Former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini found guilty in father-in-law's murder case
LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – Dan Serafini was convicted after a six-week trial for the 2021 ambush killing of his father-in-law and attempted murder of his mother-in-law amid a financial dispute, prosecutors said.
- Dan Serafini was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and first-degree burglary related to the shooting of his wife's parents in 2021.
- On June 5, 2021, Serafini shot and killed Robert Gary Spohr and injured Wendy Wood in their home near Lake Tahoe, California.
- Prosecutors presented texts indicating Serafini's anger over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws for a renovation project.
- Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Miller stated that Serafini said he was willing to pay $20,000 to have his in-laws killed.
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Former MLB Pitcher Found Guilty Of Murdering Father-In-Law In Lake Tahoe
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder of his wife's parents in a Lake Tahoe attack that took place in 2021.Serafini, 51, waited inside his in-laws' home with a gun before killing his father-in-law, Robert Gary Spohr, and shooting his mother-in-law, Wendy Woods. She survived the shooting, but took her life a year later.Prosecutors believe the murder involved a $1.3 million renovation project, accordi…
Former MLB Star Convicted Of Murdering His Father-In-Law
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of his father-in-law, following a bitter financial feud that turned deadly. A jury in Placer County delivered the verdict on July 15, ending a shocking case that revealed how the onetime pro athlete went from the pitcher’s mound to a jail cell, accused of gunning down his wife’s father in cold blood inside a Lake Tahoe vacation home…
Former MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini Convicted of Murder in Shootings of His Wife’s Parents
AUBURN, Calif.—Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and severely wounding his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, on June 5, 2021, at their home on the lake’s west shore. Wood r…
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini convicted of murder in 2021 shootings of his wife's parents
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wifes parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California.A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and severely wounding his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, on June 5, 2021, at their home on the lake's west shore. Woo…
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