Father Of Kid Injured In Hogan Crash Tries To Kill Wife

by Kate Spencer

Poor John Graziano. The Iraq War vet has been in a coma since his car accident with Nick Hogan and has missed all the drama – the lawsuits, the Hogan’s divorce, Nick’s trial and jails stint. But now the scandal actually involves Graziano’s family, after his dad was busted for trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife.

Edward Graziano began meeting with an undercover detective he believed was an associate of a hit man in December 2008. Graziano – who had hoped the hit would help solve recent divorce-related troubles – wanted his wife’s murder to look like a car accident. He paid off the undercover cop with $1000 in cash, a personal check for $1000 and a $13 gift card to a pizza place. He was arrested yesterday – his wife is still alive, thank goodness. [Photo: Splash News Online/GettyImages]