Ex-MLB Pitcher From San Francisco Sentenced for Murder

Ex-MLB pitcher from San Francisco sentenced for murder

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A former MLB pitcher and San Francisco native, Daniel Serafini, was sentenced for the murder and attempted murder of his wife’s parents in their Lake Tahoe home. Following a 2025 trial, a Placer County jury found the 51-year-old athlete 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 died a year after the sh…

Who Is Samantha Scott? What to Know About Her Connection to Dan Serafini

Samantha Scott made headlines for her connection to Dan Serafini following his arrest for shooting his in-laws. In 2021, police responded to a call at the Tahoe City, California, home of Serafini’s in-laws where Gary Spohr was found dead and Wendy Wood suffered severe gunshot wound injuries. Wood survived the attack but suffered from brain damage. She died in 2023 by suicide at an assisted-living facility. Serafini, who married Erin Spohr in 201…

Homewood shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole

AUBURN, Calif. – Daniel Serafini will remain in prison for life without the possibility of parole after a judge passed the sentence on the 51-year-old on Friday, Feb. 27, for his role in the Homewood shooting. In July, a jury convicted Serafini of first-degree murder of his father-in-law Gary Spohr and attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood in their Homewood residence on June 5, 2021. According to prosecutors, Serafini was motivated b…

HUNTER: Killer MLB hurler Dan Serafini strikes out

Serafini has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his father-in-law and attempted murder of his mother-in-law. Learn more.

Serafini To Serve Life In Prison For Murder Charges

(Lake Tahoe, CA) – Former Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Serafini will serve the rest of his life in jail for the killing of his two family members near Lake Tahoe. The 51-year-old fatally shot his in-laws in their home in 2021. Family members say it might have been driven by greed.

SF native, former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini sentenced to life in prison for shooting in-laws

San Francisco native and former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2021 shooting of his wife's parents during a burglary at their home by Lake Tahoe, authorities said.