A twisted killer told police he’d tell them where he’d buried the body of a woman in exchange for fast food.
Wade Wilson, 30, boasted that he was “the world’s sought after inmate” and claimed he “used his looks” to draw women in, according to audio featured in Netflix’s second season of Worst Ex Ever.
The platform released four new episodes of the true crime series, with the opener, Dating the Deadpool Killer, revisiting the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral, Florida.
Wilson—later dubbed the “Deadpool killer” because he shares a name with the Marvel character—was sentenced to death on August 27, 2024, in Cape Coral, Florida.
Investigators said Wilson met Melton during a night out at a Cape Coral bar on October 6, 2019, and went back to her home along with one of her friends.
After the friend left, prosecutors said Wilson strangled the 35-year-old. He then took Melton’s car and later targeted Ruiz, a pedestrian. Authorities said he strangled Ruiz and ran her over repeatedly, killing her.
Ruiz’ purse was later discovered near a local school—an area where Wilson had reportedly asked for directions. Ruiz got into the vehicle, unaware it would be her final trip.
After the purse and ID were turned in, Ruiz’s husband reported her missing. The documentary says Wilson later spoke about the killings to his father, who then contacted law enforcement. On a recorded prison call, his father urged his “monstrous son” to tell Ruiz’s family where her body had been left.
Wilson did not know at the time that police had already located Ruiz’s body on October 10 in a vacant field. While officers were on scene, the documentary shows Wilson calling Detective Nick Jones and offering to disclose the burial location in exchange for a fast-food meal.
“Might seem stupid. Give me some french fries and a burger, and I’m gonna take you right where you want to go. That’s all I want bro,”
Later, he continued: “You’re are going to take me to eat, so I’ll show you the body right? You’re going to get me some french fries? Lets go get this body, Come on. It’s gonna get dark. I’m hungry.”
Speaking on camera, Jones summarized the exchange bluntly: “He wanted to trade a body for a meal.”
In interviews referenced in the episode, Wilson told police Ruiz entered the car after he offered help with directions, saying: “That’s all it took”.
He described the attack in chilling terms: “I could tell she wanted to get out, so I was like, I’m just going to kill her real quick. Grabbed her by the neck and choked her.” He later admitted she was still alive when he forced her out of the car and ran her over.
Jones also recalled how Wilson came across during questioning: “While talking to him, he’s got really dark eyes,” adding, “It’s almost like there was nothing there. There was no remorse, no empathy.”
Wilson later made further claims about how he approached women, saying: “This is what I do with women. I use my charm, I use my good looks. That’s what I did with the first girl, and that’s how I got her into bed. And look what happened to her, same story as this. I just used my looks.”
The case drew intense attention, and the documentary notes that many women still attempted to reach him despite the nature of the crimes.
In one prison phone call played in the series, he told a woman: “You know, they say that I’m the most sought after inmate in the world right now.”
Wilson’s biological father, Steven Testasecca, later took the stand and testified against him in court.
Wilson was convicted of first-degree murder in June 2024. Two months later, in August, a judge handed down two death sentences.