US Teenager Hires Friend To Kill Family, Gets Charged After Killer Contract Is Discovered

A 14-year-old U.S. boy was charged after his father had found a murder contract. The teenager is suspected to have made the contract for his classmate to slaughter his entire family.

The Florida teenager allegedly wanted to stage the murder as a burglary gone wrong. The boy’s contract, signed by his friend, apparently officiated the killing of his father, step mother and older step brother. The boy’s friend agreed to perform the killings for $1,200.

According to the handwritten contract, the friend was supposed to perform the job of a hitman to kill the boy’s family. He agreed on condition that he would not get paid in case he failed to perform the murder. He also agreed to leave within an hour or two after committing the murders. The teenager was arrested on Saturday after the murder contract had been found by his father.

The teenage accused confessed to police that he wanted to make it look like a burglary gone wrong. He planned to rush to his neighbour and ask them to call for an ambulance, according to court documents. Even his friend, the hitman himself, confessed that he had signed the contract. However, he told officers that he had believed it to be a joke. He added that he had never had plans to carry out the murders.

Port St. Lucie Police said that the teenager was depressed and wanted to harm himself. He lived in the locality for the last three years. Interestingly, the boy did not have any weapon to carry out the murders. Nor did he have any cash to sponsor the crime.

According to detective Paul Griffith from Port St. Lucie Police Department, the teenager’s relation with his parents has been troubled. "He's blaming them for his perils in life," Griffith said. "He had it designed in his head, in his mind, and he explained to me," the detective talked about the planned murder.

The Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed the arrest of the teenager but did not provide specifics to the investigation. Paul Wank, one of the neighbours, said that the family had lived in the neighbourhood for about six months and seemed to keep to themselves.

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