Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=pfOylWUntFd Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jury says tattooed killer in Florida should get death penalty [HQydsJl3Rqg] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT A Florida jury recommended on Tuesday that convicted killer Wade Wilson should be executed after being found guilty of killing two Cape Coral women. Nine of the 12 jurors recommended the death penalty for the murder of Kristine Melton, and ten of them recommended death for the murder of Diane Ruiz. While the defense is using mental health and head injuries as reasons for the judge to consider life in prison, the state is trying to prove that Wilson's crime spree was heinous, atrocious and cruel. NBC 6 on Instagram: @NBC6 | www.instagram.com/nbc6 NBC 6 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nbc6southflorida NBC 6 on TikTok: @NBCsouthflorida | www.tiktok.com/@nbcsouthflorida Get breaking news, First Alert weather updates, plus live cameras from NBC 6 South Florida. NBC 6/WTVJ was Florida’s first television station and has been covering news in South Florida for over 70 years. ZiZkNpyKfH3 6oYC7lws2di mtIBaoiB5pO h1UvkFXRjbL GBB66Nclkd9 rEAEp2ATiSK
A Florida jury recommended on Tuesday that convicted killer Wade Wilson should be executed after being found guilty of killing two Cape Coral women. Nine of the 12 jurors recommended the death penalty for the murder of Kristine Melton, and ten of them recommended death for the murder of Diane Ruiz. While the defense is using mental health and head injuries as reasons for the judge to consider life in prison, the state is trying to prove that Wilson's crime spree was heinous, atrocious and cruel. NBC 6 on Instagram: @NBC6 | www.instagram.com/nbc6 NBC 6 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nbc6southflorida NBC 6 on TikTok: @NBCsouthflorida | www.tiktok.com/@nbcsouthflorida Get breaking news, First Alert weather updates, plus live cameras from NBC 6 South Florida. NBC 6/WTVJ was Florida’s first television station and has been covering news in South Florida for over 70 years. ZiZkNpyKfH3 6oYC7lws2di mtIBaoiB5pO h1UvkFXRjbL GBB66Nclkd9 rEAEp2ATiSK