Wade Wilson will stand trial in October, faces death penalty

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Wade Wilson, accused of killing two Lee County women in 2019, will stand trial on October 18, according to the Lee County Clerk’s website.

According to reports, Wilson faces the death penalty for the suspected killings of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral. Investigators found Melton’s body in her Cape Coral home and four days later found Ruiz dead in a field.

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