Former MLB Pitcher Danny Serafini Arrested in Connection with 2021 Murder of His In-laws

Serafini, also accused in the attempted murder of the surviving in-law, and accomplice Samantha Scott were arrested after a two-year investigation; both face extradition back to California.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Danny Serafini and Samantha Scott were arrested in connection to the murder of 70-year-old Robert Gary Spohr and the attempted murder of 68-year-old Wendy Wood in 2021.
Serafini and Scott were known to each other and the victims. Spohr and Wood were found with gunshot wounds at their home in Lake Tahoe, California.
Two-year investigation saw police secure surveillance footage showing a hooded man approaching the residence before the attack. In due course, detectives gathered evidence linking Serafini and Scott to the incident.
After her treatment for gunshot wounds, Wendy Wood survived the initial attack but died a year later. The relationship between Serafini and Scott and the victims was not clearly stated.
Serafini and Scott were found in Nevada after their alleged involvement in the murder and attempted murder, and are awaiting extradition to Placer County. The exact details of the evidence linking them to the crime have not been disclosed.
Serafini, who played with six baseball teams between 1996 and 2007, including for the Minnesota Twins, faces a serious charge in his post-baseball life. Information about any legal representative for Serafini and Scott has not been immediately available.