A mistress of killer pitcher Dan Serafini received a light punishment after admitting to helping cover up his assault related to the fatal injuries inflicted on his in-laws in 2021.
Samantha Scott, who had been employed as a nanny for Serafini and his wife Erin Spohr’s family, was given a two-year probation sentence for her role in enabling Serafini to shoot Spohr’s parents, seemingly in a misguided attempt to secure an inheritance.
Scott, 35, played a crucial role as a witness for the prosecution, recounting how she drove Serafini to the Lake Tahoe area from Nevada on the day he murdered his in-laws at their Lake Tahoe residence.
Following the shooting, Scott drove Serafini back to Nevada and subsequently misled investigators regarding the events. In February 2025, she pled guilty to aiding and abetting.
At the sentencing hearing, Scott reflected on the situation, claiming that “fear and misplaced loyalty” influenced her actions.
“I sympathize with the victim and her family,” Scott stated in a Placerville courtroom. “I can’t change what happened, but I deeply wish I had reacted differently.”
Last month, Serafini, 52, received a life sentence without parole for killing his stepfather, Gary Spore, and shooting his stepmother, Wendy Wood, who was initially injured but later took her own life.
Adrian Spohr, the victim’s daughter, characterized Serafini as a being devoid of moral boundaries, one who doesn’t hesitate to harm others for personal gain.
During Scott’s sentencing, Spohr articulated the devastating consequences of her father’s murder and her mother’s subsequent death. She criticized the leniency of Scott’s sentence, saying that such a punishment didn’t reflect the severity of the crime.
“House arrest with travel freedom is not a liability,” Spohr remarked. “That range allows for vacations and leisure—my parents had none of that.”
Throughout a six-week trial the previous year, prosecutors disclosed that the violent act arose from a $1.3 million loan tied to Serafini’s wife’s ranching business. They argued that he killed his in-laws to inherit a fortune of $23 million from his wife’s estate.
Scott and Serafini were arrested in 2023; he was found guilty in July of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and first-degree robbery.
After his sentencing, Serafini expressed dissatisfaction with the justice system. He described himself as flawed but insisted he wasn’t a murderer, claiming, “We inhabit a society that thrives on the misfortunes of others.”
Serafini was drafted 26th overall in 1992 by the Twins but concluded his MLB career with the Rockies in 2007 after being suspended for 50 games due to performance-enhancing drugs.
In an episode of “Bar Rescue,” he disclosed losing $14 million in fraudulent investments and a divorce settlement in 2013.
