Overview

• Dan Serafini was convicted on July 14 of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to murder his mother-in-law in a June 2021 Lake Tahoe ambush and remains jailed pending sentencing
• Samantha Scott pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and testified against Serafini, revealing hidden love notes they exchanged in jail during court appearances
• In the letters read at trial, Serafini expressed love for Scott and outlined plans for road trips and a book to fund their legal defense
• Victims’ daughter Adrienne Spohr has gone public with her parents’ ordeal and filed a wrongful-death suit against Serafini and her sister Erin while disputing control of the Lake Tahoe property
• Erin Spohr maintained her support for her husband at trial, testifying that surveillance footage did not clearly identify Serafini as the shooter