Former Mlb Pitcher Found Guilty Of Murdering Father-in-law In 2021 Lake Tahoe Attack

A erstwhile MLB pitcher was found blameworthy of execution and attempted execution of his wife's parents successful a 2021 Lake Tahoe attack, wherever he waited wrong their location pinch a weapon successful what prosecutors opportunity was a financially motivated killing.

Danny Serafini, 51, faces successful life successful situation aft a assemblage convicted him successful nan execution of his father-in-law, Robert Gary Spohr, 70, according to nan Placer County District Attorney's Office. His mother-in-law, Wendy Woods, survived nan shooting but died by termination a twelvemonth later.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office arrested Serafini and his lover, Samantha Scott, 2 years aft uncovering Spohr dormant astatine nan home.

Deputies were called to nan Lake Tahoe location connected June 5, 2021, wherever they recovered Spohr dormant and Woods shot, nan sheriff's agency said. An investigation recovered information footage of a hooded antheral wearing a look covering and a backpack stepping to nan residence respective hours earlier nan slaying.

The sheriff's agency said astatine nan clip of Serafini's 2023 apprehension that a consequent investigation led to Serafini and Scott arsenic suspects.

Scott took a woody successful February and pleaded blameworthy to being an accessory to a felony, according to NBC News connection KCRA. She past testified against Serafini astatine trial, admitting to having an matter pinch him.

She testified that she gave a thrust to Serafini nan time of nan shooting, but believed it was because of a supplier deal, KCRA reported. Scott told nan tribunal she later suspected Serafini mightiness person been progressive successful nan attack, but that Serafini later admitted that he "shot Wendy doubly successful nan caput and erstwhile successful nan manus and survived it,” according to KCRA.

Dan Serafini pinch nan Minnesota Twins successful 1999.Brian Bahr / Allsport / Getty Images file

Serafini's attorney, David Dratman, attempted to undermine Scott's grounds by pointing retired her changed communicative and her plea deal. Dratman did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The assemblage recovered Serafini blameworthy of first-degree burglary successful summation to nan execution and attempted execution charges.

Prosecutors accused Serafini of sidesplitting his in-laws successful bid for he and his wife, Erin Spohr, to summation entree to a multi-million dollar inheritance aft Serafini's shot profession ended.

His woman testified that her parents trim nan mates a $90,000 cheque nan time of nan attack, SFGate reported, which she believed was grounds that her hubby didn't request to termination them. The news outlet besides reported that she testified her parents had a spot worthy $11 cardinal and owned millions much successful assets.

Serafini spent 7 years in nan large leagues, logging clip pinch nan Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies. His busiest play was successful 1998, going 7-4 pinch a 6.48 ERA for nan Twins.

He besides sounded professionally successful Japan, Taiwan and Mexico.

Adrienne Spohr, Serafini's sister-in-law, told reporters pursuing nan verdict that she looks guardant to his sentencing connected Aug. 18, according to KCRA.

"It's been 4 years of hell," she said.