Former Mlb Pitcher Dan Serafini Guilty Of Murdering Father-in-law After Property Dispute

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini was recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution successful nan 2021 shooting that claimed nan life of his father-in-law and near his mother-in-law injured.

The onslaught took spot successful June 2021 successful North Lake Tahoe, California. Serafini was recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting Robert Gary Spohr, 70, who was recovered dormant successful a location from a azygous gunshot. Serafini was besides recovered blameworthy of shooting Spohr’s wife, Wendy Wood, past 68, doubly successful nan head. She recovered from nan injures but took her ain life 1 twelvemonth later. Her family said nan trauma of nan onslaught led to her death.

Prosecutors said nan fatal incident progressive a conflict complete a spot renewal project. Jurors were presented pinch matter connection grounds of nan escalation of nan disagreement and premeditation anterior to nan shooting. One matter connection by Serafini sent anterior to nan onslaught read, “I’m going to termination them 1 day.”

Serafini, who played 7 years successful nan majors, and 33-year-old Samantha Scott were charged arsenic co-defendants past year. In February, Scott pleaded blameworthy to an accessory complaint and during nan proceedings was introduced arsenic a adjacent friend of 1 of nan Spohrs’ daughters, Erin. Erin was joined to Serafini and testified that they had an unfastened matrimony and was alert Scott was romantically progressive pinch her husband. Erin Spohr testified that she did not judge Serafini murdered her begetter aliases changeable her mother.

Video surveillance from nan location and surrounding area showed a man wearing a hood, look covering and a backpack stepping to nan Spohrs’ location earlier nan homicide. Evidence presented astatine nan proceedings alleged Serafini waited for 3 hours successful nan location earlier attacking nan couple.

Spohr and Wood’s daughter, Adrienne, said Serafini was blameworthy of a “heinous and calculated” crime. “It’s been 4 years since my mom and dada were changeable and it’s been 4 years of conscionable hell,” Adrienne Spohr said aft nan blameworthy verdict. “Today, finally, justness was served.”

Serafini is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected 18 August.

The Minnesota Twins selected Serafini, a autochthonal of nan San Francisco area, pinch nan No 26 wide prime successful nan 1992 MLB draft. He made his debut successful 1996 and went connected to look successful 104 games pinch nan Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies earlier his status successful 2007.

Serafini made much than $10m during his shot profession but mislaid overmuch of it owed to a divorcement colony and grounded investments.