Inside the historic Auburn Courthouse, the next phase in a trial involving celebrity, money and a deadly ambush is unfolding in the case of Dan Serafini.Jury selection began Tuesday, according to Placer County Superior Court officials.Serafini is a former Major League Baseball player who Placer County prosecutors accuse of hiding inside his in-laws’ Homewood home and shooting and killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and attempting to kill his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, in June 2021.Wood survived but killed herself in 2023. Her daughter Adrienne Spohr previously told KCRA 3 that despite recovering from the attack, “she missed my dad terribly and was never able to comfortably live again in her home.”| RELATED | Who is Dan Serafini, the former MLB player accused in Tahoe-area murder case?Days after the shooting, investigators discovered video surveillance footage from the home that showed a man wearing a hoodie and a face cover. He was seen walking up to the home hours before the shooting.Two years later, detectives determined the man in the hoodie was Serafini.Serafini’s friend, Samantha Scott, pleaded guilty in February of this year to being an accessory to a felony in connection with the deadly ambush. A Placer County sheriff’s investigator previously testified that Scott gave Serafini a ride on the day of the shooting.A sentencing date for Scott has not yet been set.Serafini pitched in the majors from 1996 to 2007 and was later featured in 2015 on an episode of the TV show “Bar Rescue,” which portrayed him as a bar owner in serious financial trouble.He is also married to Erin Spohr.| VIDEO BELOW | Sisters sue each other over inheritance of Tahoe-area parents after 2021 deathsOpening statements are set to begin next week and the trial could last into late July, according to the SFGate. Serafini faces murder and attempted murder charges.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Inside the historic Auburn Courthouse, the next phase in a trial involving celebrity, money and a deadly ambush is unfolding in the case of Dan Serafini.
Jury selection began Tuesday, according to Placer County Superior Court officials.
Serafini is a former Major League Baseball player who Placer County prosecutors accuse of hiding inside his in-laws’ Homewood home and shooting and killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and attempting to kill his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, in June 2021.
Wood survived but killed herself in 2023. Her daughter Adrienne Spohr previously told KCRA 3 that despite recovering from the attack, “she missed my dad terribly and was never able to comfortably live again in her home.”
| RELATED | Who is Dan Serafini, the former MLB player accused in Tahoe-area murder case?
Days after the shooting, investigators discovered video surveillance footage from the home that showed a man wearing a hoodie and a face cover. He was seen walking up to the home hours before the shooting.
Two years later, detectives determined the man in the hoodie was Serafini.
Serafini’s friend, Samantha Scott, pleaded guilty in February of this year to being an accessory to a felony in connection with the deadly ambush. A Placer County sheriff’s investigator previously testified that Scott gave Serafini a ride on the day of the shooting.
A sentencing date for Scott has not yet been set.
Serafini pitched in the majors from 1996 to 2007 and was later featured in 2015 on an episode of the TV show “Bar Rescue,” which portrayed him as a bar owner in serious financial trouble.
He is also married to Erin Spohr.
| VIDEO BELOW | Sisters sue each other over inheritance of Tahoe-area parents after 2021 deaths
Opening statements are set to begin next week and the trial could last into late July, according to the SFGate. Serafini faces murder and attempted murder charges.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
