Rich parents fake own murders to catch son who hired hitman to kill them

A greedy son hired a hitman to kill his wealthy parents.

The 22-year-old from Sochi, Russia planned the plot to murder his parents and 10-year-old sister down to a tee.

He drew up a floor plan for the hitman he hired that detailed where the cameras in the home are, how to stay away from the guard dogs. What he didn't know was the hitman he hired for a fee was actually an undercover police officer, the Metro reported.

To catch him, detective had his parents participate in a mock-up using fake blood coming out of fake knife wounds. Then the hitman arranged to meet with the boy in Mecedes to show proof the job had been done.

On seeing the photos of his "dead" parents, the boy is said to have expressed "delight". When he agreed to pay the "assassin" £38,000, he was arrested by armed police.

At a police station in Krasnodar region, the man confessed to his crimes and admitted he did this to obtain their money. Police also learned this was not his first attempt and he had been plotting to kill them for months. He faces up to 15 years in jail if he is convicted.

His devastated parents are still under shock and can't imagine that he could be capable of doing such a thing. The Metro reported his father runs a major education institution in Sochi.