant state attorney in our homicide 98 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,120 unit. 99 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,980 And there were just thousands upon thousands of phone calls. 100 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:24,060 He didn't ever talk about victims or anybody but himself. It was all about 101 00:06:24,060 --> 00:06:25,640 him. It 102 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:32,580 seems that a lot of ladies 103 00:06:32,580 --> 00:06:33,580 think he's attractive. 104 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:36,060 He's the ultimate bad boy. 105 00:06:36,910 --> 00:06:43,410 It's hard for me as a woman to imagine attraction to someone who had violently 106 00:06:43,410 --> 00:06:45,010 killed other women. 107 00:06:46,730 --> 00:06:50,990 Holy shit. I was like, like, yeah, you know, he killed two girls. I was like, I 108 00:06:50,990 --> 00:06:52,030 don't give a fuck. 109 00:06:52,490 --> 00:06:58,290 Your voice is so goddamn sexy. I could just jack my dick and listen and fucking 110 00:06:58,290 --> 00:07:00,610 listen to the phone and get off. Are you serious? 111 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:07,480 Always thinking about sex, how to have more sex, how to manipulate these women 112 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,480 that he's talking to. 113 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:12,120 Even 114 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:19,460 his 115 00:07:19,460 --> 00:07:22,880 girlfriend at the time, Mila, she still had contact with him. 116 00:07:24,180 --> 00:07:28,740 I hear his voice and I'm like, Wade, like... 117 00:07:29,750 --> 00:07:33,410 I wasn't even sure. I couldn't believe she was calling me. 118 00:07:34,190 --> 00:07:35,490 Baby, I want to tell you something. 119 00:07:35,970 --> 00:07:36,970 Well, 120 00:07:38,030 --> 00:07:42,850 obviously, you know I'm never coming home again. I know that. At first, are 121 00:07:42,850 --> 00:07:44,390 going to wait for me, you know? 122 00:07:44,750 --> 00:07:48,650 I know that you're probably going to find somebody on the outside and be with 123 00:07:48,650 --> 00:07:52,350 them. What the fuck? Why do you do this to me? 124 00:07:53,670 --> 00:07:55,430 We have everything going for us. 125 00:07:55,750 --> 00:07:56,750 I'm sorry, baby. 126 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,780 Yeah. I know, baby. 127 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:01,380 I know we did. 128 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,580 I was good. 129 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,040 I was good. 130 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,120 Yeah. 131 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:15,040 He wanted to know that I would just hold on for him for a little bit longer. He 132 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,300 wanted me to wait for him. 133 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:23,540 Yeah, you won't come visit me. You're not going to come see me in prison. 134 00:08:24,580 --> 00:08:26,280 You don't have to, but it'd be nice. 135 00:08:26,849 --> 00:08:29,310 You've destroyed everything, Wade. We could have had everything. 136 00:08:29,670 --> 00:08:32,210 Mila, I miss the shit out of you, and I love you. I'm going to love you until 137 00:08:32,210 --> 00:08:34,890 the day I die. I'm going to be older, and I'm going to die in prison. And 138 00:08:34,890 --> 00:08:37,630 hopefully, Mila, hopefully you can come see me in prison, baby. 139 00:08:37,950 --> 00:08:42,150 How are you okay with this shit, Wade? How are you okay with saying you're 140 00:08:42,150 --> 00:08:43,150 to die in prison? 141 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:44,190 Aren't you sad? 142 00:08:44,670 --> 00:08:49,710 Yeah, Mila, you don't understand how sad I am. I'm more sad that I fucked up 143 00:08:49,710 --> 00:08:52,210 with you than anything else. That's what I'm more sad over. 144 00:08:52,630 --> 00:08:53,630 Isn't that crazy? 145 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:56,360 He was so bad. 146 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,620 And then it didn't take long for me to just say, what happened? 147 00:09:02,900 --> 00:09:04,840 Just tell me everything. 148 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:09,520 And he would say horrible things. I choked that bitch. 149 00:09:09,860 --> 00:09:11,240 Why did you kill that girl? 150 00:09:13,980 --> 00:09:14,980 I shouldn't have. 151 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:15,999 I'm wrong. 152 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,060 Why did you kill her? 153 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,100 I want to know why. 154 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:22,440 Because I wanted to. 155 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,300 Why did you want to kill her? 156 00:09:25,550 --> 00:09:26,550 I just wanted to. 157 00:09:26,750 --> 00:09:30,270 Tell me. Tell me what happened. Did you have sex with her? You killed her? What? 158 00:09:31,010 --> 00:09:33,050 No, I didn't have sex with her. I killed her, though. 159 00:09:34,090 --> 00:09:37,630 Why? Why, Wayne? Because I was fucking freaking out on those drugs. 160 00:09:38,730 --> 00:09:41,210 And then I was like, what about the other girl? 161 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:43,030 The other girl. The other girl. Why? 162 00:09:43,230 --> 00:09:44,230 Why? 163 00:09:45,550 --> 00:09:47,030 I killed her after I saw you. 164 00:09:48,590 --> 00:09:51,030 Why? Why couldn't you just rob her? Why did you have to kill her? 165 00:09:51,450 --> 00:09:52,450 I'm sorry. 166 00:09:52,570 --> 00:09:56,310 I don't know. Why? I kind of want to know why. What was going through your 167 00:09:57,190 --> 00:09:58,190 What were you doing? 168 00:09:58,850 --> 00:10:02,530 I heard that you choked her out. She didn't die. She got up, ran, and ran 169 00:10:02,530 --> 00:10:03,530 the car. 170 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:05,370 Is that how it went? 171 00:10:06,590 --> 00:10:09,030 Yeah, it is. She didn't get up and run. 172 00:10:09,590 --> 00:10:11,350 She didn't get up and run. That's not true. 173 00:10:11,910 --> 00:10:15,550 I choked her out, pushed her out of the car, and then I ran her over with the 174 00:10:15,550 --> 00:10:17,470 car like ten times. Do you not hear yourself? 175 00:10:18,610 --> 00:10:19,610 Yeah, I do. 176 00:10:20,590 --> 00:10:21,589 I hear myself. 177 00:10:21,590 --> 00:10:24,630 I was on drugs, dude. I really can't believe it. You know? 178 00:10:25,530 --> 00:10:27,850 There's a lot of people on drugs that don't go around telling people. 179 00:10:28,270 --> 00:10:31,250 You're right. You're right. There it is. You're right, Mila. Yeah, I'm wrong. 180 00:10:31,390 --> 00:10:32,069 You're right. 181 00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:33,029 You're right. 182 00:10:33,030 --> 00:10:34,750 Baby. This is not normal, man. 183 00:10:35,410 --> 00:10:37,210 Okay, Mila. I get it. 184 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:38,930 Baby. 185 00:10:39,150 --> 00:10:40,150 Mila. 186 00:10:40,730 --> 00:10:42,110 Mila. Mila. 187 00:10:42,430 --> 00:10:46,990 He said, can I still contact you? I just need you to talk to. 188 00:10:47,750 --> 00:10:50,790 I'm going to live my life like a murderer, right? 189 00:10:51,510 --> 00:10:52,510 How do I do this? 190 00:10:53,630 --> 00:10:55,170 So you just want to stop talking to me? 191 00:10:56,050 --> 00:10:57,050 I don't want you to. 192 00:10:57,390 --> 00:11:00,430 I love you still, but how do I do this? 193 00:11:01,590 --> 00:11:04,950 We get over it and we try to work through it if we can. 194 00:11:05,350 --> 00:11:07,950 I can't live my life like I'm in jail. I'm sorry. 195 00:11:08,890 --> 00:11:10,690 Thank you for using GTL. 196 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:18,300 I wanted to hear him say, I'm so sorry, I feel so bad. I, you know, I heard him 197 00:11:18,300 --> 00:11:23,480 say that, but it was more he was sorry for him getting locked up. 198 00:11:26,660 --> 00:11:30,500 Wade Wilson was in court this morning and pleaded not guilty to first -degree 199 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:34,160 murder charges for the deaths of Christine Melton and Diane Ruiz. 200 00:11:34,380 --> 00:11:37,000 Something about this just isn't right. 201 00:11:37,380 --> 00:11:39,740 I started going to court date. Don't you think? 202 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,780 and I was under the impression from his mouth that he was innocent. 203 00:11:45,980 --> 00:11:51,020 He told me that all they had was the confession and that he was set up. I 204 00:11:51,020 --> 00:11:55,120 met the one girl, but the other girl that died, I never even seen her or ran 205 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:56,120 into her at all. 206 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,380 Yeah, but the one girl that died, of course. 207 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,580 Like, I met her at the bar, I had sex with her. Like, honestly, sorry, but I 208 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:07,060 did. And it's the truth, but obviously all that stuff is fine, legal. 209 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,580 It doesn't mean I killed anybody. 210 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:09,960 You know what I'm saying? 211 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:15,320 It did not seem out of the, that crazy that he would have been set up. So I 212 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:16,320 believed him. 213 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:19,240 Exactly. 214 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,180 Yeah, I didn't have none of that shit. 215 00:12:22,380 --> 00:12:23,380 No, yeah, no. 216 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,060 They're the psychopath here on TikTok. 217 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:46,840 And this is a new trial. I need to know what he did. 218 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,620 This is the first that we hear the details. All right. 219 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,920 When it finally got into the courtroom, it was time to tee it up and go. 220 00:12:56,820 --> 00:13:00,700 I am Rich Montecalvo. I am the chief assistant state attorney. Let's start 221 00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:04,320 a Wade Wilson update and give you guys some inside juice of what's going on. 222 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:08,060 There was just so much interest on regular media, social media. 223 00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:10,000 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 224 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:14,670 that we became ground zero for a couple of days. 225 00:13:14,870 --> 00:13:17,030 My best friend and my sister are obsessed. 226 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,380 And it has drugged me in. She wants to see the trial. 227 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,760 I would want to see the trial, too. There was a population out there, not 228 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,060 here locally, but around the country and the world. 229 00:13:26,340 --> 00:13:27,760 Wade Wilson, the influencer. 230 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,940 Wade Wilson is not dead. 231 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,120 Wade Wilson was sentenced to death for murder. 232 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:38,600 They were even putting all his walks into the courtroom set to music in a 233 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,140 motion, like fangirling over him. 234 00:13:46,420 --> 00:13:50,320 It's all the thirst traps and the way he looks in a suit and the fact that he's 235 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,240 a murderer and some women just find that attractive. 236 00:13:53,740 --> 00:13:58,380 He wanted a new suit every time. He wanted a Gucci suit and he wanted a 237 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:00,760 shirt or crocodile shoes. 238 00:14:01,260 --> 00:14:04,020 What am I going to do with dang crocodile shoes for you? 239 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:09,620 I couldn't find what he had wanted and I already had spent about like $150 on 240 00:14:09,620 --> 00:14:14,740 shoes and socks and underwear and shirts for him to wear and ties and it just 241 00:14:14,740 --> 00:14:15,920 wasn't good enough for him. 242 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,280 Let's talk about Wade Wilson's tattoos. 243 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,700 Tattoos that can get you in serious trouble. Let us have a full rundown of 244 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:23,659 of his tattoos. 245 00:14:23,660 --> 00:14:28,360 While locked up, this is when Wade began getting his face tattooed. It started 246 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,980 with a swastika on his face and head, and evolved into what looked like half a 247 00:14:31,980 --> 00:14:32,979 skull on his face. 248 00:14:32,980 --> 00:14:36,220 His face is an entire billboard of his life. 249 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,020 So Wade has a tattoo that says TTG. 250 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:44,600 That stands for train to go, which is also another way of saying ready for 251 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,300 Around his eye, he has the words, why so serious? 252 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,180 There's a famous quote from the 2008 Joker movie. 253 00:14:50,540 --> 00:14:53,540 And then, of course, Wade has the swastika tattoos. 254 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:56,320 Multiple. 255 00:14:56,460 --> 00:15:00,680 Besides the one on his cheek, his booking photo, clean face. 256 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:05,400 He had tattoos, but he was clean faced. When I met him, first thing I did tell 257 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:06,400 him was I was Jewish. 258 00:15:06,540 --> 00:15:07,960 Did he have a problem with that? 259 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,300 All right. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let the record reflect the 260 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,900 state's present defense counsel and the defendant are present. 261 00:15:21,140 --> 00:15:27,660 The case of State of Florida versus Wade S. Wilson, case number 19 CF 568, 262 00:15:27,700 --> 00:15:28,840 correct? Yes, Your Honor. 263 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,860 Yes, Judge. Are both the state and defense ready for trial this morning? 264 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:32,979 Yes, Your Honor. 265 00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:35,920 Yes, and I would like to approach the bench. 266 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:40,260 Kevin and I were the fifth attorneys. 267 00:15:42,230 --> 00:15:46,430 We weren't smart enough to step back when they called for volunteers. 268 00:15:46,690 --> 00:15:48,550 The court said, you're it. 269 00:15:48,910 --> 00:15:51,370 There was a concern by the defense counsel. 270 00:15:51,930 --> 00:15:57,010 They had asked that he be allowed to wear makeup. 271 00:15:57,350 --> 00:16:02,790 He wanted to have the makeup at first because he didn't want the jury to look 272 00:16:02,790 --> 00:16:05,490 him and judge him based off of his looks. 273 00:16:05,710 --> 00:16:07,230 I just got him a... 274 00:16:07,450 --> 00:16:10,890 the tattoo cover -up makeup it was just supposed to be able to cover the the 275 00:16:10,890 --> 00:16:17,170 black tattoo on his skin and then the morning that he was supposed to put it 276 00:16:17,170 --> 00:16:23,570 he he puts it on himself nobody goes in nobody does it for him and 277 00:16:23,570 --> 00:16:29,150 um it it didn't cover so he just said all right 278 00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:35,870 we'll go without the uh the cover -up with that state where they proceed 279 00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:37,620 Yes, sir. All right. 280 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,460 And the defense is ready to proceed with opening statements? 281 00:16:40,820 --> 00:16:41,519 Yes, sir. 282 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,259 All right. 283 00:16:42,260 --> 00:16:43,440 Dave? Thank you. 284 00:16:45,060 --> 00:16:46,060 Good morning. 285 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,300 Christine Melton was 35 years old when she died. 286 00:16:53,520 --> 00:17:00,140 She was found in her South Cape Coral residence, wrapped in some 287 00:17:00,140 --> 00:17:05,640 bedding, tied with some shirts and leggings. 288 00:17:06,460 --> 00:17:07,700 and a bathing suit top. 289 00:17:09,780 --> 00:17:11,760 Her face was black and blue. 290 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:15,619 Her fingernails were broken. 291 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:25,500 She had marks around her neck as she lied on the floor between her 292 00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:29,960 bedroom and the kitchen area of her residence. 293 00:17:32,780 --> 00:17:36,060 So I was under the impression that he was telling me the truth. 294 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:40,560 And then when they started with Christine's case, that first part of it, 295 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,160 just, I ran to the bathroom and threw up, and I was crying. 296 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,580 Diane Ruiz is 43 years old. 297 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:56,760 She was found on an empty lot under some shrubs. 298 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,880 There's a tree just lying there. 299 00:18:04,430 --> 00:18:06,190 Her nose had been broken. 300 00:18:09,030 --> 00:18:14,630 Her hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage had been broken. 301 00:18:17,250 --> 00:18:23,530 She had suffered multiple rib fractures, not only front, 302 00:18:23,810 --> 00:18:25,350 but also in the back. 303 00:18:25,770 --> 00:18:32,530 And if you want to believe what Mr. Wilson told law enforcement, was that he 304 00:18:32,530 --> 00:18:33,670 driven over her. 305 00:18:36,070 --> 00:18:41,350 repeatedly and tried to make her look like spaghetti just what he was thinking 306 00:18:41,350 --> 00:18:45,630 what he was thinking when he ran over those that young lady that was trying to 307 00:18:45,630 --> 00:18:52,590 go to work what was he thinking i'm one of 308 00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:58,410 the 12 jury that thought through this trial the moment i walked in there and i 309 00:18:58,410 --> 00:18:59,590 realized um 310 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:05,380 When the case started, how intense it was going to be, I started thinking, 311 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:09,400 should I be on this case? But I knew I had a duty to perform. 312 00:19:12,120 --> 00:19:15,760 Now what you're going to learn in the course of this trial, ladies and 313 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:21,940 gentlemen, is that Ms. Ruiz and Ms. Milton had three things in common. 314 00:19:24,020 --> 00:19:29,220 Both of them died on the 7th of October of 2019. 315 00:19:31,180 --> 00:19:34,120 Both of them had been strangled. 316 00:19:35,380 --> 00:19:42,180 And both of them, the last person that they encountered was Mr. Wade Wilson. 317 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,700 He was smirking. He was staring jurors down. 318 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,500 When we were picking a jury, we had a juror cry. 319 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:56,180 There were jurors that were terrified just being in the courtroom near him 320 00:19:56,180 --> 00:19:57,180 we had to excuse. 321 00:19:57,540 --> 00:19:59,300 He made a lot of eye contact. 322 00:19:59,780 --> 00:20:01,380 especially when we were walking in. 323 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:07,360 And for me, he would look directly at me at times, and that stuck with me as 324 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:08,360 well. 325 00:20:10,360 --> 00:20:14,240 Now, ladies and gentlemen, during the course of this trial, you're going to 326 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:19,420 about all of the admissions that he made. You're going to hear what he told 327 00:20:19,420 --> 00:20:20,420 enforcement. 328 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:27,760 And you're going to hear that when they asked him why he killed Ms. Melton, 329 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,520 He said, I just wanted to do it. 330 00:20:31,740 --> 00:20:37,040 It's just like a rage overcomes me, and I don't think correctly. I'm not 331 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,920 thinking properly, and I just, I guess you know what comes across my mind is 332 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,500 murder, just murder, murder, just kill, kill, kill. 333 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:50,080 And then they asked him, well, what about Mr. Lease? 334 00:20:53,020 --> 00:20:55,120 His response was, 335 00:21:00,429 --> 00:21:01,429 That's it. 336 00:21:02,850 --> 00:21:03,850 You should kill her. 337 00:21:05,730 --> 00:21:06,870 I got one down. 338 00:21:07,090 --> 00:21:10,390 So I was just like, fuck it, I should just kill her, you know? I was already 339 00:21:10,390 --> 00:21:11,390 fucking on a stroll. 340 00:21:11,790 --> 00:21:16,150 I was already fucking one down. I felt like my life was over with anyway. 341 00:21:17,890 --> 00:21:21,190 When you take all of that and you put it together, 342 00:21:21,970 --> 00:21:28,910 the state wants you to return the only verdict that the evidence is going to 343 00:21:28,910 --> 00:21:29,910 support. 344 00:21:30,060 --> 00:21:35,960 And that is guilty of first -degree premeditated murder for the 345 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,420 and killing of Ms. Melton. 346 00:21:39,340 --> 00:21:43,060 Guilty for battery on Ms. Melissa Martinez. 347 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,860 Guilty on first -degree murder of Ms. 348 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:55,600 Diana Ruiz for strangling, killing her, and running her over 349 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,920 with that car. 350 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:04,140 I was trying to still keep an open mind. I was battling my mind and my heart at 351 00:22:04,140 --> 00:22:06,960 the same time for days, weeks. 352 00:22:12,660 --> 00:22:14,780 There's only so much you can do with this case. 353 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:21,660 Usually when you do an opening, you like to have a solid defense or something in 354 00:22:21,660 --> 00:22:22,660 your favor. 355 00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:27,340 And at that point, we were... 356 00:22:27,740 --> 00:22:31,200 Still tiptoeing through the tulips trying to come up with one. 357 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,400 The defense is going to reserve, Judge. Okay. 358 00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:38,100 Very well. 359 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:43,080 For a defense attorney to then say, we waive our opening statement, and then 360 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,920 judge looks at the state and says, okay, call your first witness. It's like, 361 00:22:45,940 --> 00:22:46,940 whoa. 362 00:22:47,460 --> 00:22:49,880 The state called Melissa Montanez. 363 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:56,360 You went from being the love of his life to testifying against it. Like, that's 364 00:22:56,360 --> 00:22:57,360 got to be hard. 365 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:18,100 I honestly did not think I was going to be able to do it. 366 00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:23,380 I begged and pleaded that I didn't want to. 367 00:23:24,180 --> 00:23:25,900 You're saying I have to sit in front of him. 368 00:23:28,450 --> 00:23:31,270 And you're saying I have to testify against him in court. 369 00:23:31,870 --> 00:23:32,870 I couldn't do it. 370 00:23:33,770 --> 00:23:39,510 It wasn't until they told me how important that it was that I was. 371 00:23:39,750 --> 00:23:43,450 Like, I was the only voice for Christine Melton and Diane Ruiz. 372 00:23:48,090 --> 00:23:51,430 Because I was the only one that he beat up and survived. 373 00:23:55,980 --> 00:23:59,380 I could say how scary he was. 374 00:24:01,580 --> 00:24:02,260 I 375 00:24:02,260 --> 00:24:09,780 don't 376 00:24:09,780 --> 00:24:16,180 know if it will ever really set in. It's just surreal to be able to absorb that 377 00:24:16,180 --> 00:24:21,020 somebody you were in love with killed two women with a serial killer, I guess. 378 00:24:24,710 --> 00:24:26,650 Weirdly enough, I could understand if he murdered me. 379 00:24:28,350 --> 00:24:34,430 But I can't imagine him just randomly going on a killing spree for girls he 380 00:24:34,430 --> 00:24:37,950 not know. It feels like I have a lot of guilt on that. 381 00:24:39,370 --> 00:24:40,370 Yes. 382 00:24:43,650 --> 00:24:44,650 Yes. 383 00:24:47,010 --> 00:24:51,190 I was hyperventilating. I couldn't get my breath in. I thought I was going to 384 00:24:51,190 --> 00:24:52,190 pass out. 385 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:58,300 I'd cried many different times before getting in there, ruined my makeup 386 00:24:58,300 --> 00:25:02,480 different times, ruined my hair several different times, just trying to get in 387 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:03,480 there. 388 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:10,440 And then she described in gruesome detail what her interaction 389 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,860 was when she had met him up at her spa. 390 00:25:13,380 --> 00:25:19,200 And, you know, the pain and suffering that she had to endure at his hands was 391 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,220 unimaginable. 392 00:25:22,350 --> 00:25:23,350 How did he act? 393 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:25,750 Violent, aggressive. 394 00:25:26,150 --> 00:25:31,510 I knew I was going to die that day. I was just buying time. I'm trying to 395 00:25:31,510 --> 00:25:35,470 with him, trying to talk to him, but there's nobody behind those eyes 396 00:25:35,730 --> 00:25:42,570 Okay, so at some point, does he continue 397 00:25:42,570 --> 00:25:45,670 to beat you as you're up there? Does he punch you? 398 00:25:45,930 --> 00:25:47,990 Yes. Okay, describe that punch. 399 00:25:48,210 --> 00:25:51,230 The final and end punch that... 400 00:25:51,530 --> 00:25:58,270 I remember he got me so straight on and blood just went crazy 401 00:25:58,270 --> 00:26:05,190 everywhere. And it almost was like a minute where I could dunk under and 402 00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:10,330 run under his arm, run down the stairs. And then that's when my neighboring 403 00:26:10,330 --> 00:26:15,810 businesses, the design studio, were calling me, Mila, Mila, get in here. And 404 00:26:15,810 --> 00:26:18,870 then, like, I didn't even realize how crazy I looked. 405 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:23,220 Like, they rescued me, and I don't know what happened after that. I'm assuming 406 00:26:23,220 --> 00:26:24,220 he left. 407 00:26:26,580 --> 00:26:32,120 Having a child of my own, our daughter, no man wants to see their kid go through 408 00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:34,280 that. Of course, he would sympathize with her. 409 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,660 I'm just happy that she made it out alive. 410 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,520 Now, do you, as you're sitting here in court, see the person who was threatened 411 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:45,080 to kill you and who was battering you that morning sitting in court? Yes. 412 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,260 Would you please point to him and identify? 413 00:26:47,950 --> 00:26:48,889 His body is closing. 414 00:26:48,890 --> 00:26:50,490 Wade Wilson in the blue suit. 415 00:26:51,690 --> 00:26:55,090 And I let the record reflect that the witness has identified the defendant. 416 00:26:56,470 --> 00:27:03,390 To testify against him and to see his face again, that's a really, really 417 00:27:03,390 --> 00:27:07,330 hard thing for witnesses to have to do. He's strong to come in and testify and 418 00:27:07,330 --> 00:27:11,410 strong to be able to stand up on cross. 419 00:27:12,650 --> 00:27:15,910 When you were at the Buddha Bar, or before going to the Buddha Bar, 420 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:21,540 Did you, were you using cocaine? 421 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:22,880 Yes. 422 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:24,560 Your cocaine? 423 00:27:24,900 --> 00:27:26,380 No. Whose? 424 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,300 He had some. 425 00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:36,580 You said when you met up with him, you said there was nobody behind those eyes 426 00:27:36,580 --> 00:27:38,800 anymore? Yes, that's true. What did you mean? 427 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,720 Dark serial killer eyes where there's nothing to reason with. 428 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,200 It's a black hole. 429 00:27:45,380 --> 00:27:49,740 You're saying words. You're trying to evoke emotion in somebody, and there's 430 00:27:49,740 --> 00:27:51,060 nothing behind those eyes. 431 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:54,340 Nothing further, Judge. 432 00:27:55,260 --> 00:27:59,800 She withstood a cross -examination like a palm tree in a hurricane, I'll tell 433 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:00,439 you that. 434 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:01,199 You read, right? 435 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,020 Nothing further. Any objection? 436 00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:07,100 No. She can be in skis. You sit down and you're in skis. 437 00:28:09,620 --> 00:28:12,120 I can't think of anything I've done harder than that. 438 00:28:13,770 --> 00:28:20,370 And then I started getting all these death threats that I had testified 439 00:28:20,370 --> 00:28:24,590 them. I couldn't show up to work for several months after the trial. 440 00:28:25,510 --> 00:28:31,430 I thought I did my job on trial. I thought that was all I had to speak. I 441 00:28:31,430 --> 00:28:36,510 know how to further defend myself after all this. I didn't know that there was, 442 00:28:36,570 --> 00:28:39,970 I don't know, hundreds of thousands of girls. 443 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:44,400 that I had to defend myself from, from a serial killer. 444 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,760 That was crazy. 445 00:28:47,700 --> 00:28:51,500 We call them the Wade wives. I think they called themselves Wade wives. 446 00:28:52,020 --> 00:28:55,480 People who were trying to have relationships with him. 447 00:28:55,860 --> 00:29:01,520 He did ask for pictures, and then when he got them, he was obviously very 448 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:07,420 very charming, and complimentary about the pictures, and then he was asking for 449 00:29:07,420 --> 00:29:09,500 more. This defendant... 450 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:15,660 who's covered with facial tattoos and for some reason fascinates people. 451 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:20,400 Meet Wade Wilson, who apparently has been taking over corners of TikTok. 452 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:24,960 Wade Wilson. Wade Wilson. He's charismatic and he has, like, tattoos. 453 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,320 what was going on on the outside. He knew what was being posted on TikTok. 454 00:29:28,660 --> 00:29:31,000 He literally knows everything. 455 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:35,480 And then it certainly didn't help that his name is Wade Wilson from Deadpool. 456 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:37,880 We can fight that. 457 00:29:38,180 --> 00:29:44,520 I'm sure you've been seeing him all over your For You page. Wade Wilson, the 458 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:45,520 Deadpool killer. 459 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,200 He really thinks that he's a Marvel character. 460 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:53,520 It kind of reminds you of Charles Manson a little bit, doesn't it? He was 461 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:54,860 building a cult following. 462 00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:58,580 There were women and there were folks out there that were actually following 463 00:29:58,580 --> 00:30:01,300 commands and getting tattoos done. 464 00:30:03,580 --> 00:30:04,580 I did. 465 00:30:04,740 --> 00:30:05,740 Let me have it. 466 00:30:06,399 --> 00:30:07,399 Right here. 467 00:30:09,860 --> 00:30:13,640 It was one of those, tattoo your name on me so I know it's real. 468 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:16,960 Sorry, but it was. 469 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:19,260 Literally the words from his mouth. 470 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,840 And I've never done that before. I don't have any other name on my body, 471 00:30:22,860 --> 00:30:27,300 including my children. So it was something that I was very serious about. 472 00:30:28,220 --> 00:30:31,220 Is this all that we are? 473 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,900 I mean, again, I think he's a master manipulator, so he knows how to get what 474 00:30:37,900 --> 00:30:38,900 wants. 475 00:30:40,300 --> 00:30:47,300 So inmates are entitled to having what's called 476 00:30:47,300 --> 00:30:52,020 a canteen or a money account to purchase items, purchase food, what have you. 477 00:31:01,870 --> 00:31:05,410 I just put more on. Don't worry, I'll be able to send you some money soon. 478 00:31:06,230 --> 00:31:10,350 He had girls all around the world writing him, sending him money. 479 00:31:10,610 --> 00:31:13,010 He had more canteen than he can even use. 480 00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:17,870 That even guys were fangirling over him. 481 00:31:18,070 --> 00:31:19,510 I haven't had pizza in months. 482 00:31:19,970 --> 00:31:20,970 What do you want? 483 00:31:21,290 --> 00:31:23,030 I only need $12, that's it. 484 00:31:23,630 --> 00:31:27,290 How about I say $24 right now, okay? 485 00:31:27,670 --> 00:31:31,710 Okay. Babe, you can put $10 on there for Daddy so he can eat on Friday. 486 00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:34,330 Goddamn. I put that money on your account. 487 00:31:34,590 --> 00:31:37,510 I put $12 because you can get the hot food with the brownie. 488 00:31:38,770 --> 00:31:40,550 You knew I wanted that brownie, huh? 489 00:31:41,210 --> 00:31:43,810 Hey. Hey, thank you so much. 490 00:31:44,530 --> 00:31:45,530 Appreciate it. 491 00:31:47,870 --> 00:31:52,810 In the four or five years that Wade Wilson was in jail, we saw Wade Wilson 492 00:31:52,810 --> 00:31:56,490 through a series of women who were absolutely enthralled with him. 493 00:31:56,940 --> 00:32:00,820 I'm Dr. Casey Jordan. I'm a criminologist, attorney, and behavior 494 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:07,460 There's a sense of safety and control in loving a bad boy. Look, here's a 495 00:32:07,460 --> 00:32:12,340 violent person. I'm controlling him, and he can't hurt me. It's not just his 496 00:32:12,340 --> 00:32:16,020 good looks, though. It's the notoriety of his horrific crimes. 497 00:32:18,580 --> 00:32:22,000 Morning. Please introduce yourself to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury by 498 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,000 telling them your name. 499 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:24,180 Sure. How are you doing? I am... 500 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:28,840 Dr. Thomas Coyne, I was the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner here at District 21. 501 00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:34,060 Did you have an opportunity to perform an autopsy of Ms. Diana Ruiz? 502 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,360 I did. 503 00:32:35,860 --> 00:32:40,700 So these are all photographs that were taken on the day of the autopsy in the 504 00:32:40,700 --> 00:32:41,740 morgue here in Fort Myers. 505 00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:48,260 I always take note of how the defendant responds to certain evidence, and Wade 506 00:32:48,260 --> 00:32:52,560 Wilson stared right at those autopsy photos, almost as if he was proud of 507 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:53,560 he did. 508 00:32:53,610 --> 00:32:57,650 In Wade Wilson's cell, he has photos on the wall. 509 00:32:58,290 --> 00:32:59,950 For him, it's a brag sheet. 510 00:33:00,870 --> 00:33:06,790 The most disturbing photo is the field where he dumped Diane Rees' body. It's 511 00:33:06,790 --> 00:33:12,830 not just a memento. It's a constant reminder he's reliving the horrible, 512 00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:14,950 atrocious murder of Diane Rees. 513 00:33:16,070 --> 00:33:18,070 Yes, they would like to call Mr. Scott Hannon. 514 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:22,800 All right, you may proceed. 515 00:33:22,940 --> 00:33:23,940 Thank you, Your Honor. 516 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,580 I'm Scott Hannon, the fiancé of Diane Ruiz. 517 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:32,480 Do you recognize this particular item, State 30I, that was previously admitted 518 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:33,419 in evidence? 519 00:33:33,420 --> 00:33:34,440 That's the ring I got her. 520 00:33:35,900 --> 00:33:37,400 What did that ring signify? 521 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:41,740 Our love for each other. 522 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:47,340 When you left for work that morning, was Ms. Ruiz still at the residence? 523 00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:49,600 Yes, she was still in bed. 524 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,620 So you didn't see her after you left, is that correct? 525 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:54,920 Nope. 526 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,800 Did you have any contact with her after you left for work that day? 527 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:00,940 A brief text message. 528 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:08,760 She... She... 529 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:14,639 She 530 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:18,179 didn't think I gave her a kiss goodbye. 531 00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:21,460 Had you? 532 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:22,800 Of course. 533 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:37,880 Anytime I looked over at him, he just sat there and seemed to be enjoying and 534 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:42,280 listening to everything that we had to present to the ladies and gentlemen of 535 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:43,238 the jury. 536 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:48,260 You're dealing with someone quite sick, and this is an individual who's taken... 537 00:34:48,590 --> 00:34:50,630 depravity to a completely different level. 538 00:34:56,150 --> 00:34:56,710 Good 539 00:34:56,710 --> 00:35:04,670 morning, 540 00:35:04,690 --> 00:35:06,890 ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back. We're ready to proceed. 541 00:35:07,330 --> 00:35:13,710 I was believing what I was told so much that I didn't, I was ignoring my 542 00:35:13,710 --> 00:35:14,710 intuition. 543 00:35:15,310 --> 00:35:16,770 Yeah, no, I'm not trying to go nowhere. 544 00:35:17,390 --> 00:35:19,210 I'm trying to do this for real with you. 545 00:35:19,650 --> 00:35:21,990 I want to be with you, yeah, and live with you and everything. 546 00:35:22,830 --> 00:35:27,130 I think it was a possessive thing that attracted me so much is that it was a 547 00:35:27,130 --> 00:35:33,550 dominant deal, and I liked the fact that he was very possessive over me at the 548 00:35:33,550 --> 00:35:34,550 time. 549 00:35:34,630 --> 00:35:39,250 I love you so much, so committed to you, trusting in you, forever yours. 550 00:35:39,770 --> 00:35:41,230 Now let's get married already. 551 00:35:42,070 --> 00:35:46,350 I was under the impression that he was going to be released on the murder 552 00:35:46,350 --> 00:35:49,730 charges. I would just go down to the courthouse and marry you so we could 553 00:35:49,730 --> 00:35:51,450 consensual sex all the time. 554 00:35:52,390 --> 00:35:53,390 Yeah, absolutely. 555 00:35:53,670 --> 00:35:57,150 Of course. Yeah, you better. You better come bang, bang my brains out. 556 00:35:57,430 --> 00:36:01,010 So I was preparing for him to do a 10 - to 15 -year bid, and I was still going 557 00:36:01,010 --> 00:36:05,650 to marry him, thinking that if he's innocent on these charges, then he 558 00:36:05,650 --> 00:36:09,330 lying to me, then I will stick it through and be with him on these ones 559 00:36:09,330 --> 00:36:11,050 this is what it was at the time. 560 00:36:12,090 --> 00:36:15,470 Undoubtedly, wholeheartedly, I am yours, Wade. 561 00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:17,180 Wait with the wash the cup. 562 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,240 Please tell the jurors your name. 563 00:36:21,820 --> 00:36:25,820 Stephanie Saylors. Do you know someone by the name of Christine Melton? 564 00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:30,360 Yes. Christine and I have been friends since we were in high school. 565 00:36:32,260 --> 00:36:36,120 I want to take you back to October 6th of 2019. 566 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:38,840 Did you see Christine on that day? 567 00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:44,120 Christine and I had planned to go out drinking at the Buddha Bar. 568 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:53,540 We socialized quite a bit. We danced. We got drinks pretty standard going 569 00:36:53,540 --> 00:36:54,540 out at night. 570 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,280 Now, while you were there, did someone approach you? 571 00:36:57,700 --> 00:37:02,580 Yeah, somebody jumped out in front of me and said, Hey, who's your friend? 572 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:06,480 And gestured towards Christine. 573 00:37:07,380 --> 00:37:12,200 Then I grabbed Christine and said, Hey, this guy wants to meet you. How did he 574 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,280 introduce himself to you? 575 00:37:13,710 --> 00:37:17,130 At that point, he introduced himself as J .R. 576 00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:19,770 Do you see J .R. sitting in the courtroom today? 577 00:37:20,230 --> 00:37:23,310 Yes, right there in a bright blue suit. 578 00:37:23,970 --> 00:37:28,010 Now, has his appearance changed since the time that you met him? 579 00:37:28,250 --> 00:37:31,830 Yes, he has a lot more tattoos on his face. 580 00:37:33,310 --> 00:37:39,190 As far as J .R.'s concerned, does he exhibit any kind of anger or any kind of 581 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:40,169 red flags? 582 00:37:40,170 --> 00:37:41,390 No, not at all. 583 00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:44,660 And, in fact, you and Christine thought he was charming? 584 00:37:44,940 --> 00:37:45,940 Mm -hmm. 585 00:37:46,260 --> 00:37:48,100 And this is what I do with women, you know. 586 00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:51,640 I use my charm, use my good looks. 587 00:37:52,340 --> 00:37:55,620 That's what I did with the first girl, and that's how I got her into her bed, 588 00:37:55,700 --> 00:37:56,740 and look what happened to her. 589 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:02,320 We were concerned that are we going to have jurors that might question why she 590 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:07,060 would go home with a stranger or, you know, why she would be so trusting. 591 00:38:07,700 --> 00:38:10,680 Now, what happened when you got back to Christine's home? 592 00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:16,400 I remember telling her, you know, I had to go home because I had to go to work 593 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,040 the next day and take my son to school. 594 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:22,060 When she told you goodbye and that she'd see you tomorrow, did you have any 595 00:38:22,060 --> 00:38:23,320 concerns for her safety? 596 00:38:23,720 --> 00:38:24,720 No. 597 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:29,300 And, in fact, if you did, would you have left her home with just her and Wade 598 00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:30,300 Wilson in that house? 599 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:37,180 Not at all. And if she was concerned, Christine would have never let me leave 600 00:38:37,180 --> 00:38:38,460 that house if she was scared. 601 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:39,880 She would have. 602 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,380 He said, let's get this guy out of here together. 603 00:38:45,580 --> 00:38:47,500 The case was never about Mr. Wilson. 604 00:38:47,900 --> 00:38:52,960 It was about Diane Ruiz, and it was about Christine Melton. It was about the 605 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,980 women who he'd come into contact with and taken their lives. 606 00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:13,270 Look, it says, notice of intent to seek death penalty. 607 00:39:14,310 --> 00:39:16,930 And then it tells us why, or whatever. 608 00:39:18,010 --> 00:39:21,790 We felt as though the death penalty was warranted. And, you know, quite frankly, 609 00:39:21,930 --> 00:39:22,930 he earned it. 610 00:39:23,470 --> 00:39:26,470 So, yeah, serious. 611 00:39:29,530 --> 00:39:30,530 Wow. 612 00:39:31,070 --> 00:39:33,270 Yeah, tell me about it. Wow, that's what I said. 613 00:39:34,130 --> 00:39:35,130 That's what I said. 614 00:39:36,650 --> 00:39:41,070 He's mostly offended by the way that it was presented to him, and he doesn't 615 00:39:41,070 --> 00:39:44,350 like the jokes that the correctional officers are making around him. 616 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,940 Some shit like that. You know what I'm saying? I don't know. 617 00:40:05,300 --> 00:40:08,400 Like some slick shit. I was going to grab his face through the motherfucking 618 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,960 bars and pull his fucking face in. 619 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:13,840 Oh, my God. 620 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,960 I was like, bitch, I can't believe you just said some shit like that to me. 621 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:26,340 This is a guy who's on trial facing death, and he seemed to have no concern. 622 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:31,340 Date called Steven Testaseca. 623 00:40:35,850 --> 00:40:37,770 You know someone by the name of Wade Wilson? 624 00:40:38,050 --> 00:40:39,650 Yes, ma 'am. How do you know Wade Wilson? 625 00:40:40,170 --> 00:40:41,170 He's my son. 626 00:40:42,670 --> 00:40:46,010 How old were you when you found out you were going to be his father? 627 00:40:46,530 --> 00:40:47,530 Fourteen or fifteen. 628 00:40:48,850 --> 00:40:50,630 How old was his mother at the time? 629 00:40:50,870 --> 00:40:52,130 A year younger than me. 630 00:40:53,790 --> 00:40:58,110 Now, were either of you in a position at that age to be able to raise him? 631 00:40:58,430 --> 00:41:01,090 No, ma 'am. Was he placed up for adoption? 632 00:41:01,630 --> 00:41:02,630 Yes, ma 'am. 633 00:41:02,670 --> 00:41:07,330 When you put a father up on the stand, I mean, he was torn. I mean, that's a 634 00:41:07,330 --> 00:41:12,530 son. His moral compass pointed due north, and he didn't have any 635 00:41:12,530 --> 00:41:16,970 about coming in and repeating the things that Mr. Wilson told him. 636 00:41:17,530 --> 00:41:22,330 I want to turn your attention to Monday, October 7th of 2019. 637 00:41:23,830 --> 00:41:28,690 Did Wade Wilson get in touch with you through phone call that day? Yes, ma 638 00:41:28,890 --> 00:41:31,730 And what did he tell you in that call? 639 00:41:32,170 --> 00:41:37,410 He just told me, you know, he did something. There was two people gone 640 00:41:37,410 --> 00:41:38,410 would not be back. 641 00:41:38,690 --> 00:41:40,570 He said, I'm a killer. 642 00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:42,330 I choked that bitch. 643 00:41:43,410 --> 00:41:49,730 As he's telling you all these things, what's his demeanor as he's telling you? 644 00:41:52,570 --> 00:41:53,570 He was excited. 645 00:41:54,230 --> 00:41:55,970 You say excited. What do you mean by that? 646 00:41:58,250 --> 00:42:02,350 I felt like he was wanting me to feel the way he felt about it. 647 00:42:02,990 --> 00:42:04,210 Did he seem proud of it? 648 00:42:05,790 --> 00:42:09,790 Yes. Did he seem to show any kind of remorse? 649 00:42:10,330 --> 00:42:11,330 No, ma 'am. 650 00:42:12,130 --> 00:42:14,730 The dad was very impactful. 651 00:42:14,950 --> 00:42:16,190 He did the right thing. 652 00:42:17,030 --> 00:42:18,230 He did the right thing. 653 00:42:19,230 --> 00:42:23,310 Did you feel conflicted about giving him over to law enforcement initially? 654 00:42:23,530 --> 00:42:24,508 No, ma 'am. 655 00:42:24,509 --> 00:42:28,830 And did you have additional concerns of what might happen if you didn't turn him 656 00:42:28,830 --> 00:42:29,830 into law enforcement? 657 00:42:30,050 --> 00:42:31,430 Yes, ma 'am. What was that, sir? 658 00:42:31,810 --> 00:42:32,950 He would have done it again. 659 00:42:34,510 --> 00:42:38,170 I couldn't imagine having to make that decision to turn your son in because he 660 00:42:38,170 --> 00:42:41,510 was going to hurt more people, and he has gotten so much hate for it. 661 00:42:43,670 --> 00:42:47,550 Because people don't understand. They see him as a crappy parent when this man 662 00:42:47,550 --> 00:42:48,950 did everybody a favor. 663 00:42:49,970 --> 00:42:52,090 Do you see your son sitting here in the courtroom? 664 00:42:52,430 --> 00:42:53,339 Yes, ma 'am. 665 00:42:53,340 --> 00:42:58,740 And would you describe an article of clothing he's wearing? White shirt, blue 666 00:42:58,740 --> 00:42:59,820 tie, dark suit. 667 00:43:00,780 --> 00:43:02,700 I have nothing further in tender this witness. 668 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:15,340 The irony of it is he's still pulling the strings from a jail cell. 669 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:19,380 I was looking at these accounts, you know, raising money. 670 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:22,540 I want to see it. Like, I'm hoping. 671 00:43:22,910 --> 00:43:26,070 I'm hoping we get enough money, man, so we can get me a lawyer so I can have a 672 00:43:26,070 --> 00:43:28,410 little fucking canteen. Like, I hope some money comes in. 673 00:43:28,730 --> 00:43:32,510 Hopefully people will fucking see the page. Like, listen, can I tell you 674 00:43:32,510 --> 00:43:33,510 something, though, Kristen? 675 00:43:33,710 --> 00:43:36,950 Once people see the GoFundMe page on there, we're going to have the people 676 00:43:36,950 --> 00:43:39,910 think I'm innocent that are going to donate, and then we're going to have the 677 00:43:39,910 --> 00:43:41,490 weirdos that think I didn't. 678 00:43:41,690 --> 00:43:43,410 They're going to donate. You know what I'm saying? 679 00:43:43,730 --> 00:43:46,350 You said the weirdos? The weirdos for what? 680 00:43:46,690 --> 00:43:51,250 You know, like Batman and Joker, we're going to have the weirdos that like 681 00:43:51,250 --> 00:43:55,330 and shit. They're going to be like, oh, I'm going to fucking donate. 682 00:43:55,550 --> 00:43:56,550 You know what I'm saying? 683 00:43:58,170 --> 00:44:02,170 He's got, I mean, it's just crazy. I was looking at these accounts. 684 00:44:02,990 --> 00:44:09,210 I need your money. I don't care what you donate your money to. But it's just all 685 00:44:09,210 --> 00:44:10,210 women. 686 00:44:10,510 --> 00:44:12,010 It's all women. 687 00:44:13,430 --> 00:44:18,730 Now, I hate to say this, but he doesn't need anybody right now. 688 00:44:20,030 --> 00:44:21,790 His commissary's fat. 689 00:44:22,430 --> 00:44:24,370 He's got an army of wives. 690 00:44:25,170 --> 00:44:27,670 And that's all he's ever wanted. 691 00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:37,780 It's so much easier to be genuine and honest than, you know, not use people, 692 00:44:37,780 --> 00:44:38,718 know. 693 00:44:38,720 --> 00:44:40,400 And I hate that for him. 694 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:48,580 I hate that at his age that he still does that. But he knows he's a good 695 00:44:48,580 --> 00:44:50,820 -looking man, and that's his MO. 696 00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:58,640 I'm Candy Wilson. 697 00:44:58,940 --> 00:45:00,020 I am Wade. 698 00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:01,680 Adopted mother. 699 00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:04,360 Everything was fine until when he found out he was adopted. 700 00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,220 I knew there was something wrong with him. He's sick. 701 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:09,540 He's got a diseased mind. 702 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:13,460 The potential for traumatic brain injury or head injuries, I ordered testing. 703 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,820 Wondering why there's any sympathy for him. He had a very troubled childhood. 704 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:23,080 And have you made a decision as to whether you want to testify or not? Yes. 705 00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:24,080 what is that decision? 706 00:45:35,560 --> 00:45:37,040 That's when everything...