Dad trying to have son killed dials wrong number and leaves voicemail, US cops say


Police traced the messages back to the Ohio father, WJW reported, and he told them he had made the calls after drinking. — Photo by Peggy Anke on Unsplash

An Ohio father was trying to have his adult son killed when he called one of his friends in search for a hitman, according to local news reports.

But the dad had accidentally dialled the number incorrectly, instead reaching a business in Westlake, according to WJW.

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