AUBURN, Calif. — A former Cincinnati Reds pitcher was found guilty of murdering his in-laws.
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A jury found Dan Serafini, 51, guilty of murder and attempted murder of his in-laws, Gary Spohr and Wendy Wood.
Serafini appeared in 10 games with the Reds in 2003 and had a 4.91 ERA with 13 strikeouts over 30 1/3 innings, Sports Illustrated reported.
In 2021, first responders were called to a home in Tahoe City, California, where they discovered Spohr dead and Wood seriously injured from gunshot wounds.
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Wood died by suicide a year later.
Surveillance video showed a hooded male wearing a face covering and a backpack walking to the home several hours before the homicide.
Detectives worked for two years to identify this person and said evidence led them to believe it was Serafini.
He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 18.
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