Serialously with Annie Elise - 183: Wade Wilson: Tattoo Faced Killer Innocent? New BOMBSHELL Jail Calls Released!

Episode Date: August 12, 2024

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey everyone, it's your girl Annie and I have got such exciting news to share with you. I am officially going on tour. That's right, Serialistly with Annie Elise is hitting the road and coming to you live in a city near you. We have got so many amazing stops lined up. We are going to be hitting San Diego, California, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado, Brea, California. Such an incredible show with brand new exclusive cases, Q&As. It is going to be so, so good. But tickets are limited. All of the details are at AnnieElise.com. Just head over to the events page. So grab your bestie, grab your tickets, come see me. I can't wait to talk all things true crime with all of you guys, and I will see you on the stage.
Starting point is 00:00:44 Hey, true crime besties. Welcome back to an all-new episode of Serialist League. Hey, everybody. Hey everybody, welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly with me, Annie Elise. Now by now, you've probably all heard about the Wade Wilson case. It is everywhere. It's all over social media, especially TikTok, Instagram. I'm sure at some point you've come across something related to the case in your feed. He is the man who has his whole face tattooed. And I did a full deep dive into this case a few weeks back, so if you aren't fully familiar with the case, you definitely should go watch that to get all of the details. But we have some updates today. We have some updates in the case as well as some jail phone calls that have been released, and Wade himself now saying
Starting point is 00:01:45 he's innocent. He didn't kill these two women. He wants a new trial. He says his defense was horrific and handled very poorly. He wants new counsel, and he's sharing his version of what really happened according to him. So we are going to go through everything, and then you can be the judge if you believe that Wade Wilson is in fact guilty of double murder or if you think that he is innocent. So to give a quick recap, Wade Wilson was found guilty on June 12th for murdering two women from Cape Coral, Florida, 35-year-old Christine Melton and 43-year-old Diane Ruiz. Now the murders occurred just within hours of each other. So we're going to go back and revisit
Starting point is 00:02:25 those tragic days and give a quick recap as to what happened and then we will move into these new updates. On October 6th, 2019, Wade went to a bar in Fort Myers, Florida called Buddha Live. He was at this bar with his girlfriend Melissa Montanez, who also goes by Mila. Now while at the bar, Wade met another guy that night, Jason Shepard. Wade kept asking his girlfriend Mila to go to Jason's house with him, but she said that she didn't want to go because she didn't know or trust Jason. So the two of them got into a bit of an argument, and then they ended up parting ways. When they did, Wade met Christine Melton at this bar. He also met Christine's best friend, Stephanie Johnson. Wade introduced himself
Starting point is 00:03:05 as J.R. to these two women, and the women thought that he was very friendly. So later that night, Wade and the two women went over to Jason Shepard's house, the other guy that he had met at that bar. Now what's interesting is Wade actually took his girlfriend Mila's car from the bar and left her behind at the bar. He couldn't drive her car because it's a stick shift, so Jason drove them all back to his place. Once they got there, they drank, they did drugs, they partied, and Wade and Christine ended up having sex. After they were done partying, Wade was going to drive Stephanie and Christine home in Mila's car, but again, it was a stick shift and Wade didn't know how to drive it. So instead, they called an Uber and they went to Christine's apartment. Eventually though, Stephanie had an Uber and they went to Christine's apartment.
Starting point is 00:03:49 Eventually though, Stephanie had to go home and she left Christine and Wade alone. Now there is again much more context to the events that occurred that night, but that is all in my deep dive episode. So you can definitely circle back, watch that or pause this and watch that. I will link it in the show notes. I'm just trying to give more of a high level recap. So after Stephanie left, leaving Christine and Wade behind alone, Wade then strangled Christine as she slept. Then when he was ready to leave, he stole Christine's car. After this, at some point, Mila and Wade got back into contact, and she wanted to get her keys from him because he still had her car keys,
Starting point is 00:04:19 so they had agreed to meet up at Mila's spa. Once Wade arrived, however, an argument quickly ensued that got very physical and very violent, so much so that he ended up punching Mila. Then he sped off and left, in Christine's car, the one he had stolen. A little while later, Wade saw 43-year-old Diane Ruiz walking down the street in Cape Coral. He stopped her, asked her for directions, and then eventually convinced her to get into his car. That's when Wade attacked Diane, beat, and strangled her. Then he threw her onto the road and ran her over multiple times.
Starting point is 00:04:53 When Christine's body was eventually found in her apartment, Stephanie told the investigators about the previous evening, who she was with, who they met, all of the details. So the police tried to contact Wade, but eventually they ended up getting in touch with Wade's biological father, Stephen, instead. And he told the detectives that Wade had contacted him earlier in the day, and Wade told him that he did something really bad, although he did not give specifics. Later that night, though, Wade called Stephen again, and this time he confessed to everything he had done. So Wade was arrested, and he was eventually charged with both murders. He also received a couple of battery charges for his attack on Mila. He was held without bond, however,
Starting point is 00:05:34 things got really weird and interesting when he was in jail. He said that he was involved in an organization that traffics drugs and people. He claimed that the organization had framed him for these murders, but that wasn't until after he had already confessed to these murders to multiple different people. So what was the truth? Was he truly framed? Was he threatened into confessing to this? Or were his earlier accounts of admitting to the murder more accurate? So Wade's trial began in June of 2024, and he had a bunch of charges, including first-degree murder. The prosecution was seeking the death penalty. Wade's defense team tried to convince the jury that the murders were the result of years of
Starting point is 00:06:14 drug abuse, head injuries, and untreated mental health issues. However, ultimately, the jury found Wade guilty on all charges, and they ended up voting that Wade should be sentenced to death. Now again, there are so many more details to this case that you can hear about in that full deep dive video. The trial was a huge spectacle. There have been edits made all over the place depicting him walking into the courtroom. Many have suggested that he does not show an ounce of remorse in this trial whatsoever. His girlfriend at the time, Mila, also testified against him with what happened when they got into the physical altercation, so there are definitely a lot more details. But in any event, Wade's official sentencing is later this month, August 27th,
Starting point is 00:06:54 and between the end of Wade's trial and now, even more information has come to light. Like I said, Wade confessed to the murders to multiple different people, and in a phone call between him and his father, Wade fully admitted to what he did. So that happened, and then it got back. Did you stab that first girl? Did I stab her? No. You choked her? Yeah, I just choked her, yeah. That's it. Okay. Now is, they've gone back and they've pulled your whole record.
Starting point is 00:07:36 So they see the rape in Tallahassee. They see the shit in Palm Beach. They see all of it, and it looked horrible. I mean, honestly, looking at it on paper, it looks horrible. There's so many fucking charges, you know, domestic violence,
Starting point is 00:07:49 you know, it looks bad. Yes. Why are you so mad with women? I don't know because, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:07:58 You got to work that out, son. You know, is it your biological mom? You feel like she abandoned you? No, I don't think it's anything to do with it. I don't think it's anything.
Starting point is 00:08:07 I think it's like a power thing or something. I don't know. I do, too. And that's what I think. I think it's a control thing. Yeah, it is. You know? I think it's a control thing.
Starting point is 00:08:16 And you know what? You just admitting that is a big step. Yeah. Because at least you can own that a little bit. But here's my thing, Wade. What are you going to take to trial, son? I mean, what did you tell everybody last night? What did you tell them?
Starting point is 00:08:30 Everything. And they talked to you? You told them the truth? Yeah. Yeah. He also talked to his ex-girlfriend, Mila, a bunch of times while he was in jail. And again, in these calls, Wade confessed to what he did. And he even talked about how he was going to die.
Starting point is 00:08:46 They're dead. They're dead because of you i know i know that neither i know that why did you do this why why i need answers why because because i was freaking out on drugs dude you know how i get that's not an answer way that's not an answer how is it not... How is it not a... Killing people. Okay. Okay. I know. I know. Now I have to suffer. I'm sorry. I know. You're going to suffer forever in jail. You know that. I'm going to suffer. Trust me. I've already been suffering. They put me in a fucking room and all I do is stare at the wall all day long, Mila. It's terrible. That's what they have to do to people that kill people. You're not safe to be around people. Yeah. Well, they...
Starting point is 00:09:29 Mila's flaws all over the place because of what happened outside. Yeah. Oh, because of that? Yeah. Did you kill her and then try to kill me and then go try to kill the other girl? No. I tried to come
Starting point is 00:09:44 see you to tell you what I had done. Yeah, but did you kill the second girl at that point? No. I think I killed her later. You think? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did. I killed her after I told you. What did?
Starting point is 00:10:02 What are the things that people remember when they kill somebody? I killed her after I told you. What did? What are the things that people remember when they kill somebody? I killed her after I tell you. Why? Why couldn't you just rob her? Why did you have to kill her? I'm sorry. I don't know. Why?
Starting point is 00:10:14 I kind of want to know why. What was going through your head? So I heard that you choked her out. She didn't die. She got up and ran. You ran her over with a car. Is that how it went? Yeah, it is. She, she got up and ran, you ran her over with the car. Is that how it went? Yeah, it is.
Starting point is 00:10:27 She didn't get up and run. She didn't get up and run. That's not true. I choked her out, pushed her out of the car, and then I ran her over with the car. How did you get her in the car? She got in by herself. So she got in the car by herself? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:10:43 And you choked her out in the car? Uh-huh. Yeah. You pushed her out in the car? Uh-huh. Yeah. You took her out of the car? Uh-huh. And then you ran her over? Yeah, like ten times. Do you not hear yourself?
Starting point is 00:10:52 Yeah, I do. I hear myself. Does it sound like something that you want to be saying out loud? Can you believe that you've done this? No, I can't. I really can't. I was on drugs, dude. I really can't believe it.
Starting point is 00:11:05 You know? There's a lot of people on drugs that don't go around calling people. You're right. You're right. There is. You're right, Mila.
Starting point is 00:11:12 And I'm wrong. You're right. You're right. Baby. Wait, this is not normal, man. Okay, Mila. I get it. Baby.
Starting point is 00:11:20 Mila. Mila. Mila. What? I'm here. What? Don't what me. I'm here, too. Don't what. Mila. What? I'm here. What? Don't what me. I'm here too.
Starting point is 00:11:27 Don't what me, baby. Okay? I don't know what to say to you. This is just, I feel like I'm in a nightmare movie or some shit. How do you think I feel? Even worse. Trust me.
Starting point is 00:11:38 I'm in the nightmare part. At least you're still fucking, you're halfway in, but you're halfway out. I didn't do anything. Wait, you're the one responsible. I didn't do anything. but you're halfway out. I didn't do anything Wade you're the one responsible I didn't do anything. I understand that I know you didn't do anything I never said who said you did anything I didn't say that. You're saying how do you think I feel I've done nothing wrong you are responsible for this.
Starting point is 00:11:57 I know I know baby. You had everything we had everything why did you have to go and do this? I didn't have to I shouldn have. I fucking should not have. Why did you kill the first girl? I want to know why. What we, why did you kill her? I want to know why. Because I wanted to.
Starting point is 00:12:10 Why did you want to kill her? I just wanted to. More than I want to. Honestly, can I tell you, can I tell you what happened? That dude that gave me the drugs, do you know what he gave, do you know what he gave me? What? Meth. Meth.
Starting point is 00:12:18 Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Meth. Honestly, can I tell you what happened? That dude that gave me the drugs, do you know what he gave me? What?
Starting point is 00:12:28 Meth. Okay, well, we know you don't do good on meth, but why did you kill that girl? I was angry. I got on meth and I got really fucking crazy. You know that. Why were you angry with her? I don't know. I don't think I was angry with her.
Starting point is 00:12:43 I think I just took it out on her. You keep saying you were in a relationship with her. Did you know this girl before? Baby, I'm in a relationship with... What the fuck? Mila, you can't listen to the stories they're talking about. They're going to tell you tons of stories about me, and it doesn't mean they're true. No, Mila, I had never met her, ever. You just met her at the building? Baby, I don't know who she was. I didn't even know her name. You just met her at the building? Maybe. I don't know who she was.
Starting point is 00:13:06 I didn't even know her name. But why didn't you stab her? I didn't stab her. Why didn't you say you stabbed her? I heard that, too. I think somebody told me that, too. They asked me if I had stabbed her or whatever. Well, Josh said that you had blood all over you.
Starting point is 00:13:23 Oh, on my hands and stuff like that? I don't know. He just said you had blood all over you. No, I didn't have blood all over you. Oh, on my hands and stuff like that? I don't know. He just said he had blood all over you. No, I didn't have blood all over me. When you got out to attack me, she said you had more wounds all over you. Was she putting up a fight or what? No, she didn't put up a fight. No.
Starting point is 00:13:36 She just had some cuts? I had wounds on my hands because I had jumped over some fences, and there was, like, cuts in my hands from the fence. So do you remember the cut that I had on my hands from working out on the asphalt? Remember? Yeah. Well, those cuts were like they were exposed and they got reopened. So they were like those were bleeding too.
Starting point is 00:13:59 Why did you choke this girl out? I need answers. I don't understand. Okay. I want to. Okay. I choked her out because I was on. I was on this. And she, it made me fucking mad.
Starting point is 00:14:10 Where was the guy? Wasn't there a dude with her? She was with a guy, right? Where was the guy when you were choking her out? He left. And you were just there with her, and you just decided to kill her? Yep, I did. That would have been had I been there. No, it wouldn't have, dude, Mila.
Starting point is 00:14:28 You gotta stop saying that. I love you, I would never have fucking done that to you, ever, I never even would have thought about it. And I didn't. And I didn't even, first of all, when I came to see you at the spot, I didn't even wanna jump on top of you. I was just so freaked out about.
Starting point is 00:14:39 Yeah, yeah. I was so freaked out about what I had just done. You better dress up. You're trying to force me into your car. Do you not remember anything? I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember. I remember. Mila, I had just killed somebody.
Starting point is 00:14:55 I was trying to tell you that. And you weren't allowing me to, you know? So that was kind of like... What did you want me to do? I'm not going to help you hide a fucking body, dude. I know that, dude. I know that was kinda like. What did you want me to do? I'm not gonna help you hide a fucking body, dude. I didn't, I know that, dude. I know that, Mila. I just wanted to be able to tell you, that was it.
Starting point is 00:15:11 I just wanted to tell you, and you wouldn't let me. You wouldn't let me tell you or nothing, you know? That's all I was trying to do. Now you're driving around in her car, using her phone. Yeah, I know. I know that. I know, Mila.
Starting point is 00:15:23 I lost it. I was on drugs and I lost it. I did stupid things. And you can still love me, baby. Yes, you can. If you want to. Don't tell me. Unless you just want to stop loving me because of what I did.
Starting point is 00:15:36 You're a psychopath. But then you never loved me to begin with if you stopped loving me. I didn't know you were a killer. I didn't know you could kill somebody. You knew I was a killer. Stop it. Did not know you were a killer. I didn't know you could kill somebody. You knew I was a killer. Stop it. I did not know you were a killer. So you thought when I told you I'm a killer, I was lying?
Starting point is 00:15:51 Yeah, I did, actually. Well, I wasn't lying. You can't do this shit, man. Listen, you're going to be electrocuted or some shit. Oh, I think they're going to give me the needle. You think so? Yeah, I want them to. I want them to.
Starting point is 00:16:06 You want to die that way, lethal injection? Yeah. Yeah. You're crazy. Baby, why would I want to live the rest of my life in prison, especially if I'm not going to have you? We just talked about this right before you went back. Why would I want to live the rest of my life in prison if I don't have you? Neela, you're my everything.
Starting point is 00:16:24 You know that. What? Say that again. You know I'm not have you, Mila. You're my everything. You know that. What? Say that again? You know I'm not going to wait for you. This is ridiculous. You're not going to wait for me? Why would I? Because I fucking love you so fucking much, Mila. Why would you not?
Starting point is 00:16:37 Do you not see what you're putting me through? Yes, baby, I'm sorry. I do see. Why would you not wait on me, Mila? Baby. Forever? You want me to, like, die waiting for you while you're in jail? No. I'm afraid of you. Like, what if you snap and kill me one day?
Starting point is 00:16:55 How am I going to kill you? I'm going to be in jail. Well, not now. Okay, so... This is really hard for me to handle. It all just feels so weird. Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, baby. I'm so, so sorry. I know it feels weird, Mila.
Starting point is 00:17:11 I'm so, so sorry, baby. I'm sorry, baby, okay? We had everything going for us. Everything. The best. Everything was so great. Again. You were just out five days. I was only out for five days? Yeah. Yeah. Well, that didn't last long at all. I just wish, I don't know, things were different. I know. Me too. Well, there's nothing that can be done now. Well, can I tell you something? My dad is going to try to get me gonna give me a lawyer he said and um why he's the one to him I know I know
Starting point is 00:17:50 he is I know he is but maybe if I get a lawyer they can send me to your dad and he was so happy huh he was so happy said it's not that hard way you have one minute remaining your father oh that? Your father. Oh, with my dad? Yeah. And it's worth it. And it's worth it. Why do you have to go and do all this?
Starting point is 00:18:13 Baby, I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I don't know. Because I'm stupid. Apparently. I'm stupid. Mila, you don't have to. I don't know.
Starting point is 00:18:23 Never mind. Never mind. I hope I don't lose you, Mila. I mean it. I really hope I don't have to i don't know never mind i hope i don't lose you mila i mean it i really hope i don't lose you you're the best thing in my life ever even even before this even after this you're still the best thing ever you know that so again multiple times admitting to what he did also while begging mila to still love him despite despite the fact that he, according to him, on his own account, just killed two women, which many believe was very, very manipulative. And in a later call, he even jokes around with Mila about when they got into that physical altercation and when he punched her in the face. He says how she took the punch like a champ, how she's like Floyd Mayweather the way she handled it, all while she was telling him, I was bleeding, did you see how
Starting point is 00:19:05 much blood was coming out of me? It does feel very manipulative. And then he tries to change his story and convince Mila that he didn't actually kill the women. Is that okay? So I can go ahead and put... I still have a good four hours to do this. Can I tell you the website name and stuff and give you my number? Well, yeah. Hold on. Okay. You still have my body fucked up.
Starting point is 00:19:32 I know. You still fucked me up a little bit. Did you not see how much blood came out of my system when you punched me? Yes. I'm sorry, baby. I was trying... Baby, that was an, baby. That was hard for him, motherfucker. Baby, that was an intense punch.
Starting point is 00:19:48 I didn't even mean... Are you trying to knock me out? I'm like... Baby, I was trying. I'm like, thank God I have three brothers. I have three brothers that beat me up my whole life. I can take a fucking punch, motherfucker. I'm sorry, baby. I'm so sorry. I'm so glad I could take a fucking punch, motherfucker. I'm sorry, baby.
Starting point is 00:20:06 I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. I'm so glad I could take a punch. Yeah, no shit, dude. You took that. I'm going to tell you the truth, baby. You took that punch like a fucking champion. I hate you.
Starting point is 00:20:15 I know you do, and I hate myself for doing that. But I'll tell you what. You were like Floyd Mayweather taking that punch, baby. You were like Muhammad Ali taking that shit. But it's not okay i'm just i have three brothers i i had to survive three brothers going up but yeah i know it's not okay that you are it was not okay maybe i was trying to talk to you and tell you like what happened basically everybody thinks that by the time because nobody really saw you punching they
Starting point is 00:20:44 just heard it. Everybody thinks. I know, maybe for some reason when I did it, everybody was looking the other way. Yeah, and the impact, everybody goes, wow. And then they saw the blur. And then they go, wow. Like, they're like, uh. Yeah, I know.
Starting point is 00:21:01 Hold on, baby, baby, write this down real quick. Will you write this down? Yes, I'm writing stuff down right now. Okay. What? All right, it's connectnetwork.com. That's the website. Network.
Starting point is 00:21:15 I'm writing this down. Wait, baby, can I ask you a question? What? Is there money on your card already? No, there's nothing. I still have zero dollars. Okay, okay, okay. So do you think you'll be able to do it before 12?
Starting point is 00:21:30 Honestly? You're going to have 50 bucks in there before 11. I promise you. Okay, okay, cool, cool. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Hey, listen, I got to tell you something. Me and you got to be on the same page about something, okay?
Starting point is 00:21:42 What? Listen, I did not. I did not those girls. I don't care what they say, you? What? Listen, I did not. I did not f*** those girls. I don't care what they say. You know, but listen, I think that. Yes, you did. You love f***ing people. You motherfuckers.
Starting point is 00:21:52 Listen, baby, I was going to take. God, f***ing came out. Baby, we got to be careful. We got to be careful from this point on. We got to watch out what we're saying. Because just because you say that, they're going to take that seriously. And listen, can I tell you something? I want to let you know they're going to be listening to my phone calls for sure.
Starting point is 00:22:12 Well, now they will, yeah. Maybe they're just with it now, yeah. No, they're going to. Like last time, no. But this time, yes, baby, for sure. Okay? And you better fucking act straight and stop talking. You should not have told me everything that you have.
Starting point is 00:22:27 Baby, no, it's okay. Nothing's been, listen, they know that I was on drugs, and they know what happened. So, you know what I mean? Instead of me, you were insane. I was insane. You were insane. And I'm going to have to be, can I tell you something? Oh, listen, do me a favor.
Starting point is 00:22:45 Text my dad real quick for me. Okay, well, hold on, let me go. Hold on. Okay. I'm at the spot where you used to be. I know I should. I could be holding you. We could be watching Netflix.
Starting point is 00:22:58 We could be Netflixing and chilling right now. Yeah, never just chill. Your big dick could be hitting you right now. So as I'm sure you can imagine after hearing these calls a lot of people are discussing the phone calls a lot of people feel like these are gaslighting tactics manipulation tactics while a lot of others are questioning why mila would even be having these phone calls with him talking to him humoring him at all when he literally punched her and assaulted her. And in these calls, there is a point when the calls shift and they change a little bit. Mila starts calling Wade daddy, almost acting like they were still in a relationship.
Starting point is 00:23:48 Hey, baby. Daddy. Hey. What's up? I'm going to take care of you. What's up? What happened? I'm going to take care of you.
Starting point is 00:23:58 I'm going to take care of you. Thank you, baby. Were you able to put the money on there? No, but I've made the decision. I'm just going to take care of you. Thank you, baby. Thank you so much. I may never see you again, but I will take care of you. Are you going to be able to put the money on tonight?
Starting point is 00:24:14 Yes. I am well. I just ordered some a little bit of, like, snow. Uh-huh. Right, right, right. So I'm working on that, but I still have $150 so I can put that in. Baby, why did you not walk to the jail and put the money on it? Because I had to order some snow.
Starting point is 00:24:35 Like, snow was funny. I had to, like, make it happen. So can that person that you ordered for not give you a ride to the jail? No, no, I don't trust them. I'd rather walk than trust them. Baby, I don't think you're going to be able to... Hold on, hold on. What the fuck is right now, motherfucker?
Starting point is 00:24:53 Hey, babe, does the jail close at any time, like the doors? Does that kiosk where she puts money on close at any time? Guess who's calling you right now? At what? in which she puts money on and clothes at any time? Guess who's calling you right now? At what? Guess who's calling me right now? What, baby? This is weird, motherfucker.
Starting point is 00:25:14 What happened? Guess who's calling me right now? Who? Billy. He's... I... Baby, that doesn't make me happy. No, it doesn't supposed to make you happy. Like, like, I think this is, like, national news or something.
Starting point is 00:25:34 Like, he hasn't reached out to me in forever. Baby, you told me that you blocked his phone number. I did. I did. I don't know how he got it. Baby, can you, baby, can you, baby, can you please walk to the jail? Yes. Daddy.
Starting point is 00:25:49 Will you? I have you, 100%. I will take care of you. Don't worry. Well, no, baby, I know you're going to take care of me or whatever. Baby, that machine that you put the money on, it closes at like 12. You got to get there before 12, and it's 9 something right now. It's 929, motherfucker. Baby, please, please, please, walk there now, please.
Starting point is 00:26:05 I'll walk there now. I'll talk to you while you walk. And I have to call my dad at some point, too, because I keep trying to call him because he messaged me on the kiosk and he said, call me. It's very important. Why did you have to do this? You were out.
Starting point is 00:26:22 I know, baby. I know. I was free. Please try to explain it to me. Listen, I'll explain. Are you walking right now? If I walk, will you talk to me? Yeah. Okay. My phone is actually on like 0%. Just give it two seconds.
Starting point is 00:26:42 Oh my God. Alright. Okay. Oh, my God. All right. Okay. Daddy, talk to me. I am, baby. I just want to make, well, baby. Did you make a girl to date them? Huh? You put your dick in them, didn't you?
Starting point is 00:26:56 No, I didn't, baby. No, I didn't. Actually, I really did not. You did not put your dick in both of those girls. Neither one. You didn't put them because of the news that you f***ed them. Yeah, well, the news is just saying that because of, remember, me and you have already talked about, like, my past or whatever. The news is saying that because of that, probably.
Starting point is 00:27:16 Well, because Kelly. Kelly's, like, just... Oh, well, really, because of Kelly. Yeah, you're right. That is actually why. I swear to God, like, if I can hear you, the messages. Can you just straight up be like at 10 o'clock? Hey, wait, baby, can you do me a favor, baby? Here's what we're going to do.
Starting point is 00:27:33 I need you to three-way call my dad because he has something important to tell me, and then you can hear what he has to say, too. All right, hold on. Okay. Baby, are you promised you're going to make it to the jail? I'm going to fucking take care of you, motherfucker. All right, baby. I'm going to take care of you, okay? Okay. Do I need to tell my dad to call and get you an Uber to the jail?
Starting point is 00:27:55 No, no. I walk. Baby, I'd rather just get you a ride. I can get you a ride there and back. Now that you're locked up on a safe. Shut up, motherfucker. I hate you, motherfucker. So many people thought that it was super weird knowing that Mila was talking to Wade like that when he was in jail, especially since she then went on to say this at the trial. And when you would not agree to get in the car, how did he act? Silent, aggressive, tried to pull me in the car physically, and I resisted, got plank style so that he could not grab me into the vehicle. When you say you got plank style, could you just show
Starting point is 00:28:41 the jurors what you meant by that? And I was being pulled into the car by my dress so for the record you just stood up and put your hands straight above your head yes so that I was not being able to be budged into the vehicle and you said he's pulling at your dress can you describe in more detail how he's pulling at your dress pulling dress probably a little hair, everything, and then the dress starts to rip off of my body. And what happens after that? Once he realizes that the threads were becoming, I was getting away from him and he was still holding on to the dress,
Starting point is 00:29:21 he opens the car door, obviously forgets to put it in park. The car starts to roll forward. He tackles to me to the ground. The car grazes both of our legs and I'm pummeled to the ground. Um, how hard did he push you to the ground? I'm sorry. I don't recall. It was, this is also fast and he's very heavy and I'm 5'2", he's 6'6". Now, what happens after you are pushed to the ground? I start to get beat. Describe what you mean when you say he was beating you. It all went so fast and so slow, whether it be punches, slapping, choking, that kind of nature.
Starting point is 00:30:08 Yes. We know that in a lot of domestic dispute relationships and toxic relationships, it is unhealthy and that it can be difficult to leave, call it brainwash, Stockholm syndrome, whatever it is. But we know that it can be difficult for somebody to see the light. So it is definitely possible that Mila didn't realize the gravity of the situation or the danger of the situation until she was so far removed for quite some time and then went and testified against him. But in my opinion, it's also clear that there was a level of manipulation going on in some of these calls. It's a little bit difficult to swallow hearing the recording side by side. Now, in one of these calls that also was released, it's a phone call with Wade and his father, and his father ends up telling Wade, Mila has been setting you up. She had you on speakerphone
Starting point is 00:30:50 when she was talking to you, and the media was there, and these phone calls are all over the news at this point. Everybody knows what's going on, almost as though Mila had been setting him up the whole time. Although other calls that have been released suggest that maybe that isn't the case. So form your own conclusions. Hey, Dad. Hey, buddy. God damn, it finally worked, buddy. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:31:09 Yeah. Yeah, it worked. I mean, I don't know what the fuck happened. It went right through this time. Listen, I'm just going to cut to the chase with this because it's pissing me off really bad. I don't know what. And I was about to go off on that call with Mila, so, you know, I would rather talk to you privately first.
Starting point is 00:31:32 So I'm trying to understand something. Where are you and her at right now? Oh, she said we're still on YouTube. Where are y'all at? She said she's not going to leave me. Okay, well, let me tell you the truth. Do you know anything about media or anything with her? No.
Starting point is 00:31:51 What happened? Okay. Okay. So yesterday when you called, she set your fucking ass up. She had a news reporter there and had you on speakerphone, dude. And the news reporter heard you telling her you're the best. They've got it all over the TV. Okay. I'm getting ready to play it for you. My wife said she's got the story where, where Mila calls you a fucking monster
Starting point is 00:32:19 where she says you're a psychopath and she's your ex and you were going to kill her. And they played, they played, they recorded your conversation with her where you're saying, you know, don't leave me. You're the best thing ever. You know that. Right. And then she's like, I'm so confused. So she's playing you right now because she's got the goddamn media there. Now, I'm going to play it for you. I want you to listen to this. This is your fucking girl on fucking TV, okay? But the calls aren't even half of the story.
Starting point is 00:33:00 A letter was recently released that Wade wrote this past May. He claimed that his lawyers were incompetent and that they failed to represent him accurately. And I will say, I did watch this trial and his defense team was not the best. They didn't call many witnesses. They didn't really have a strong point of view. And specifically, Wade said that his lawyers also didn't provide him with the audio and the video files from his case discovery, such as his recorded calls. Also that his lawyers didn't consult him about his trial date,
Starting point is 00:33:28 and that they failed to complete multiple investigative pursuits that could have supported his case. Now regardless what the public opinion is on a perpetrator, a killer, a suspect, an inmate, everybody is entitled to a good defense. I think that we can all agree on that. And during the trial, there were a lot of indications that he did not really get a good defense. I think that we can all agree on that. And during the trial, there were a lot of indications that he did not really get a great defense. So now, in addition to saying that his counsel was ineffective, Wade has also come out with a new story about what really happened in October of 2019, according to him. Like I said earlier, he did say that this
Starting point is 00:34:01 organization that he worked with framed him for these murders. But now he has come out with more and more details about this organization. According to him, the only reason he didn't share these details earlier was because he didn't trust his legal team to represent him properly. Almost as though if he shared these details, perhaps there would be retaliation against him from the organization or something to that effect. Now Wade has a very large group of supporters, which I will get into and touch more on in a second here, but the following video
Starting point is 00:34:30 was posted in one of these support groups. The person reading Wade's story is somebody who claims to be his very close friend. Take a listen. Hi everyone, this is Wade. For too long, I have remained silent, hoping that the justice system would uncover the truth on its own. However, it is clear that I must now take matters into my own hands and reveal
Starting point is 00:34:58 my side of the story. From the very beginning, I have maintained my innocence. I cooperated fully with the investigation, believing that the truth would prevail. But the system failed me. Evidence was mishandled. Witnesses were intimidated.
Starting point is 00:35:22 And my voice was drowned out by the overwhelming pressure to find a scapegoat. I became that scapegoat, a convenient target to satisfy the demand for justice. I share this story with you now because I believe in the power of truth and the strength of your support. Together, we can shine a light on the corruption and flaws within the system that led to this miscarriage of justice. I ask you to continue fighting for my exoneration, to demand a thorough reinvestigation of the case, and to stand by my side as we seek the justice that has been denied for too long. Thank you for believing in me and for your unwavering commitment to the truth. Your support gives me so much hope to endure, knowing that one day the truth will set me free.
Starting point is 00:36:33 I love you all, and thank you for joining this live. Wade initially started working for the organization around February of 2019, and he worked with them for about eight months until his arrest. Initially, he was brought in as a security detail because of his size people are naturally intimidated by him, but didn't ask many questions about the job because he needed one and they were offering. He moved to the Florida Keys to work at a resort and he lived on a three-story yacht that was part of the resort. Everything initially started out okay, but about two days after he moved to the resort, that's when the main boss, Eric James
Starting point is 00:37:12 Brown, asked Wade to be part of his first meeting as another gentleman would be coming in and he needed to talk business. At this meeting is where Wade truly understood his role and why he was asked to be part of the business, again, to be security and intimidating due to his size. And he understood that the business had to deal with guns and drug trafficking. Wade made a comment that the gentleman at the meeting stated that they would make sure there was enough ice in the ice machines. Ultimately, ice is referring to meth. Wade then started to learn about the chain of command. Tommy Williams was second in command and the main drug runner. Wade then met Josh Mateo Luckish through Eric at the resort at a party they were hosting.
Starting point is 00:38:07 Over time, Wade ended up becoming the second in command and this upset Tommy because ultimately it kicked him out of his position. Wade continued to learn more about the organization as he got closer with Eric. He learned that a majority of the drugs were from Costa Rica because Eric lived there for one to two years in a penthouse. He also learned that there was a private airport nearby in Marathon, Florida, only about 15 minutes away from the resort. They also had multiple cigarette boats at the resort. The yacht Wade lived on, and later on, Eric purchased a two-person plane that could take off from the water. They utilized these forms of transportation to get the guns and drugs transported from Costa Rica, Jamaica, islands in the Bahamas, even more places back to Florida. And if you see it,
Starting point is 00:39:01 it's only going to be a couple hour boat ride from the Florida Keys to Costa Rica. The organization controlled the entire Keys. All of the drugs and guns coming in and out had power and control over many people who lived in what they call the trailers in the Keys, and they continued to expand through Florida and other states. Wade realized that Eric started bringing in girls from all over who were on their payroll. Started with strippers from Miami and the Keys, and then he started seeing women being transported in from Brazil, Australia, Costa Rica, Aruba, and other exotic countries. Wade started to put the pieces together
Starting point is 00:39:36 to realize that they were dealing in human trafficking as well. Before he was officially introduced to the human trafficking side, he was required to meet Eric's mother, who was truly the main boss of the organization. She came down to the resort in Conkey and interviewed Wade to make sure he was legitimate and was ready to be fully involved in their business. When he realized they were involved in human trafficking, Wade became less interested in being in the organization. He said he could deal with the drugs and guns, but he didn't like the human trafficking portion of it. Eric then told Wade he needed him to go to Fort Myers to look after the girls in the spa there as security. Tommy came with him to Fort Myers, and Wade stayed at Josh Mateo's condo at
Starting point is 00:40:26 the time in the area. Eric told Wade to not get involved with any of the girls at the spot, including Mila, because Mila and Tommy used to date. All of the girls at the spa are licensed, so it looks legit, but it's ultimately covering up the illegal operations. Wade started getting into the motions of the business and operations and was still mainly used as security for the girls. Wade even mentioned that they would make home or hotel visits and he would go with the girls to drive them to make sure they would be okay. They would even bring massage tables and items so it kept up the idea that the business was legitimate. While he was in Fort Myers, all of the guns and drugs were kept at Josh Mateo's warehouse that he used for his
Starting point is 00:41:12 graphic design company, Mateo Graphics. Josh had a Cuban friend who kept his large trucks on his property. They would utilize those trucks to load the guns and drugs on and then cover it with debris to make it not look quite as sketchy. The organization had some dirty cops in the Cape Coral Police Department, which is the same police department that assisted in the first attempted arrest of Wade and accused him of the murders and were also part of his investigation and trial. Shortly after he arrived in Fort Myers, Wade started dating Mila. A few months later, they started talking about leaving the organization and moving to Hawaii. Now they chose Hawaii because Mila previously dated a professional surfer there, lived in Hawaii, and was a prostitute there. Eric, Tommy, and Josh caught wind that they were planning to leave and take the rest of the girls with them. This means the spa in Fort Myers would be shut
Starting point is 00:42:10 down, which affects their operations. Now, two days before the murders, Mila and Wade were at the spa late at night. They heard a knocking on the glass window and Tommy was standing there with a man named Chris Brown, who was a very big bouncer and security guy for the organization. Tommy tried to get Wade to go outside and talk with him and Wade said he would only speak to Tommy if Chris went back to the car, Wade went outside and that's when Tommy told him that they were aware of what he was up to and threatened that if he tried to leave, they would kill him. Tommy ended up leaving shortly after that. That next day, Wade went to the Buddha with Mila, where they met a doctor from Georgia who was interested in finding a girl to have sex with. Wade offered Mila up and said the doctor paid to sleep with her. Mila then went home with the doctor and did not go to a friend's house, as she said. Wade had Mila's car because she went home with the doctor.
Starting point is 00:43:23 He didn't ultimately steal the car. Wade met Christine that evening and they went to Jason Shepherd's house after they left the Buddha, which they had just met Jason that night. Mila's Hellcat ran out of gas and ultimately it stayed parked at Jason's house while Wade and Christine Ubered back to her place. Wade stayed at Christine's place until about 5 a.m., maybe a little bit later. He said it was around the time the sun was rising in October. He then left because he had to go to Josh's warehouse to get drugs to do a run. He used Christine's car to go to the warehouse because again the Hellcat was still at Jason's house without gas. When he arrived at the warehouse, Wade was met by Josh and another man he did not know. They said they needed to talk to him and told him to sit down.
Starting point is 00:44:18 They then told Wade that they knew he wanted to leave the organization, but that wasn't going to be an option. Josh told Wade at that time that they were murdering both Christine and Diane and that he would be expected to take the blame for it. They told Wade exactly how both murders would be done. In this way, Wade wouldn't be able to leave and would be in prison instead. They threatened him. It wasn't at gunpoint, but Wade knew guns were easily accessible since they were at the warehouse, that if he did not take the blame, they would harm his loved ones. They then forced Wade to make phone calls utilizing a device that would reroute through the victim's phones. That's why there's evidence that Wade used their phones to call his biological father and Mila. Wade first called his biological dad and purposely called him over his adoptive parents because he didn't want to involve them.
Starting point is 00:45:18 He told him he did something bad that he cannot take back. He was very vague with his initial conversation with his dad. He then called Mila again, still utilizing that device which rerouted the call through the victim's phones to tell her the same thing. Once the calls were done, Josh told Wade that he was going to call the police to have them come and arrest him. The first responding officer was Sergeant Angela Fleming, who was a longtime friend of Mila's. Angela Fleming is also related to Miguel Fleming, who was one of the detectives on Wade's case for the Cape Coral Police Department and was in the Navy with Mila. Josh called the cops and then left. While Wade was waiting for the cops to arrive so that he
Starting point is 00:46:06 could take the fall he had a change of heart. Wade got an opportunity to escape through the back door of the warehouse. He ran out the door and hid in the bushes and trees behind the warehouse for a while. Once the cops left Wade found a house across the street that seemed abandoned that he was able to break in through the back window. He said he stayed in that house for a few hours mid-afternoon until later that night while he figured out his next steps. He needed a place to be safe and think about what he could do. Later that night, he called his biological dad and he told him he did something bad and needed help. He then gave him more information about the murders because Wade was ready to go to jail and realized that this was his only option to keep his loved ones safe. His biological dad said he
Starting point is 00:47:00 would send him an Uber, but instead called the cops, which Wade knew he would. The marshals came shortly after to arrest Wade and he was taken to jail. Two days after being in jail, Wade completed a video visitation with his biological dad, where he told his dad additional information, including where Diane's body was, so that it could be taken back to her family. Wade was forced into confessing as he was terrified that his loved ones would be hurt. He knew if he told his biological dad that it would get back to Eric and the entire organization, showing that he upheld his side of the deal. Four days after being in jail, Wade then confessed to the detectives for the murder,
Starting point is 00:47:43 still concerned about his family's safety and was hoping that this would get into the news so again Eric and the organization would see that he upheld his side of the deal. After eight days in jail, it had still not broken on the news. Wade then took measures into his own hands and called Mila because he knew she would be working with the reporters he confesses to the murders because he knew Mila would tell the reporters and it would get attention from media again this would draw attention so that Wade could ensure that it got back to Eric and the organization that he was confessing, upholding his end of the deal so that his loved ones would be kept safe. Less than a month after Wade was incarcerated,
Starting point is 00:48:32 specifically on December 3rd, 2019, Wade's adoptive parents' house in Tennessee was mysteriously burned down, and Wade knew this was Eric and the organization attempting to kill them. That's when Wade decided he needed to retract his story because he realized the organization would still try to kill his loved ones. It took him some time to come out because he was hoping to not have a public defender and wanted to do it the right way with someone who would understand and be willing to stand up for him. Over time, he realized he would not get that and decided he needed to contact news to get his story out and retract his admission of guilt. This group of supporters is primarily women. They've all been on social media defending him, advocating for him, and sharing that they truly do believe he's innocent.
Starting point is 00:49:36 About the number of messages and pictures Kate Corll convicted murderer Wade Wilson has received inside the Lee County Jail. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says that Wade Wilson has received 3,903 messages since June 12th of this year. I'm Fox 4 senior reporter Caitlin Knapp and when I posted about this on social media, reactions were mixed. One person said, I feel attracted to him or love you Wade. Others started asking for his inmate number to send him letters or put money in his account someone said wilson shouldn't get any more communication from the outside so i wanted to dig deeper about what seems to be an infatuation with wilson for some people i spoke with the illinois wesleyan university psychology professors who says that there are
Starting point is 00:50:21 many reasons why this could be happening true crime crime isn't a new thing, but Professor Amanda Vickery says it's really exploded in the past decade. Everything that seems to be related to preventing it from happening to us seems to really draw people to true crime, especially women. Vickery focuses on true crime, and specifically a woman's interest in killers, killers like Wade Wilson, who murdered Christine Melton and Diane Ruiz in 2019. Some women have this fascination with the killers themselves, killers like Wade Wilson, Melton and Diane Ruiz in this fascination with the why? According to evoluti
Starting point is 00:50:57 today are still attracted have helped us survive ba past. They come to gather says the gatherer is me to be a protector, the dominant figure. Who is more dominant than a killer? And so while consciously it makes no sense for a woman to be attracted to a killer, especially who has killed other women,
Starting point is 00:51:16 our subconscious mind doesn't always make that distinction. That dominant trait is something she says women can be attracted to, but it's not just the physical looks. It's this combination of this sort of bad boy dominant male image and this level of fame, this celebrity, and the idea that if I attach myself to that, I too could become a celebrity and famous. Vickery used Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, and Chris Watts as examples. She says in some cases though, the or fame aspects. There co
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Starting point is 00:52:12 like this, where the crim graphic and I don't reall remorse, I probably woul out to him. Wade Wilson is not the first killer to receive attention from women, and he won't be the last. But what you will also see adjacent to all of these support groups and all these videos defending him are a lot of women, some from these same groups, who think that Wade is very attractive. There are lots of edits being made, videos, memes, photos, thirst trap videos, things like that.
Starting point is 00:52:46 And many people are making official Wade Wilson social media accounts where they share these videos, these thirst traps, suggesting things like he should open up an OnlyFans account, sharing edits of him walking into the courtroom with sultry music behind it. And some of these people even refer to themselves as Wade's sister wives or his TikTok wives. It's almost as though there is some sort of fandom behind Wade. And we did see something very similar happen with Chris Watts when that case first broke. He had an influx of people trying to reach out to him in the jail, supporters, people who were talking about his looks, who thought he was hot, who were posting things on social media. And we don't see it super often, but it seems as though the same thing is happening again now. We saw it in older cases like Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez. We saw it with Watts, as I mentioned, and now we're seeing it with Wade. And I will say this, there is a large group out
Starting point is 00:53:39 there in the public that truly believes that Brian Koberger is innocent. And now there's an even larger group, larger than that group that believes that Wade Wilson is innocent. Now, some of these accounts that have been made for him on social media have even posted recorded phone calls with Wade, where he answers questions from jail for his fans, for his supporters, almost as though he's doing a Q&A on social media like he's some sort of influencer. Hello, this is a prepaid call from... Now I'm going to read you the questions that were asked, but it's not me asking them, but I'm just going to read them out to you. So first, before we begin, we wanted to let
Starting point is 00:54:24 you know that you have a lot of support from all over the world. How does that make you feel? It makes me feel loved, you know, overwhelmed, but mostly I'm having a hard time to process it all. What tattoo is your favorite? From head to toe and all in between and tattoos. And just honestly, each and every one of them is just my favorite. What kind of music or artist do you like the most? Daniela, it depends on my mood and it depends on what I'm doing. But other than that, I don't have a favorite.
Starting point is 00:55:01 It depends on how I feel because I'm a very like emotional person. I have a have a favorite. It depends on how I feel because I'm a very like emotional person. I have a lot of feelings and so when I get in a certain feeling place, I will correlate my music to that. So that could be like metal, that could be hip-hop, rap, that could be like reggae, uh that could be a lot of things. What makes you laugh the most? Okay, what makes me laugh the most is probably whenever I interact with people. Interacting with other people and things that they say or when they laugh or a joke is made or seeing how somebody is and then we laugh about it. So what makes me laugh the most is laughing with other people. That's how I laugh. How many messages do you get on Smart Inmate and Penmate?
Starting point is 00:55:57 Hey, you know, I get so many. It's really difficult to manage. And so I therefore, I just don't have enough time on my by myself to go through and respond to everybody. What's the best memory from outside the jail? So my best memory is being in the ocean and diving and swimming very deep in the ocean with the sharks and sharks and the fish and the marine life and just swimming amongst them. That's my favorite memory. That's the stuff I like doing. That's exciting for me. What's the best gift you've ever received?
Starting point is 00:56:46 The best gift that I ever received was a, I don't know. What was the best gift? Usually I don't get a whole lot of gifts. I'm usually the one giving them. I think one time I got a Oyster Perpetual Rolex. That was sweet. And then last, what is something you wish people knew more about you? Something I wish they knew more about would be my love for reading.
Starting point is 00:57:21 So not even, of course, the last five years that I've been incarcerated, but just my entire life, just literature and reading and stories. And it's just a love and a passion of mine. So of course, now I read so much. You know, I love good stories, great characters, a nice setting. Now, absolutely, now more than ever, you know, of love a good story, great characters, a nice setting. Now, absolutely, now more than ever, you know, of course, just putting my mind and putting myself into all different environments and setting and world and whatever inside of the book. So with Wade's sentencing coming up very, very quickly, a lot of these supporters have even written letters to the judge begging him not to sentence Wade to death, saying things like people have done worse and
Starting point is 00:58:09 lived, he's a good person, he was under the influence of drugs when he committed the crime. And I'm going to read you a couple parts of these letters that stand out to me. For some of them, I will just leave them on screen so you can pause and read them as you wish. But I am going to read a couple of excerpts for you. In one, it reads, Dear Judge Thompson, We trust this letter finds you well. We are a group of concerned citizens who observed several aspects of Mr. Wilson's trial that raised significant legal and procedural concerns. Accordingly, we respectfully request that you reconsider the jury's decision to impose the death penalty on Mr. Wade Wilson, and instead impose a lighter sentence that reflects the possibility of recovery and rehabilitation. In this letter, there are 14 bullets as to why they believe this judge
Starting point is 00:58:56 should reconsider. I will read the headline of each bullet, not necessarily what's within it, but I will read what's within it on a couple of them. The first bullet states public opinion. A recent poll showed that 57% of Floridians prefer life without parole over the death penalty, with many unaware of the higher costs associated with capital punishment. This reflects a significant shift in public opinion against the death penalty. Maintaining a death row prisoner in Florida is much more expensive than a regular inmate, costing approximately $24 million per execution, while life imprisonment costs about $600,000 over a typical life sentence. Florida spends about $51 million annually on the death penalty, far more than life imprisonment without parole, mirroring the national trend. Bullet number two, substance abuse
Starting point is 00:59:45 during the crime. At the time of the crime, Mr. Wilson was under the influence of hard drugs, which are known to induce extreme mind-altering and violent behavior, possibly triggering a drug related psychosis. This condition results in delusions, hallucinations, and significant impairment in controlling actions, therefore impacting Mr. Wilson's ability to comprehend his actions during and after the crime. As he reported, he was unable to sleep for two and a half days, a common sign of psychosis. A couple of the other bullets are titled Influence of Family Testimonies, Jury Influence by Prosecution, Prosecution's Misrepresentation of concussion, which in this
Starting point is 01:00:25 one it says, during the trial, the prosecution trivialized Mr. Wilson's head injury, stating, quote, boys bump their heads every day, end quote. They were downplaying its impact on his mental state. Such a dismissive approach constitutes obstruction of justice, undermining the trial's fairness and integrity. there are more bullets that are under personal experience and victim of a murder case where the author of this letter cites her personal experience not only being a victim in a case but a mother of three children one who ended up having oppositional defiant disorder and how it affected him and his mood swings how he became psychotic and how through years of dedicated care he ended up stabilizing at 24. So she says that she believes with appropriate treatment, Mr. Wilson could also
Starting point is 01:01:10 heal from the pain that led him to seek solace in drugs and that he deserves a chance to heal, find his higher self, and potentially find a path to redemption. In another bullet, it states tattoos and survival in jail. Mr. Wilson's face tattoos likely resulted from the need to survive in a hostile jail environment. The prosecution's direct attack on Mr. Wilson for his tattoos was an unfair tactic to prejudice the jury against him. In another bullet, which I find interesting, it's titled Reasonable Doubt. Given the complexity and gravity of this case, there remain significant unresolved questions, such as the source and gravity of this case, there remain significant unresolved questions, such as the source and composition of the drugs that Mr. Wilson was given. These factors cast
Starting point is 01:01:51 substantial doubt on the certainty of Mr. Wilson's guilt. The possibility of undiscovered exculpatory evidence warrants a more cautious approach, prioritizing a lighter sentence over the irreversible death penalty. It goes on to cite different moral and ethical considerations, and then finally a bullet on distinguishing Mr. Wilson from mass murderers, in which it reads, Mr. Wilson's actions were influenced by drug use and brain damage, distinguishing him from mass murderers. The prosecution failed to consider the significant circumstances influencing his actions adequately. There are more letters that bring his mental state into question, not only because of the alleged damage and
Starting point is 01:02:31 suffering that he had inflicted as a child and his upbringing, things of that nature, but also that he had used meth that night and was in a meth-induced rage, and that that contributed towards his actions. So many people talking about reform in that regard. But then there's one more letter which reads, just because he brutally murdered two individuals, he doesn't deserve the death penalty because multiple people have done much worse than Wilson and they only got life. Wilson does not deserve to die while others live.
Starting point is 01:03:00 I know that you have no choice on how other states and courts decide on criminals, but you have the choice for Wilson's case. His past does not make up for what he did in 2019, but honestly, if you want to make him suffer, life is harsher than death. Because with life, he will have to be in a cell until he dies, but he will constantly have to think about what he did. The death penalty will just make his time locked up shorter, and he wouldn't learn anything. Some say that killing is wrong and that the death penalty shows a lack his time locked up shorter, and he wouldn't learn anything. Some say that killing is wrong and that the death penalty shows a lack of respect for human life.
Starting point is 01:03:34 My research on an unbiased judgment in Wilson's case, he is not the worst of the worst criminals. He has depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective, and other mental illnesses. His illness is not an excuse for his actions either, but they do put a reason behind them. Yes, he said that he did it because he wanted to, and he enjoyed it, but he did confess after the crimes. That should give him some points for keeping him from death. Many criminals will kill until they either die, a victim gets away, or they get caught. Now I will just say, it's not my belief that if somebody admits to what they did and admits to murdering people, that that should give them any points. Certainly not. But maybe other people will disagree with that. Now, in addition to the letters, the social media accounts, and all of these other things, Wade's supporters have even gone as far as to create a funly account
Starting point is 01:04:22 for him, all so that they can raise money for him. The description on the account states, Dear friends and supporters, we invite you to join us in supporting Mr. Wade Wilson's fight for justice and recovery. Wade's life story is one of immense struggle and resilience, and he urgently needs our help to ensure that he receives the fair treatment and care that he deserves. Wade Wilson entered the world under challenging circumstances. His biological mother's heavy drug use during pregnancy significantly impacted his brain development and overall health. Tragically, Wade has been recommended the death sentence, a decision that fails to consider his underlying brain health issues. Wade's struggles are not solely his fault. They are a direct result of circumstances beyond his control, including prenatal drug exposure and a lack of proper mental health support.
Starting point is 01:05:09 The death sentence is not only unjust, but also inhumane in Wade's case. Your donations will be used to support Wade in his legal battles to obtain a lesser sentence that allows for recovery. It is crucial that Wade is given a fair chance at life, considering his circumstances and his underlying health issues. Now this account has raised over $50,000, and it has an overall goal of $100,000. But the comments on these donations are a bit unsettling. And whoever is running this account offers gifts in exchange for the donations. The more that you give and the more that you donate, the bigger gift that you receive. Now I'm going to get into what these gifts are that you receive, but I want to start by saying this. As we mentioned earlier, everybody is
Starting point is 01:05:58 entitled to a solid defense, regardless the circumstances. So according to Wade, if he truly believes that he was wronged with his defense, that he deserves a new trial, that he wants to appeal, absolutely fundraise for that. Have your supporters help you fundraise for that. What I do take problem with is what the donations are giving in exchange, because it doesn't feel like people are being enticed to donate because they truly believe in his innocence and the cause but more so what they will receive from it given that this is now such a worldwide known case and that there is such a fandom craze around it so let me get into what
Starting point is 01:06:38 you get for your donations for a 10 to 50 donation a story will be uploaded on Wade's official TikTok and Instagram, plus you will receive a raffle entry to speak with Wade. If you donate $50-$100, a thank you message from Wade through an e-message will be received, plus a raffle entry to speak with Wade. $100-$200, you will receive a thank you recording from Wade, plus a raffle entry to speak with Wade. $200 to $500, you will receive a personalized thank you recording from Wade plus a raffle entry to speak with Wade. $500 to $1,000 donated, you will receive a thank you phone call from Wade.
Starting point is 01:07:19 $1,000 or more donated, you will receive a phone call from Wade plus a piece of Wade's clothing that he wore to trial. And in parentheses with that, it says, while supplies lasts. Now to clarify, that raffle, there's a disclaimer on this that says, the raffle will be completed once per week. The phone call from Wade includes one 15-minute phone call. Recipient on the phone call must pay for the phone call and rates may vary depending on your location. We see inmates, convicted felons, all sorts of things all of the time fundraise for new legal representation. Regardless what somebody's personal opinion may be on the case, they are entitled to do that. Everybody is entitled to a fair defense, a good trial, if they feel they've been wronged, appeal, great. However, again, something for me personally just
Starting point is 01:08:09 does not sit right with these donations and what the donors are getting in exchange for it. It almost feels a bit exploitative, a little salacious, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. But again, for those who believe in his innocence, and many, many do, that fund has grown to $50,000 and I would imagine is going to continue growing. Does any of that information impact how you feel about the case if you've been following it? Do you still believe that Wade is guilty? Do you think that there's any chance that he's innocent even after he had admitted to these murders to multiple people? Come to your own conclusions, decide what you want, and you tell me what you think. Until then, stay safe.
Starting point is 01:08:48 Bye. you

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