A Fort Myers man facing a possible death penalty for the 2019 deaths of two women seeks separate trials, while claiming updated guidelines in capital murder trials don’t apply in his case.
Wade Wilson, 29, is charged with the first-degree murder of Kristine Melton, 35; grand theft of Melton’s car; battery on Melissa Montanez, 41; first-degree murder of Diane Ruiz, 43; burglary of a dwelling belonging to Kent Amlin or Fannie Amlin; and petty theft from Kent Amlin or Fannie Amlin.
Melton and Ruiz were killed within days of each other in October 2019. Melton was found dead in her home; Ruiz’s body was found in a field days after her disappearance.
Wilson was indicted by a Lee County grand jury in November 2019. He has been in Lee County Jail since October 2019.
The first of the two recent motions, filed Jan. 10 by Wilson’s attorney, Lee Hollander, claims no evidence exists to link the two charges related to Melton with the other four counts.
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