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Deadpool Killer Wade Wilson Neurologist Reveals Chilling New Details · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: A neurologist has reported that a young Wade Wilson, a
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  tattooed convicted murderer from Florida facing a potential death sentence
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  or life imprisonment on Tuesday, once expressed to his adoptive
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  parents that he believed he was going crazy. Now thirty
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  years old, Wilson was convicted of murdering Christine Melton thirty five,
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  and Diane Ruiz forty three within a few hours in
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  October twenty nineteen. Alongside the two counts of first degree murder,
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  he was also found guilty of grand theft, battery, burglary,
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  and pettit theft related to these events. During a zoom
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  disposition hearing on Monday, doctor Mark Rubino testified that recent
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  brain scans conducted on Wilson revealed signs of brain trauma,
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  including impairment in short term memory, as well as cognitive
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  and emotional issues associated with psychiatric disorders. In addition to
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  the MRI, Rubino conducted a series of tests to assess Wilson,
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  which proved to be challenging due to the convict being restrained.
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  He also engaged in a discussion with Wilson regarding his childhood,
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  during which Wilson recounted that he was fine until around
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  age eleven, when he informed his parents that he thought
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  he was going crazy. Wilson recounted to Rubino that he
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  had been involved in two car accidents during his youth
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  in Tallahassee. In the first incident, he was a passenger
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  when the driver collided with an oak tree, resulting in
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  Wilson's striking his head against the windshield. The second accident
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  occurred while he and several friends were at the beach,
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  where they again crashed into a tree. Everyone lost consciousness.
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  Rubino remarked he fled the scene because he was concerned
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  about being arrested due to his probation status. Later, upon
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  regaining consciousness, he returned to the EMS for an evaluation
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  because he was feeling unwell, but ultimately decided to leave,
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  not wanting to be taken to the hospital. Rubino is
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  scheduled to provide testimony during a spencer hearing on Tuesday
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  at nine a m. While Wilson's sentencing is anticipated at
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  two PM. A spencer hearing is a judicial process in
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  Florida that takes place after a defendant has been convicted,
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  but prior to sentencing. This hearing allows both the defense
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  and prosecution to introduce supplementary evidence or arguments that may
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  sway the judge's sentencing decision. The hearing derives its name
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  from the Florida Supreme Court case Spencer Vere State, nineteen
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  ninety three, and is particularly significant in cases where the
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  death penalty may be imposed, as it grants the defense
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  an opportunity to advocate for a reduced sentence. During this session,
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  the judge may evaluate various factors, including mitigating circumstances, the
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  defendant's personal history, and any pertinent information that could influence
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  the severity of the sentence. Newsweek has reached out to
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  Wilson's attorneys, Kevin Shirley and Lee Hollander for their comments.
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  Rubino's testimony represents a final effort by Wilson's legal team
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  to potentially spare his life, occurring just one day before
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  Judge Nicholas Thompson is set to determine the defendant's fate.
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  Last week, Hollander informed Newsweek that a psychologist and a
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  neurologist had already conducted interviews with Wilson. However, Rubino has
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  requested additional assessments after discovering evidence that may suggest a
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  traumatic brain injury. For safety reasons, the Lee County Shferriff's
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  office facilitated Wilson's transport to the testing site, which remains undisclosed.
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  In July, the sentencing of Wilson was delayed due to
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  the inability of two additional mental health experts to coordinate
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  their schedules for testimony during the penalty phase, as indicated
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  by court documents. At that juncture, Shirley mentioned that one
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  physician intended to perform brain scans on Wilson, necessitating his
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  transfer to another facility. Meanwhile, the second physician required more
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  time to finalize his assessments of Wilson, which were distinct
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  from those conducted by the experts who had previously testified
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  in the trial. Forensic psychiatrist doctor Mark Mills provided testimony
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  on behalf of Wilson, asserting that he suffers from a
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  psychotic disorder and is chronically and severely mentally ill. Neuropsychologist
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  doctor Heimann Eisenstein testified that Wilson has been diagnosed with
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  several mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and
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  schizo effective disorder, among others. Doctor Eisenstein also highlighted that
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  Wilson suffers from neurocognitive impairment, suggesting that his brain does
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  not operate in a manner typical of a healthy individual.
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  In contrast, the state's rebuttal expert, forensic psychologist, doctor Michael Herkoff,
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  contended that there was inadequate evidence to substantiate a diagnosis
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  of a psychotic disorder. Doctor Herkoff proposed that Wilson's significant
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  history of drug abuse, both documented and self reported, offered
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  a more credible explanation for his delusions and persistent criminal conduct.
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  In April twenty twenty three, Wilson was arrested on rug
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  charges while incarcerated during a canine search outside the outdoor
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  Receiving Center of Lee County Jai