1 00:00:01,902 --> 00:00:04,904 [soft dramatic music] 2 00:00:04,905 --> 00:00:08,074 - ♪ Something about this just isn't right ♪ 3 00:00:08,075 --> 00:00:11,811 - This has been five years of--of agony. 4 00:00:11,812 --> 00:00:13,379 - ♪ Don't you think? ♪ 5 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:15,615 - I'm still waiting for her to walk through the door. 6 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:17,016 - ♪ It hasn't changed ♪ 7 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:20,586 - This was an evil menace out on the street. 8 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:22,688 - This case began in 2019. 9 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:24,457 - ♪ Time never moves ♪ 10 00:00:24,458 --> 00:00:26,359 ♪ And everyone's safe ♪ 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:27,793 ♪ Livin' our lives ♪ 12 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:30,296 ♪ Little rats in the race ♪ 13 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:31,864 ♪ ♪ 14 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:35,101 - We're just thankful that we were able to get it done. 15 00:00:35,102 --> 00:00:38,471 - State of Florida versus Wade Wilson. 16 00:00:38,472 --> 00:00:39,939 - I call it Wade's World, 17 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:42,475 and within Wade's World, you got the Wade Wives. 18 00:00:42,476 --> 00:00:44,410 - Send him love. Send him hope. 19 00:00:44,411 --> 00:00:46,245 - There was never any hope with these lawyers. 20 00:00:46,246 --> 00:00:48,648 - So they tried to demonize anybody 21 00:00:48,649 --> 00:00:53,853 except the man who really needs to be demonized, Wade Wilson. 22 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:58,624 - This case was about killing for the sake of killing. 23 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:01,127 He went after Kristine Melton. 24 00:01:01,128 --> 00:01:03,663 He went after Melissa Montanez. 25 00:01:03,664 --> 00:01:07,134 And he went after Diane Ruiz. 26 00:01:09,169 --> 00:01:12,538 - I'm Diane Ruiz's youngest child. 27 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:14,907 Everything told me that she was coming home. 28 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,443 I almost killed myself because I couldn't bear the idea 29 00:01:17,444 --> 00:01:20,513 without--turning 15 without my mom. 30 00:01:20,514 --> 00:01:23,916 - I felt for him so bad, and I hated Wade for it. 31 00:01:23,917 --> 00:01:28,354 And you're just sitting there and not showing anything. 32 00:01:28,355 --> 00:01:30,156 - There she is. Look at her. 33 00:01:30,157 --> 00:01:31,758 Look at her. 34 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:37,263 You can see it. I know you can. 35 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:41,935 - Maybe a sense of relief for the family. 36 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:49,408 - That's Wade Wilson in October. 37 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:51,477 That's Wade Wilson now. 38 00:01:51,478 --> 00:01:55,314 Who in their right mind does that to themselves? 39 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:57,883 - My understanding is that the jury has reached a verdict. 40 00:01:57,884 --> 00:01:59,619 Are we ready to proceed? 41 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,687 - Yes, sir. Yes, sir. - Okay. 42 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:03,022 - He's so nervous. 43 00:02:03,023 --> 00:02:05,425 He knows it's about to be bad for him. 44 00:02:11,832 --> 00:02:13,799 - I'm gonna have to live with the rest of my life 45 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,836 thinking about, you know, my child... 46 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:20,573 Possibly getting executed. 47 00:02:20,574 --> 00:02:23,409 - ♪ Something about this just isn't right ♪ 48 00:02:23,410 --> 00:02:26,912 - I guess you know what comes across my mind, murder. 49 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:29,382 Just murder, murder. 50 00:02:29,383 --> 00:02:31,684 When I get that way, I become the devil. 51 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:33,787 ♪ Baby, let me be this darkest desire ♪ 52 00:02:39,192 --> 00:02:42,528 [tense music] 53 00:02:42,529 --> 00:02:44,997 {\an8}- Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, welcome back. 54 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:46,465 - We're ready to proceed. 55 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:47,900 - Interest was definitely building 56 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:49,268 all through the trial. 57 00:02:49,269 --> 00:02:51,003 There's fans who have never met this man. 58 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:53,239 Maybe they've never even talked to this man. 59 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,208 They're showing up for this trial. 60 00:02:58,612 --> 00:03:01,047 My name is JumpsuitPablo. 61 00:03:01,048 --> 00:03:03,349 Mic check. Test, test, test. 62 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:04,583 I'm a TikToker. 63 00:03:04,584 --> 00:03:06,853 Welcome back, everybody. 64 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:17,329 - Another day in Wade's World. 65 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:21,133 I'm posting clips that are getting 5 million, 9 million, 66 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:22,935 21 million views. 67 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,303 Extraordinary. 68 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:26,872 - I kept hearing this female energy. 69 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:28,874 Tell me a name. 70 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:30,876 And it was Wade. 71 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:33,345 Wade, Wade Wilson. 72 00:03:33,346 --> 00:03:36,015 - There's this dreamy man who's just misunderstood. 73 00:03:36,016 --> 00:03:38,150 And he didn't do any of this stuff. 74 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:39,719 He's innocent, you know? 75 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,521 This is all being--you know, he's being framed somehow. 76 00:03:42,522 --> 00:03:48,494 Y'all need to hear his words and what he has to say. 77 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:49,562 - Good afternoon. 78 00:03:49,563 --> 00:03:50,796 Would you please introduce yourself 79 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:52,198 to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury 80 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:53,899 by telling them your name? 81 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,434 - Master Corporal Nicholas Jones, 82 00:03:55,435 --> 00:03:57,670 the Cape Coral Police Department. 83 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:59,905 I became the assigned detective 84 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:02,975 for a missing person, Diane Ruiz. 85 00:04:02,976 --> 00:04:05,845 - And did Mr. Wilson indicate to you 86 00:04:05,846 --> 00:04:07,179 that he wished to speak to you? 87 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:08,514 - He did. 88 00:04:08,515 --> 00:04:10,683 - Did you make any threats or promises in order 89 00:04:10,684 --> 00:04:12,017 to get him to speak with you? 90 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:13,018 - No, sir. 91 00:04:13,019 --> 00:04:14,253 - Did he request-- 92 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,155 was the only request that he made of you 93 00:04:16,156 --> 00:04:18,090 to get some french fries? 94 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:21,427 - It was a burger and fries, but yes, sir. 95 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:23,729 - All right, ladies and gentlemen, 96 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:26,333 you're about to hear recorded conversations. 97 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:34,540 {\an8}- You want the jury to remember something that, 98 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:36,008 {\an8}you know, really stands out. 99 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:40,179 For them to, you know, listen to a confession at the end 100 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:43,450 should have just sealed the deal for them. 101 00:05:01,067 --> 00:05:05,337 - Hearing his confession, I didn't know how to handle it. 102 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:07,173 I still loved him. 103 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:09,942 - ♪ Is this all that we are? ♪ 104 00:05:09,943 --> 00:05:12,111 {\an8}- But I--and I was still trying so hard to believe that 105 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:13,846 {\an8}he was telling me the truth, even though everything 106 00:05:13,847 --> 00:05:16,549 {\an8}was hitting me in the face. 107 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:18,184 - ♪ Love in the cut ♪ 108 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:20,587 - So it was hard. 109 00:05:24,724 --> 00:05:27,660 - Detective, the person that you sat down with 110 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:29,962 on the 10th of October of 2019, 111 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:31,197 do you see him sitting in courtroom today? 112 00:05:31,198 --> 00:05:32,765 - Yes, sir. 113 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:36,202 - I have no further questions for this witness at this time. 114 00:05:36,203 --> 00:05:37,469 - No cross, Judge. 115 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:38,737 - State rests. 116 00:05:38,738 --> 00:05:40,739 - All right. 117 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:43,409 - I mean, I hope those lawyers never have a job again. 118 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:44,877 They were not making objections. 119 00:05:44,878 --> 00:05:46,846 They were not asking the proper questions. 120 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:48,547 Things were not done in a timely manner. 121 00:05:48,548 --> 00:05:51,417 ♪ ♪ 122 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:54,486 - They're ready to blame anybody and everybody. 123 00:05:54,487 --> 00:05:56,455 And so they tried to demonize anybody 124 00:05:56,456 --> 00:06:02,595 {\an8}except the man who really needs to be demonized, Wade Wilson. 125 00:06:02,596 --> 00:06:04,263 I've done ten years myself. 126 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:05,664 I know how inmates think. 127 00:06:05,665 --> 00:06:07,032 I know how convicts operate. 128 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:08,500 I know how prison hustles are. 129 00:06:08,501 --> 00:06:11,070 He's convinced women to smuggle drugs in for him. 130 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:12,705 - If you could state your name for the record, please. 131 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:14,039 - Bonnie Wiggins. 132 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,909 - She trafficked narcotics by sneaking them 133 00:06:16,910 --> 00:06:18,611 into the Lee County Jail. 134 00:06:18,612 --> 00:06:20,714 She did that numerous times. 135 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,888 - I would have told him no. 136 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:30,289 I would have told him to go screw himself, 137 00:06:30,290 --> 00:06:31,724 to be perfectly honest. 138 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:36,028 - Bonnie Wiggins ruined her life for Wade Wilson. 139 00:06:36,029 --> 00:06:38,397 He will take anyone down with him that he can convince 140 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:39,965 to go down with him. 141 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:42,868 I had a woman reach out to me on Instagram 142 00:06:42,869 --> 00:06:46,805 {\an8}and say that her son-in-law, his name was Brandon, 143 00:06:46,806 --> 00:06:51,277 {\an8}and that he had been in jail right beside Wade Wilson. 144 00:06:51,278 --> 00:06:56,348 {\an8}He looked up to Wade, thought Wade was so cool, and in fact, 145 00:06:56,349 --> 00:07:01,186 {\an8}so cool that he copied him and got the same tattoo 146 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:04,657 {\an8}of the stitches, the big stitches smile, 147 00:07:04,658 --> 00:07:08,527 {\an8}the infamous smile stitches on his face. 148 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:11,997 {\an8}- We used to work out in cells next to each other. 149 00:07:11,998 --> 00:07:14,633 Honestly, if you meet Wade, the shit that I've heard 150 00:07:14,634 --> 00:07:18,370 does not add up with his personality. 151 00:07:18,371 --> 00:07:20,472 - That's who he looked up to and wanted to be like. 152 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:24,844 Brandon has just been arrested for a murder of his own. 153 00:07:26,713 --> 00:07:29,548 I guess he got his wish. 154 00:07:29,549 --> 00:07:30,749 - All right. 155 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:32,117 And Mr. Wilson, you had an opportunity 156 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,386 to talk to your attorneys about whether you want 157 00:07:34,387 --> 00:07:36,889 {\an8}to testify or not testify. Is that correct? 158 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:38,691 {\an8}Okay, and have you made a decision 159 00:07:38,692 --> 00:07:40,559 {\an8}as to whether you wanna testify or not? 160 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:41,594 {\an8}And what is that decision? 161 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:46,065 {\an8}- The State would cross-examine the hell 162 00:07:46,066 --> 00:07:50,669 {\an8}out of him, so taking the stand was not a good idea. 163 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:52,071 - There was nothing you could say that 164 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:53,440 was gonna justify any of it. 165 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:58,677 - Ladies and gentlemen, both the State and the defendant 166 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:00,379 have now rested their case. 167 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:03,182 The attorneys now will present their final arguments. 168 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:05,384 - I continued to go. 169 00:08:05,385 --> 00:08:09,188 I let him believe that I was still, like, I'm on your side. 170 00:08:09,189 --> 00:08:10,724 It's gonna be fine, you know? 171 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:13,826 - Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 172 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:14,861 jury members: Good morning. 173 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:22,134 - This case was about killing for the sake of killing. 174 00:08:22,135 --> 00:08:26,538 It's about how he killed. 175 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:32,878 Blunt force trauma in compliance 176 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,014 for submission. 177 00:08:35,582 --> 00:08:40,352 Strangulation for silence. 178 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:42,621 He went after Kristine Melton. 179 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:45,224 He went after Melissa Montanez. 180 00:08:45,225 --> 00:08:48,695 And he went after Diane Ruiz. 181 00:08:50,764 --> 00:08:54,199 Only one survived that day. 182 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,568 Only one. Why? 183 00:08:56,569 --> 00:09:00,372 Because there was too many people around. 184 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:03,442 But if you remember what he said, 185 00:09:03,443 --> 00:09:06,211 he'd have killed her, too, if given a chance. 186 00:09:06,212 --> 00:09:08,781 - I knew I was gonna die that day. 187 00:09:08,782 --> 00:09:13,886 - And make no mistake about it, despite his bragging, 188 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:20,393 his boasting, and the excitement he wants to feel... 189 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:27,332 This case was nothing more than a graphic, 190 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:32,204 vulgar display of power. 191 00:09:32,205 --> 00:09:34,107 Thank you very much for your time. 192 00:09:38,445 --> 00:09:40,813 - So I was kind of, like, having panic attacks 193 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:43,148 as I'm sitting in there trying to-- 194 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:44,850 to just digest everything. 195 00:09:44,851 --> 00:09:46,118 I'm feeling hate. 196 00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:47,853 I'm feeling sorrow. I'm feeling lust. 197 00:09:47,854 --> 00:09:48,854 I'm feeling love. 198 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:50,189 I'm feeling, like, anger. 199 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:52,724 There was just so much going on. 200 00:09:52,725 --> 00:09:57,196 - First, I wanna thank you for the attention you've given 201 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:59,364 through these proceedings. 202 00:09:59,365 --> 00:10:02,568 I know there's been some portions that have been 203 00:10:02,569 --> 00:10:06,004 rather rough, so thank you. 204 00:10:06,005 --> 00:10:10,610 Ms. Montanez described it. 205 00:10:12,479 --> 00:10:15,481 Killer eyes. 206 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:18,117 Two black holes. 207 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:21,053 No soul, as she put it. 208 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:24,022 - Dark serial-killer eyes. 209 00:10:24,023 --> 00:10:26,792 - The judge is going to give you an instruction 210 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:28,560 on second-degree murder, 211 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:33,031 also known as depraved mind murder. 212 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:36,101 I was trying for depraved for second-degree murder. 213 00:10:36,102 --> 00:10:37,970 The death penalty isn't an option 214 00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:39,905 for second-degree murder. 215 00:10:39,906 --> 00:10:43,342 And he would have gone off for life. 216 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:45,978 We're not arguing he didn't do it. 217 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,479 I'm not arguing insanity. 218 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,947 I'm not arguing. 219 00:10:48,948 --> 00:10:50,849 I'm just arguing that-- 220 00:10:50,850 --> 00:10:53,051 the State's claiming premeditation, 221 00:10:53,052 --> 00:10:55,320 and I'm saying he's whacked out. 222 00:10:55,321 --> 00:11:00,592 He's just out of his mind for any of this. 223 00:11:00,593 --> 00:11:02,561 Thank you. 224 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:04,429 - There was never any hope with these lawyers. 225 00:11:04,430 --> 00:11:06,698 That's just the truth. 226 00:11:06,699 --> 00:11:09,568 - It was just obvious to me that they were either 227 00:11:09,569 --> 00:11:13,272 blinding themselves to what was happening in the courtroom, 228 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:14,973 or they didn't bother to look at anything. 229 00:11:14,974 --> 00:11:17,009 They just said, oh, he's innocent. 230 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,078 ♪ ♪ 231 00:11:20,079 --> 00:11:22,147 - Send him good energy. 232 00:11:22,148 --> 00:11:24,249 Send him love. Send him hope. 233 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:25,384 Put those in your prayers. 234 00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:27,052 Believe it or not, telepathy works. 235 00:11:27,053 --> 00:11:30,190 - In a lot of his phone calls, calls these girls Mrs. Wilson. 236 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:36,662 {\an8}- He refers to them as his fiancée. 237 00:11:36,663 --> 00:11:38,163 {\an8}He tells him he's going to impregnate them, 238 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,666 {\an8}and they're gonna have his babies. 239 00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:51,577 - It's concerning to me to see people 240 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:54,413 fawning over him and gawking over him. 241 00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:58,717 We actually decided to let these women know 242 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:00,353 they weren't the only ones. 243 00:12:07,026 --> 00:12:09,828 - And so, in the trial, we actually read 244 00:12:09,829 --> 00:12:14,333 some of their names in court on TV. 245 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:17,603 - What were you asked to do in this particular case? 246 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:20,172 {\an8}- I reviewed records. 247 00:12:20,173 --> 00:12:22,074 {\an8}And I interviewed Mr. Wilson. 248 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,442 - Did you also have an opportunity 249 00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:27,079 to review the emails that Mr. Wilson had written 250 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,916 between Erica Bonpastole, 251 00:12:30,917 --> 00:12:34,186 Hannah Hall, Alexis Williams? 252 00:12:34,187 --> 00:12:35,988 - A lot of these phone calls were, like, 253 00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:37,590 my intimate conversations... 254 00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:41,560 With somebody that I thought 255 00:12:41,561 --> 00:12:43,228 that I was going to spend the rest of my life with. 256 00:12:43,229 --> 00:12:44,997 I didn't think they were gonna get released. 257 00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:45,998 I had no idea. 258 00:12:45,999 --> 00:12:47,599 - She thought she was special. 259 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,968 She thought she was a fiancée. 260 00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:55,407 - Jessica--Jessica Tehonica, Brooklyn Gilly, Riley Texas. 261 00:12:55,408 --> 00:12:57,743 - So it's--it's kind of like a slap in the face. 262 00:12:57,744 --> 00:12:59,911 It was. It was embarrassing. 263 00:12:59,912 --> 00:13:01,513 - This is insane. 264 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:03,582 {\an8}- So many names, so many girls. 265 00:13:03,583 --> 00:13:05,083 - The Wade Wives are, like, 266 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,652 he's saying the same thing to all these other women. 267 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:10,522 - These girls must feel so silly right now. 268 00:13:10,523 --> 00:13:13,026 - They went at each other from all angles. 269 00:13:15,928 --> 00:13:19,766 - They've all just turned-- jealousy, rumors, drama. 270 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:34,112 - Closing arguments are in the books, 271 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:38,050 and his life is in the hands of the court now. 272 00:13:38,051 --> 00:13:41,887 - ♪ Something about this just isn't right ♪ 273 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:44,222 {\an8}- It's--probably my least favorite part is waiting, 274 00:13:44,223 --> 00:13:47,559 {\an8}and I--I know for the family, it's excruciating. 275 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:49,227 [soft dramatic music] 276 00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:51,229 We knew that they'd be out for a little while, 277 00:13:51,230 --> 00:13:58,003 just given the charges and the seriousness of it. 278 00:13:58,004 --> 00:13:59,305 It's gonna take some time. 279 00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:04,976 {\an8}- Any jury we sat down, people-- 280 00:14:04,977 --> 00:14:08,680 {\an8}I think some people were in tears, I mean, silently. 281 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:11,083 And the discussion started. 282 00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:13,518 And pictures were looked at. 283 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:16,154 Came to a decision. 284 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:18,990 - Good afternoon. Please be seated. 285 00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:21,860 - You could feel the tension with the family. 286 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:24,863 They had waited for so long for this moment. 287 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:26,264 - If you can't control your emotions, 288 00:14:26,265 --> 00:14:29,601 I would ask that you be able to wait in the hallway. 289 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:31,536 All right. Let's bring the jurors in. 290 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:33,672 - He was glancing back and forth, 291 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:37,242 not just at me, but at the jury box. 292 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:38,810 - Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my understanding 293 00:14:38,811 --> 00:14:41,847 is you have reached a verdict. 294 00:14:41,848 --> 00:14:43,148 {\an8}- I wanted to hear the verdict. 295 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:44,549 {\an8}I had to see it all for myself. 296 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,518 I just wanted to finish it. 297 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:49,388 - State of Florida versus Wade Wilson. 298 00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:55,026 Case number 19CF0568. 299 00:14:55,027 --> 00:14:59,898 We the jury finds as follows as to the defendant in this case. 300 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:04,569 Count one, first-degree murder, Kristine Melton. 301 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:07,472 [tense music] 302 00:15:07,473 --> 00:15:08,807 ♪ ♪ 303 00:15:08,808 --> 00:15:11,711 The defendant is guilty of first-degree murder. 304 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:17,516 First-degree murder, Diane Ruiz. 305 00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:22,921 ♪ ♪ 306 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:27,559 The defendant is guilty of first-degree murder. 307 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,795 So say we all, foreperson. 308 00:15:29,796 --> 00:15:34,266 ♪ ♪ 309 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:38,270 - Just the sighs of relief and the tears, you could-- 310 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:40,939 you could hear that and feel that. 311 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,809 - Hearing the word "guilty" just confirmed 312 00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:46,711 that it was real and that there's no other way around. 313 00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:48,581 Like, this is the final decision. 314 00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:51,750 - Then he got found guilty. 315 00:15:51,751 --> 00:15:53,452 I think a lot more people woke up. 316 00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:56,655 But that did not stop the army that was behind him. 317 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,356 {\an8}- ♪ I've got a good thing going ♪ 318 00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:00,659 {\an8}♪ And I'm never slowing down ♪ 319 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:01,893 {\an8}- He still did have a lot of people who are like, 320 00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:03,128 {\an8}oh, this is an injustice. 321 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:04,930 - This video is not about trying to prove 322 00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:06,398 that Wade Wilson is innocent. 323 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:08,366 It is to point out that this trial may not 324 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:10,068 have been a fair trial, which is something 325 00:16:10,069 --> 00:16:11,369 everyone is entitled to. 326 00:16:11,370 --> 00:16:13,705 - We're not just talking, you know, 327 00:16:13,706 --> 00:16:16,274 South Carolina, Oklahoma. 328 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:20,111 And I mean just world wide. 329 00:16:20,112 --> 00:16:23,149 {\an8}[all speaking native languages] 330 00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:34,226 [upbeat rock music] 331 00:16:34,227 --> 00:16:36,127 - They have every excuse in the book as to why 332 00:16:36,128 --> 00:16:37,128 this is just not right, 333 00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:38,831 {\an8}and they will make this right. 334 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,869 - ♪ You walk away ♪ 335 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:04,322 [suspenseful music] 336 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:07,726 - All right, so, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 337 00:17:07,727 --> 00:17:11,663 having completed what we call the guilt phase 338 00:17:11,664 --> 00:17:14,366 of the proceedings, it's now time 339 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,935 for what will be called the penalty phase. 340 00:17:16,936 --> 00:17:19,437 - We knew we were gonna get a guilty verdict. 341 00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:23,342 {\an8}The penalty phase was gonna be the main battleground. 342 00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:29,414 {\an8}- The jury has to consider and weigh the aggravating factors 343 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:31,182 {\an8}versus the mitigating factors. 344 00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:34,185 [mellow acoustic music] 345 00:17:34,186 --> 00:17:36,788 ♪ ♪ 346 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:39,024 - What kind of childhood did the defendant have? 347 00:17:39,025 --> 00:17:42,761 And were they a drug addict or were they from a broken home? 348 00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:45,965 - ♪ Mister, can you hear my name? ♪ 349 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:04,783 - ♪ I spoke to the man in white ♪ 350 00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:07,086 ♪ Didn't have to say a word ♪ 351 00:18:32,979 --> 00:18:35,113 - Hi. My name's Janelle. 352 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:38,416 My whole relationship with Wade Wilson 353 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:40,552 was in high school. 354 00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,654 He was really tall. 355 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:44,289 You know, he was popular. 356 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:47,192 All the popular girls dated him, liked him. 357 00:18:47,193 --> 00:18:49,594 We had the same group of friends. 358 00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:53,765 Just the typical high school stuff. 359 00:18:53,766 --> 00:18:57,302 This tattoo right here, I had gotten his, um-- 360 00:18:57,303 --> 00:19:00,805 like, WSW, Wade Steven Wilson. 361 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:04,476 He was a decent boyfriend. 362 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,011 I'm not gonna sit here and lie and say, 363 00:19:06,012 --> 00:19:08,046 like, he was the best boyfriend. 364 00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:10,815 I have seen him turn into a different person 365 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:14,586 while under the influence, like in a lot of people, 366 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:17,489 and to be honest, myself included. 367 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:21,027 I don't think he ever really, truly knew himself. 368 00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:43,214 - When you do that psychologically to a child, 369 00:19:43,215 --> 00:19:46,484 {\an8}they're either gonna rebel, or they're going to understand. 370 00:19:46,485 --> 00:19:47,952 {\an8}And Wade didn't understand. 371 00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:49,587 He rebelled. 372 00:19:49,588 --> 00:19:52,757 - He was, for the most part of our friendship 373 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:55,994 after high school, in and out of jail. 374 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:58,730 So he's very institutionalized. 375 00:19:58,731 --> 00:20:03,935 - He was accused of domestic violence batteries 376 00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:05,370 by multiple women. 377 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:08,841 He had burglaries and drugs in his record as well. 378 00:20:22,321 --> 00:20:27,859 {\an8}- State of Florida is asking you to sentence the defendant 379 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,096 {\an8}to the ultimate penalty, and that's death. 380 00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:33,565 Remember what he said. 381 00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:35,967 He was a lion. 382 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:37,803 They were his prey. 383 00:20:42,341 --> 00:20:45,210 - He could sense it. 384 00:20:45,211 --> 00:20:47,712 It just took him two minutes. 385 00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:50,415 [tense music] 386 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:52,684 They couldn't scream. 387 00:20:52,685 --> 00:20:55,019 They wouldn't yell. 388 00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:56,988 He wouldn't get hurt. 389 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:58,924 He wouldn't get scratched. 390 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:06,698 They couldn't get away even if they wanted to. 391 00:21:06,699 --> 00:21:08,834 He was too strong. 392 00:21:10,836 --> 00:21:14,672 Both Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz 393 00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:17,610 endured a high degree of pain. 394 00:21:19,645 --> 00:21:21,379 Utter indifference. 395 00:21:21,380 --> 00:21:25,817 It was outrageously wicked, vile, and shockingly evil. 396 00:21:25,818 --> 00:21:27,319 Thank you for your time. 397 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:32,056 - I'm putting the videos on YouTube, 398 00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:35,694 and I mean, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of views. 399 00:21:38,164 --> 00:21:41,332 - How can another man say that a person's life 400 00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:46,471 should be taken when two people already lost their life? 401 00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:49,274 - To advocate for someone's life to be saved 402 00:21:49,275 --> 00:21:51,176 because you're against the death penalty, 403 00:21:51,177 --> 00:21:52,510 that's one thing. 404 00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,446 But to advocate because you think he's innocent 405 00:21:55,447 --> 00:21:57,116 or he's handsome... 406 00:21:59,718 --> 00:22:01,620 It really hurt the family. 407 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:17,635 {\an8}- What we're going to be asking of you is probably gonna be 408 00:22:17,636 --> 00:22:18,970 {\an8}one of the most difficult decisions 409 00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:21,806 {\an8}you'll ever have to make during your lifetime. 410 00:22:21,807 --> 00:22:24,309 We know that. We appreciate it. 411 00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:27,145 If you go back and you recall the testimony of witnesses, 412 00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:29,414 when the witnesses were questioned about what 413 00:22:29,415 --> 00:22:33,551 Mr. Wilson was like when he's not on drugs, 414 00:22:33,552 --> 00:22:37,423 he's charming, he's polite, he's cool. 415 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:44,262 Other than what he did, you kind of felt sorry for him 416 00:22:44,263 --> 00:22:49,335 because he was born to a drug-impaired mother. 417 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:55,974 And whatever he ingested that evening, 418 00:22:55,975 --> 00:23:00,379 you had a psychotic time bomb. 419 00:23:11,457 --> 00:23:14,359 - This isn't an excuse for what happened. 420 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:18,730 You've already decided that he killed these two women. 421 00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:21,766 We're not trying to excuse his conduct. 422 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:25,370 We're trying to explain to you 423 00:23:25,371 --> 00:23:29,741 why somebody who's charming, polite, and cool 424 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:33,177 would have done this. 425 00:23:33,178 --> 00:23:34,546 Thank you. 426 00:23:43,455 --> 00:23:45,456 - I kind of wish I never involved myself 427 00:23:45,457 --> 00:23:47,692 with him in the first place. 428 00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:50,929 [somber music] 429 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:55,033 ♪ ♪ 430 00:23:55,034 --> 00:23:56,834 I made the decision to keep coming back 431 00:23:56,835 --> 00:23:59,637 {\an8}so I can hear the truth and see-- 432 00:23:59,638 --> 00:24:01,139 {\an8}see what was gonna happen. 433 00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:04,008 - If you'll just face the clerk and raise your right hand, 434 00:24:04,009 --> 00:24:06,477 she'll swear you in. 435 00:24:06,478 --> 00:24:08,479 - I'm Zane Romero. 436 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,883 I'm Diane Ruiz's youngest child. 437 00:24:12,651 --> 00:24:14,919 - The moment that I realized, like, that I was actually, 438 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,289 like, done was during Zane's testimony 439 00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:20,158 is when I broke down, I think, the hardest. 440 00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:23,995 - I was only 14 years old when she passed, 441 00:24:23,996 --> 00:24:25,897 just starting my freshman year of high school. 442 00:24:25,898 --> 00:24:30,268 She was so excited to see me grow up 443 00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:31,904 and so proud of who I was growing into. 444 00:24:33,672 --> 00:24:37,742 Everything told me that she was coming home. 445 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,744 I almost killed myself because I couldn't bear 446 00:24:39,745 --> 00:24:43,114 the idea without--turning 15 without my mom. 447 00:24:43,115 --> 00:24:48,853 {\an8}♪ ♪ 448 00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:52,457 - I felt for him so bad, and I hated Wade for it. 449 00:24:52,458 --> 00:24:55,126 Because if I could sit here and be bawling my eyes out 450 00:24:55,127 --> 00:24:57,095 for this child, how much they love their mother 451 00:24:57,096 --> 00:24:58,329 and was waiting for their mom to come home, 452 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,531 and you're just sitting there 453 00:25:00,532 --> 00:25:02,234 and not showing anything. 454 00:25:03,769 --> 00:25:07,638 - That's me and my mom at the Moose Lodge on Mother's Day. 455 00:25:07,639 --> 00:25:09,540 I don't like pictures taken of myself, 456 00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:12,143 and that was the only picture I let her take 457 00:25:12,144 --> 00:25:13,545 as a Mother's Day gift. 458 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,416 - It was horrible. 459 00:25:18,417 --> 00:25:19,484 It was horrible. 460 00:25:19,485 --> 00:25:21,252 That poor kid. 461 00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:23,788 There's no way you can sit in that courtroom 462 00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:25,990 and think any different. 463 00:25:25,991 --> 00:25:27,959 Like, there's no way you can. 464 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:33,765 ♪ ♪ 465 00:25:33,766 --> 00:25:35,033 - Please state your name. 466 00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:37,068 - My name is Samantha. 467 00:25:37,069 --> 00:25:39,604 - How did you know Kristine Melton? 468 00:25:39,605 --> 00:25:43,307 - She was my best friend and my cousin. 469 00:25:43,308 --> 00:25:46,611 - And Samantha, who is this a photograph of? 470 00:25:46,612 --> 00:25:49,781 - That's Kristine Melton and my daughter 471 00:25:49,782 --> 00:25:55,186 wearing outfits that they got for Christmas to match. 472 00:25:55,187 --> 00:25:59,390 That is my--Kristine and my son, her godchild. 473 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:03,628 It's Kristine on Easter with bunny ears on 474 00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:05,663 with another child who loved her 475 00:26:05,664 --> 00:26:09,067 and who will never see her again. 476 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:12,270 That's Kristine and Monte. 477 00:26:12,271 --> 00:26:13,838 That was--that was her cat, the one who 478 00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:17,308 sat next to her crumpled body. 479 00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:19,210 There she is. Look at her. 480 00:26:19,211 --> 00:26:20,779 Look at her. 481 00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:26,050 You can see it. I know you can. 482 00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:27,251 {\an8}- They were sad to look at. 483 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:29,454 {\an8}Very, very sad. 484 00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:31,622 There was a silence in the jury room 485 00:26:31,623 --> 00:26:34,525 from looking at those pictures. 486 00:26:34,526 --> 00:26:36,794 - The prosecution has won this trial. 487 00:26:36,795 --> 00:26:40,364 But I assure you, the family, friends, 488 00:26:40,365 --> 00:26:45,636 and loved ones of Kristine Ann Melton have only lost. 489 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:51,509 ♪ ♪ 490 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,211 - The death penalty was made 491 00:26:53,212 --> 00:26:55,747 for a criminal like Wade Wilson. 492 00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:03,254 I'm Dave Aronberg, former state attorney for Palm Beach County. 493 00:27:03,255 --> 00:27:07,058 There's an electric chair nicknamed Old Sparky. 494 00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:10,394 Florida used to use it until a few years ago, 495 00:27:10,395 --> 00:27:13,231 when the electric chair malfunctioned. 496 00:27:13,232 --> 00:27:15,333 And someone was being put to death, 497 00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:20,838 and smoke came out of that person's eyes. 498 00:27:20,839 --> 00:27:24,375 So now Florida uses a combination, 499 00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:26,644 a drug combination. It's lethal injection. 500 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:29,480 But the electric chair is still available 501 00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:31,983 if a defendant wants it, which, 502 00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:37,088 even a sociopath like Wade Wilson is unlikely to do. 503 00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:39,357 [tense music] 504 00:27:39,358 --> 00:27:41,058 - Are we ready, then, for the defense 505 00:27:41,059 --> 00:27:42,593 to begin their presentation? 506 00:27:42,594 --> 00:27:44,529 - Yes, sir. - All right. 507 00:27:44,530 --> 00:27:45,630 - Okay. 508 00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:47,298 Please tell us your name. 509 00:27:47,299 --> 00:27:50,067 - Dr. Hyman Eisenstein. 510 00:27:50,068 --> 00:27:51,536 - What is your profession? 511 00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:57,275 - I am a licensed clinical psychologist, PhD. 512 00:27:57,276 --> 00:28:00,545 - And is there anything that you specifically 513 00:28:00,546 --> 00:28:03,481 recall at this time that indicated to you 514 00:28:03,482 --> 00:28:05,917 that Mr. Wilson may have mental health issues? 515 00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:08,352 - He's been diagnosed with several different-- 516 00:28:08,353 --> 00:28:12,924 bipolar, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia. 517 00:28:12,925 --> 00:28:14,325 He's been diagnosed with 518 00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:16,961 antisocial personality disorder, 519 00:28:16,962 --> 00:28:18,729 adjustment disorder. 520 00:28:18,730 --> 00:28:23,201 So I spoke to his mother and father, 521 00:28:23,202 --> 00:28:26,037 Mr. Steve and Miss Candy Wilson. 522 00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:28,039 They found that there was a dramatic change 523 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,408 that occurred in puberty. 524 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:48,960 {\an8}- There was no evidence of that diagnosis. 525 00:28:48,961 --> 00:28:51,696 {\an8}There was no medical records 526 00:28:51,697 --> 00:28:53,931 or doctor reports of that diagnosis. 527 00:28:53,932 --> 00:28:56,300 She didn't ever testify in trial 528 00:28:56,301 --> 00:28:59,971 or give any of that information in trial. 529 00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:04,242 - So my ultimate conclusion is that Mr. Wilson 530 00:29:04,243 --> 00:29:08,446 has neurocognitive brain impairment. 531 00:29:08,447 --> 00:29:11,849 His brain is not functioning 532 00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:15,353 like a normal, healthy individual. 533 00:29:15,354 --> 00:29:16,621 - I don't have any further questions. 534 00:29:16,622 --> 00:29:18,222 Thank you, Doctor. 535 00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:22,760 - People are, like, wondering why there's any sympathy 536 00:29:22,761 --> 00:29:24,228 for him and stuff like that. 537 00:29:24,229 --> 00:29:26,864 I think it is due to, he had a very troubled childhood. 538 00:29:26,865 --> 00:29:29,367 - To me, it would seem more like a mental breakdown, 539 00:29:29,368 --> 00:29:30,768 like a psychotic break, 540 00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:33,405 untreated mental illness mixed with substances. 541 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:38,542 - Good afternoon, Dr. Eisenstein. 542 00:29:38,543 --> 00:29:43,414 He had experts that essentially, 543 00:29:43,415 --> 00:29:45,049 in my view, made a lot of stuff up. 544 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:48,986 So that was my goal, was just to expose these doctors. 545 00:29:48,987 --> 00:29:53,791 Now, you have testified over 150 times in capital cases. 546 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:54,792 - Correct. 547 00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:57,128 - And always for the defense. 548 00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:58,729 - Correct. 549 00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:00,898 - And in almost every single one of these cases, 550 00:30:00,899 --> 00:30:02,867 you testify and you diagnose them 551 00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:05,102 with some sort of prefrontal cortex damage 552 00:30:05,103 --> 00:30:07,271 or some sort of brain damage, correct? 553 00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:08,606 - Correct. 554 00:30:08,607 --> 00:30:10,207 - And that's your main diagnosis in this case. 555 00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:11,375 - Correct. 556 00:30:11,376 --> 00:30:14,145 - I always worry that 12 people that 557 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:20,418 don't have maybe the experience might buy into some of it. 558 00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:22,019 Are they gonna find them credible? 559 00:30:22,020 --> 00:30:25,389 Are they gonna buy into their diagnoses 560 00:30:25,390 --> 00:30:26,924 and their testing? 561 00:30:26,925 --> 00:30:32,930 - The defense was trying to-- trying to explain, I think, 562 00:30:32,931 --> 00:30:36,200 his mental status that, really, I don't think 563 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:37,669 had any proof to it. 564 00:30:39,104 --> 00:30:44,242 - This is a point of the trial where we make that big ask. 565 00:30:46,278 --> 00:30:49,413 The point where we ask for your recommendation of death 566 00:30:49,414 --> 00:30:51,015 in this case. 567 00:30:51,016 --> 00:30:53,017 You saw the body cam of the defendant 568 00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:54,953 and how he was acting after the murders. 569 00:30:57,422 --> 00:31:00,124 - You heard his dad testify about how 570 00:31:00,125 --> 00:31:03,227 the defendant killed Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz. 571 00:31:03,228 --> 00:31:05,062 - He said, I'm a killer. 572 00:31:05,063 --> 00:31:07,198 - And you heard the defendant's statement to law enforcement 573 00:31:07,199 --> 00:31:08,500 confessing to the murders. 574 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,806 - It's not credible that mental illness 575 00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:19,677 caused the defendant to murder Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz. 576 00:31:19,678 --> 00:31:23,080 He was under the influence of power, of lust, 577 00:31:23,081 --> 00:31:25,683 of control, of hate. 578 00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:29,253 He showed utter disregard for women and for life. 579 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:32,957 We ask that you make that hard decision, 580 00:31:32,958 --> 00:31:36,560 that you recommend the ultimate punishment 581 00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:38,130 for the ultimate crime. 582 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,000 - Thank you, Your Honor. 583 00:31:43,001 --> 00:31:46,270 May it please the court, counsel. 584 00:31:46,271 --> 00:31:51,742 {\an8}We're asking you to vote to save Mr. Wilson's life. 585 00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:54,812 There's something wrong with his brain. 586 00:31:54,813 --> 00:31:57,882 It doesn't work like everybody else's does. 587 00:31:57,883 --> 00:32:00,684 That's Wade Wilson in October. 588 00:32:00,685 --> 00:32:03,187 [tense music] 589 00:32:03,188 --> 00:32:05,056 That's Wade Wilson now. 590 00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:09,861 Who in their right mind does that to themselves? 591 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:15,733 He's not in his right mind all the time. 592 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:21,439 And it's worse when you throw drugs on top of it. 593 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,708 We can't bring these ladies back. 594 00:32:24,709 --> 00:32:28,547 There's nothing that you can do to fix that problem. 595 00:32:29,915 --> 00:32:34,152 But you can do the right thing here today. 596 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:42,193 But Mr. Shirley, he didn't show either one of those women mercy 597 00:32:42,194 --> 00:32:44,628 on October 7th. 598 00:32:44,629 --> 00:32:48,399 That's because the monster that he was on October 7th 599 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,101 was incapable of mercy. 600 00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:54,405 You are not that monster. 601 00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:56,640 You are capable of it, 602 00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:59,910 and you need to exercise it on those few occasions 603 00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:04,148 you have in life when you have the power to do so. 604 00:33:04,149 --> 00:33:08,719 ♪ ♪ 605 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:13,458 As his family, we knew the happy and loving child. 606 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:20,064 We can't love him less because madness has taken him from us. 607 00:33:20,065 --> 00:33:22,166 Lock away the monster. 608 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:24,702 But show mercy to the boy inside 609 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:27,705 who didn't choose this path. 610 00:33:27,706 --> 00:33:30,975 Know that boy is still in there somewhere, 611 00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:33,511 and he is still loved. 612 00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:35,680 Lock away the monster. 613 00:33:46,124 --> 00:33:51,128 - ♪ Wake me when the devil calls ♪ 614 00:33:51,129 --> 00:33:55,566 - This has been five years of--of agony. 615 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:57,735 [soft dramatic music] 616 00:33:57,736 --> 00:34:01,338 - There were nights that you would wake up and see it. 617 00:34:01,339 --> 00:34:04,642 I think this will stick with me forever. 618 00:34:04,643 --> 00:34:07,645 - I'm still waiting for her to walk through the door. 619 00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:11,282 - This case began in 2019. 620 00:34:11,283 --> 00:34:13,651 And in between there, we had a number of hurricanes. 621 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:15,252 - The rain, the wind. 622 00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:18,490 - We had--we actually had a pandemic. 623 00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:24,495 - Took a little bit longer than expected. 624 00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:27,998 {\an8}We're just thankful that we were able to get it done. 625 00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:29,867 {\an8}- Breaking right now, the man convicted 626 00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:32,436 {\an8}of killing two Cape Coral women learns his fate. 627 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:35,539 - He's just one decision away from death. 628 00:34:35,540 --> 00:34:36,840 [tense music] 629 00:34:36,841 --> 00:34:38,809 - Let's go, let's go. 630 00:34:38,810 --> 00:34:41,912 So I remember live-streaming that. 631 00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:45,015 And he can't stop moving and fidgeting and wiggling. 632 00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:47,651 And he knows it's about to be bad for him. 633 00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:51,689 {\an8}He's trying his best to just have this smirk and this smug, 634 00:34:51,690 --> 00:34:53,991 "I don't care" look on his face. 635 00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:55,759 - He said that the death penalty won't even 636 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,696 be a thing by the time that he actually gets done for, 637 00:34:58,697 --> 00:34:59,964 is what he said. 638 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:02,566 - The jury was out about an hour 45. 639 00:35:02,567 --> 00:35:04,635 {\an8}Florida does not require a unanimous vote 640 00:35:04,636 --> 00:35:06,270 {\an8}on the death penalty anymore. 641 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:09,640 It's 8-4 is required under current law. 642 00:35:09,641 --> 00:35:14,211 - It started out very silent each time we had to vote. 643 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:15,613 {\an8}And then we looked through pictures, 644 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,181 {\an8}and then we'd start talking. 645 00:35:17,182 --> 00:35:20,618 And tears a lot for the victims. 646 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:23,220 - My understanding is that the jury has reached a verdict. 647 00:35:23,221 --> 00:35:24,455 Are we ready to proceed? 648 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:25,923 - Yes, Your Honor. - Yes, Your Honor. 649 00:35:25,924 --> 00:35:27,024 - Okay. 650 00:35:27,025 --> 00:35:29,727 - They fit him with a stun belt 651 00:35:29,728 --> 00:35:31,095 so if he acts up, 652 00:35:31,096 --> 00:35:32,830 immediately, he'll be shocked. 653 00:35:32,831 --> 00:35:36,033 {\an8}Because you don't want a dangerous person like this 654 00:35:36,034 --> 00:35:37,668 {\an8}to decide he's got nothing to lose, 655 00:35:37,669 --> 00:35:42,039 {\an8}and it's time to take out his lawyer or a bailiff 656 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:46,211 or even try to make an attack on the judge. 657 00:35:47,512 --> 00:35:50,481 - State of Florida versus Wade Wilson, 658 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:54,953 case number 19CF568. 659 00:35:57,188 --> 00:36:00,391 We, the jury, find as follows as to the defendant, 660 00:36:00,392 --> 00:36:03,127 Wade Wilson, in this case. 661 00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:07,665 As to count one, first-degree murder, Kristine Melton, 662 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:11,902 we, the jury, find by a vote of 9 to 3 663 00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:15,040 that Wade Wilson should be sentenced to death. 664 00:36:17,709 --> 00:36:19,209 - We were looking for unanimity, 665 00:36:19,210 --> 00:36:21,712 {\an8}and we were kind of surprised that there was some people 666 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:24,114 {\an8}that obviously could not or did not 667 00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:26,216 {\an8}recommend the death penalty. 668 00:36:26,217 --> 00:36:28,318 - He needs to suffer. 669 00:36:28,319 --> 00:36:31,722 The death penalty would be good for him, 670 00:36:31,723 --> 00:36:36,226 but he would not suffer that long because he's young. 671 00:36:36,227 --> 00:36:38,262 That's how I feel. 672 00:36:38,263 --> 00:36:42,800 - As to count four, first- degree murder, Diane Ruiz, 673 00:36:42,801 --> 00:36:46,904 we, the jury, find by a vote of 10 to 2 674 00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:51,408 that Wade Wilson should be sentenced to death. 675 00:36:51,409 --> 00:36:53,777 - I mean, it was just an eruption. 676 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:57,182 - ♪ You can shake me, wake me, set me on fire ♪ 677 00:36:59,451 --> 00:37:02,086 - This demonic piece of shit has been sent to death row. 678 00:37:02,087 --> 00:37:04,988 - I can't imagine he would have been surprised. 679 00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:08,859 I think that, again, he liked attention. 680 00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:10,928 Good, bad, it didn't matter. 681 00:37:10,929 --> 00:37:12,429 He just wanted the attention. 682 00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:15,065 - Thousands of women still supporting Wade Wilson. 683 00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,434 They think it's so wrong that he got the death penalty. 684 00:37:17,435 --> 00:37:21,739 That's just a great excuse to lust over someone 685 00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:24,775 who killed innocent women. 686 00:37:24,776 --> 00:37:27,644 - And these women are still communicating with him 687 00:37:27,645 --> 00:37:29,179 and attracted to him. 688 00:37:29,180 --> 00:37:30,915 It still surprises me every time. 689 00:37:34,486 --> 00:37:38,722 - Moments ago, we saw justice served. 690 00:37:38,723 --> 00:37:42,092 {\an8}And this was the appropriate sentence 691 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:45,763 {\an8}for this evil monster. 692 00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:48,065 {\an8}- As a family, we have all been really quiet. 693 00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:49,867 {\an8}Wade's supporters have not been quiet. 694 00:37:49,868 --> 00:37:52,035 {\an8}But we all know that the loudest ones are 695 00:37:52,036 --> 00:37:53,872 {\an8}always the dumb ones anyways. 696 00:37:55,540 --> 00:38:00,111 {\an8}- My name is Felix Ruiz, the father of Diane. 697 00:38:01,980 --> 00:38:06,750 {\an8}I didn't get to say I love her, and I miss her. 698 00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:09,553 {\an8}- I had never believed in the death penalty before this. 699 00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:11,021 {\an8}The whole thing is tragic. 700 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:13,757 {\an8}So it's hard to say good. 701 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:19,631 {\an8}It just--maybe a sense of relief for the family. 702 00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:25,702 I don't know if I can do this. 703 00:38:25,703 --> 00:38:28,272 - Take your time. Take your time. 704 00:38:28,273 --> 00:38:31,909 - I felt--I felt good 705 00:38:31,910 --> 00:38:36,213 for Kristine and Diane's family, 706 00:38:36,214 --> 00:38:39,383 that they were able to get that. 707 00:38:39,384 --> 00:38:45,155 ♪ ♪ 708 00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:47,724 - Even a monster like Wade Wilson 709 00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:50,093 was able to get two and three jurors 710 00:38:50,094 --> 00:38:52,095 to say he doesn't deserve the ultimate penalty. 711 00:38:52,096 --> 00:38:53,797 It used to be unanimous. 712 00:38:53,798 --> 00:38:55,165 They lowered it 8 to 4. 713 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:58,335 No other state in the country has it that low. 714 00:38:58,336 --> 00:39:00,270 And so the next thing that will happen 715 00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:03,373 is that Wade Wilson and his lawyers 716 00:39:03,374 --> 00:39:06,877 will appeal the death verdict, saying that 717 00:39:06,878 --> 00:39:09,547 Florida's death penalty statute is unconstitutional. 718 00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:30,000 - Mr. Wilson is currently sitting 719 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,836 on death row in the Department of Corrections. 720 00:39:34,606 --> 00:39:36,473 {\an8}- His request was, he wanted to get to death row 721 00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:39,042 {\an8}as soon as possible to get shipped out. 722 00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:44,381 {\an8}- You know, being on death row, you know, isolated, 723 00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:47,784 {\an8}I think a part of him really knows that 724 00:39:47,785 --> 00:39:51,588 {\an8}he has to have that, because with everything 725 00:39:51,589 --> 00:39:55,659 he's put all over himself and with the things he's done 726 00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:59,429 and some of his life choices, he knows he can't 727 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:02,165 freely walk a prison yard. 728 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:04,701 - You see photos of him, his teeth are falling out. 729 00:40:04,702 --> 00:40:06,203 He's losing his health. 730 00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:07,938 He's gaining rapid amount of weight 731 00:40:07,939 --> 00:40:09,439 from his unhealthy diet, 732 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:14,478 from all of the money he's raised and is spending on candy 733 00:40:14,479 --> 00:40:17,015 and honey buns and chips. 734 00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:21,051 He believes there is poison chemicals 735 00:40:21,052 --> 00:40:26,424 being pumped into his vents by God-knows-who to take him out. 736 00:40:32,797 --> 00:40:35,465 - Oh, my gosh, he's lost it. 737 00:40:35,466 --> 00:40:37,067 What we hear and what we see and read 738 00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:39,202 in these disciplinary reports, it seems like 739 00:40:39,203 --> 00:40:40,704 that is what is happening to him. 740 00:40:40,705 --> 00:40:42,472 He's losing his mind. 741 00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:46,043 It's been reported that he's assaulted his cellmates 742 00:40:46,044 --> 00:40:48,045 in more ways than one. 743 00:40:48,046 --> 00:40:49,813 He can still get drugs, and he does get drugs. 744 00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:52,516 So he's actively using things like K2, 745 00:40:52,517 --> 00:40:57,020 meth, bath salts, anything he can get his hands on. 746 00:40:57,021 --> 00:40:58,689 It's like, what is going on in there with this guy? 747 00:40:58,690 --> 00:41:02,726 {\an8}- He tried to mail this autographed, handmade drawing 748 00:41:02,727 --> 00:41:05,329 {\an8}to someone he called Sweet Cheeks. 749 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:08,265 {\an8}Wilson wanted Sweet Cheeks to post the drawing 750 00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:10,600 {\an8}on a 24-hour auction site 751 00:41:10,601 --> 00:41:12,602 {\an8}and sell them to the highest bidder. 752 00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:16,239 {\an8}Wilson wrote, "Due to my fame, this should sell quick 753 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,142 {\an8}and rake in the money." 754 00:41:44,268 --> 00:41:46,303 - He's a shell of his former self. 755 00:41:46,304 --> 00:41:47,704 A lot of people saw these photos, 756 00:41:47,705 --> 00:41:50,574 and I think that really turned the knob down to zero 757 00:41:50,575 --> 00:41:51,908 for a lot of people. 758 00:41:51,909 --> 00:41:53,243 [pensive music] 759 00:41:53,244 --> 00:41:55,912 There's no more support for Wade there. 760 00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:57,814 There's no more money for Wade there. 761 00:41:57,815 --> 00:42:00,217 It's done for him. 762 00:42:00,218 --> 00:42:01,785 - You know, that's something I'll have to live with 763 00:42:01,786 --> 00:42:03,453 the rest of my life, thinking about, 764 00:42:03,454 --> 00:42:09,694 you know, my child possibly getting executed. 765 00:42:11,396 --> 00:42:12,863 Ultimately, at the end of the day, 766 00:42:12,864 --> 00:42:16,099 if you know that you've done everything in your power 767 00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:20,937 for that child and they still choose to make certain choices, 768 00:42:20,938 --> 00:42:22,839 you know, it hurts. 769 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:24,041 You know. 770 00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:27,511 You can't--you wish you could fix it, 771 00:42:27,512 --> 00:42:30,981 but you have to do what's right, 772 00:42:30,982 --> 00:42:33,717 and you have to think about other people and-- 773 00:42:33,718 --> 00:42:36,286 and their suffering. 774 00:42:36,287 --> 00:42:39,923 And it's hard when it's at the hands of a life 775 00:42:39,924 --> 00:42:41,825 you created, you know? 776 00:42:41,826 --> 00:42:43,326 It's hard. 777 00:42:43,327 --> 00:42:44,828 - I did burn all of his letters 778 00:42:44,829 --> 00:42:47,998 and the rest of his clothes that I had after that. 779 00:42:47,999 --> 00:42:50,133 I'm just trying to live my life. 780 00:42:50,134 --> 00:42:53,437 And the internet's not allowing it, 781 00:42:53,438 --> 00:42:55,539 {\an8}calling me, you know, fat ugly liar 782 00:42:55,540 --> 00:42:57,974 {\an8}and that "Wade's with me now." 783 00:42:57,975 --> 00:42:59,843 I have an ice cream shop. 784 00:42:59,844 --> 00:43:01,978 People that would come through the mall and just 785 00:43:01,979 --> 00:43:03,580 have their kids come up and get ice cream, 786 00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:06,049 they now don't have them do that because of who I am 787 00:43:06,050 --> 00:43:10,087 or because of who Wade was or who I am on social media. 788 00:43:10,088 --> 00:43:11,521 - After the trial, you know, 789 00:43:11,522 --> 00:43:13,790 I really fell off the deep end. 790 00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:17,761 I got very suicidal. 791 00:43:17,762 --> 00:43:20,697 I started getting all these death threats 792 00:43:20,698 --> 00:43:23,533 that I had testified against him. 793 00:43:23,534 --> 00:43:26,369 He had that conspiracy theory that-- 794 00:43:26,370 --> 00:43:28,505 that he was set up for the crimes, 795 00:43:28,506 --> 00:43:30,640 where I collected his DNA and put them 796 00:43:30,641 --> 00:43:33,076 on the victims via condom. 797 00:43:33,077 --> 00:43:36,980 And a lot of people believed that for a long time. 798 00:43:36,981 --> 00:43:40,417 - Yo, I got a message from Mila. 799 00:43:40,418 --> 00:43:43,386 And her spa has been burnt down. 800 00:43:43,387 --> 00:43:45,055 I feel so bad for this girl that she just 801 00:43:45,056 --> 00:43:48,091 can't catch a fucking break. 802 00:43:48,092 --> 00:43:52,129 - I thought at first that definitely one of the haters 803 00:43:52,130 --> 00:43:54,464 from the trial, or one of the Wade Wives. 804 00:43:54,465 --> 00:43:57,267 And people laughing, saying karma 805 00:43:57,268 --> 00:44:01,371 because they still believe in Wade's story. 806 00:44:01,372 --> 00:44:03,740 We came to find out that it was just 807 00:44:03,741 --> 00:44:05,676 a freak accident with the fire. 808 00:44:07,345 --> 00:44:09,880 I'm trying to make sense of something that 809 00:44:09,881 --> 00:44:11,548 can't be made sense out of. 810 00:44:11,549 --> 00:44:15,819 It's unbelievable to know that somebody that you love, 811 00:44:15,820 --> 00:44:17,654 that you spent a lot of time with, 812 00:44:17,655 --> 00:44:21,625 just killed two women, two innocent women. 813 00:44:21,626 --> 00:44:25,495 - ♪ I see angels falling down ♪ 814 00:44:25,496 --> 00:44:27,831 ♪ Grab your lover ♪ 815 00:44:27,832 --> 00:44:30,300 ♪ Dance around ♪ 816 00:44:30,301 --> 00:44:32,502 ♪ Black heart, white lips ♪ 817 00:44:32,503 --> 00:44:34,771 ♪ Sing out loud ♪ 818 00:44:34,772 --> 00:44:39,776 ♪ I see angels falling down ♪ 819 00:44:39,777 --> 00:44:43,380 [upbeat dramatic music] 820 00:44:43,381 --> 00:44:45,982 - And I will be there at the execution. 821 00:44:45,983 --> 00:44:47,784 That's a promise. 822 00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:51,021 - ♪ Sweet talking devil ♪ 823 00:44:51,022 --> 00:44:53,690 ♪ ♪ 824 00:44:53,691 --> 00:44:58,128 ♪ When everything is burning down ♪ 825 00:44:58,129 --> 00:45:01,299 ♪ ♪ 826 00:45:14,412 --> 00:45:18,215 {\an8}- ♪ Sweet talking devil ♪ 827 00:45:18,216 --> 00:45:24,454 {\an8}♪ We're a perfect match when everything is burning down ♪ 828 00:45:24,455 --> 00:45:26,389 {\an8}[soft dramatic music] 829 00:45:26,390 --> 00:45:30,126 {\an8}♪ Sweet talking devil ♪ 830 00:45:30,127 --> 00:45:33,430 {\an8}♪ When you whisper, all my angels ♪ 831 00:45:33,431 --> 00:45:36,967 {\an8}♪ They don't come around ♪ 832 00:45:36,968 --> 00:45:44,008 {\an8}♪ ♪ 833 00:45:53,150 --> 00:45:57,187 {\an8}♪ When you say you mean it ♪ 834 00:45:57,188 --> 00:45:58,922 {\an8}♪ I believe it ♪ 835 00:45:58,923 --> 00:46:03,927 {\an8}♪ Even though your words are always lies ♪ 836 00:46:03,928 --> 00:46:10,233 {\an8}♪ ♪ 837 00:46:10,234 --> 00:46:12,270 {\an8}♪ Don't come around ♪