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Feb 5, 2025 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Rebecca Weis |Kaitlyn Snook |Michael Cadigan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The last time we saw convicted killer Joseph Zieler he was in the Lee County Courthouse. It's there where he was found guilty of killing Lisa Story and 11-year-old Robin Cornell. He was sentenced to death. Now, the Florida Supreme Court is hearing his appeal. Zieler's attorney went in front of the justices on Wednesday, asking them to overturn his conviction and sentence.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Alex Orenczuk |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Wade Wilson's fate will come down to Judge Nick Thompson on Tuesday. Will the convicted Cape Coral double murderer go to prison for life or be sentenced to death? The trial started on June 1, 2024 with a jury being selected. With the question, "are both the State and defense ready for trial?" opening statements began.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Alex Orenczuk |Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Convicted double-murderer Wade Wilson will have his brain scanned before his Spencer hearing and sentencing on Aug. 27. During a hearing on Tuesday, Wilson’s attorney Lee Hollander asked a judge to let Wilson’s brain be examined, after possible traumatic brain injury indications were found.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Rebecca Weis
CAPE CORAL, Fla — A former City Councilwoman pled guilty to three felonies involving a fraud investigation. Patty Cummings was sentenced to two years of probation for fraudulent application for a driver's license and two counts of false swearing with or arising out of voting. Cummings will have to pay more than $6,500 for the cost of the investigation, court costs and the costs of prosecution.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — On August 27, a judge will decide whether Wade Wilson will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison. Fox 4 Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp has covered the trial since the start and uncovered new court documents. People from around the country are writing to the judge, asking him to spare Wilson's life.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — When Fox 4 Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp first reported on the number of messages and pictures convicted killer Wade Wilson, some reactions from people on social media were mixed. Some women said "I still feel attracted to him." Another said, "love you, Wade."Others started asking for his inmate number to send him letters or put money in his account. One person said Wilson shouldn't get any more communication from the outside.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The State Attorney's Office in Palm Beach County said at this point, they cannot go forward with a sexual battery charge against Wade Wilson. That's because they haven't received any from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. On February 18, 2019, Kelly Matthews said her then-boyfriend, Wilson, attacked and sexually assaulted her. She reported it hours later and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office started its investigation.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Inside Wade Wilson's Lee County jail cell, he's receiving an interesting number of messages from the outside. According to numbers obtained by Fox 4 from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Wilson has received 3,903 messages since June 12 - the day he was found guilty of murder in the deaths of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz. Wilson has accepted 279 communication requests. LCSO says the messages come in through a monitored messaging account inmates have access to.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A jury recommended he be put to death for the murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz. If Wilson is sentenced to death, he will go on death row. Fox 4 Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp started looking at Florida's death row roster, and it's a long list. It begs the question: could Wilson spend the rest of his life in prison either way? At this moment, Wilson's fate lies in the hands of Judge Nick Thompson, who will sentence Wilson July 23.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
fox4now.com | Kaitlin Knapp |Ryan Kruger |Rebecca Weis
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Wade Wilson, the man convicted of killing Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz, is asking for a new trial or an acquittal of Melton's murder. In court documents his attorney filed on July 3, it says the new death penalty law violated Wilson's constitutional rights against ex post facto laws. This means a law that "imposes criminal liability or increases criminal punishment retroactively," according to the Constitution. On April 20, 2023, Gov.
