Doctor hires hitman to kill girlfriend, sends bitcoin to wrong address
A Georgia doctor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a bungled murder plot that saw him give a dark web hitman $19,200 in bitcoin to kill his girlfriend — but not before he sent $8,000 in crypto to the wrong wallet address. On April 18, 2022, 54-year-old internal medicine specialist James Wan used the dark web to order a hitman. As published by the US Attorney’s Office, Wan’s request said the hitman “Can take wallet phone and car. Shoot and go. Or take car.” It also provided the victim’s name, address, socials, and details of her car. All he had to do was send a 50% downpayment of $8,000 in bitcoin to an escrow account shared with the hitman. However, Wan entered the wrong address and lost the money. “ Damn. I guess I lost $8k. I’m sending $8k to escrow now ,” Wan said when he was informed of his error. He sent another $8,000 sum before his order was approved. Four suspects face death penalty in South Korea cry...