Wade Wilson Prosecutors Slam His Supporters: ‘Defendant is Being Idolized’

Florida state attorneys broke their silence and slammed supporters of convicted killer Wade Wilson, who was sentenced to death, at a press conference on Tuesday.
Wilson showed little to no emotion as the judge ordered the death penalty at the sentencing on Tuesday. In June, Wilson was convicted of murdering 35-year-old Kristine Melton and 43-year-old Diane Ruiz in 2019.
Amira Fox, State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, said her office has noticed a number of individuals who have voiced their support for Wilson.
“It has not gone unnoticed that this defendant has been is being idolized by some people who are somehow proud to mix their name with his through public comments, fundraising for him or holding him up to be some sort of positive representation of a man, ignoring that he is nothing more than a vicious killer and about the most poor representation of a man there could ever be,” Fox said.
Fox emphasized that Wilson has been found guilty of murdering two innocent women.
“He murdered a woman in her own home who did nothing to harm him, Christine Melton, as she simply slept in her bed, murdered another woman, Diane Ruiz, who was simply walking to work,” Fox said. “Both these women physically suffered tremendously due to his decision to kill and due to his horrible actions.”
She blamed social media and the internet for the rise in support for Wilson.
“I’ve been doing this a very long time, 34 years, and I have to say that I have never seen someone as evil as Wade Wilson,” Fox said. “And I have never been so stunned as to see some people in the community that actually think it’s a good idea to support somebody that evil and monstrous.”
Fox called on those supporters to change their behaviors.
“I don’t know that there’s much we can do differently,” Fox said. “I would hope that people in the community would conduct themselves differently and remember that two beautiful, innocent young women died because of this person.”
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office previously told Newsweek that Wilson received 3,903 messages from June 12, the day he was convicted, to July 12.
In addition to online messages, he received 65 letters in the mail.
He was also sent 754 photos, with 163 rejected due to “their inappropriate nature.”
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