Son warns of hydrocodone dangers after father kills mother, pets, then himself

A Sand Springs man's struggle with hydrocodone addiction ended in tragedy when police say he killed his wife, their two dogs, and then himself, leaving behind a son determined to warn others about the dangers of prescription drug dependency.

Will Toliver received a phone call no son should ever have to get. His father called to confess what he had done and explain why.

"He told me that he had killed my mom, and he killed the two dogs, and he told me he's calling me because he knows I could handle it and that it was the hydrocodone that made him do it," Toliver said.

Before Toliver could respond, his father spoke again.

"He told me he loved me, and before I could say anything else, he hung up," Toliver said.

Toliver immediately called 911. When officers arrived at his parents' home, th