Florida has seen its share of horrors — but nothing like this. Wade Steven Wilson, a man who shares a name with Marvel’s wisecracking anti-hero Deadpool, has become the embodiment of real-life evil. Dubbed the “Deadpool Killer,” Wilson wasn’t a comic book assassin — he was a monster in the flesh. And now, after one of the most chilling trials in state history, he’s been sentenced to death for a double murder so brutal it defies belief.
Once a troubled teen with a string of arrests, drugs, and violent outbursts, Wilson’s life spiraled into something out of a slasher movie. Born in 1994, he was plagued by head injuries and addiction — but what he did on October 7, 2019 left Florida forever scarred.
That night, police say Wilson snuck into the home of Christine Milton and strangled her in her sleep. Coldly, he stole her car and drove off — not to flee, but to kill again. Hours later, he crossed paths with Diane Ruiz, his next victim, whom he assaulted and ran over multiple times in a rampage of pure sadism. Later, Wilson confessed without a shred of remorse, saying he “just wanted to do it.”
During the trial, defense lawyers painted him as a victim of his own brain damage and drug addiction — but prosecutors fired back, calling him “fully aware and fully evil.” The jury didn’t hesitate: two death sentences. The judge’s words cut like a blade — “heinous, atrocious, and cruel.”
Now, as Wilson sits on death row, the internet can’t stop buzzing: Did pop culture play a role? Was this just a coincidence — or did Wilson, obsessed with the Deadpool persona, twist fiction into blood-soaked reality?
Whatever the answer, the truth is darker than any Marvel script. Two innocent women — Christine Milton and Diane Ruiz — paid the ultimate price for Wilson’s madness.
This isn’t a movie. This is the real Deadpool massacre — and Florida will never forget it.
