Samantha Scott, who was once the nanny and later became the mistress of former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini, has pleaded guilty to being an accomplice in the deadly attack on Serafini’s in-laws in Tahoe.She initially mislead detectives during a police interview before admitting her involvement.The newly released interview took place in November 2021, five months after Serafini shot his in-laws, killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and gravely wounding his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood. Wood survived the shooting but later took her own life. Much of Scott’s interview focused on the day of the shooting, June 4, when Scott said she and Serafini met in Elk Grove to buy a new truck for his wife but ended up traveling to Tahoe to pick up a package.In the video, Scott claimed Serafini dropped her off and she waited hours for him to return. Detectives began to question her story, suggesting they would recommend the district attorney charge her with homicide.”Mark my word. You are in a lot of trouble,” a detective said. “This does not make sense, you need to tell us exactly what happened.”Scott asked if her father could sit in on the interview. She then admitted she believed Serafini was picking up cocaine and that she had lied to earlier detectives.”When other detectives knocked on your door, you were dishonest with us,” a detective said. Scott responded, “You guys already thought it was Dan, and I really don’t believe it’s him. And he said you guys already think he’s a drug dealer, so I really didn’t want to add that to the resume.”Scott told detectives she still did not believe either of Serafini or his wife had anything to do with the shooting.”In my heart, I don’t think they did. But I don’t know,” she said.However, investigators later tracked Scott’s cellphone to near the murder scene at the time of the killing. She eventually told detectives that Serafini confessed to her that he shot his mother-in-law.Scott received a plea deal for her testimony and is now out of jail with an ankle monitor. A judge sentenced Serafini last month to life in prison.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

Samantha Scott, who was once the nanny and later became the mistress of former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini, has pleaded guilty to being an accomplice in the deadly attack on Serafini’s in-laws in Tahoe.

She initially mislead detectives during a police interview before admitting her involvement.

The newly released interview took place in November 2021, five months after Serafini shot his in-laws, killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and gravely wounding his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood.

Wood survived the shooting but later took her own life.

Much of Scott’s interview focused on the day of the shooting, June 4, when Scott said she and Serafini met in Elk Grove to buy a new truck for his wife but ended up traveling to Tahoe to pick up a package.

In the video, Scott claimed Serafini dropped her off and she waited hours for him to return. Detectives began to question her story, suggesting they would recommend the district attorney charge her with homicide.

“Mark my word. You are in a lot of trouble,” a detective said. “This does not make sense, you need to tell us exactly what happened.”

Scott asked if her father could sit in on the interview. She then admitted she believed Serafini was picking up cocaine and that she had lied to earlier detectives.

“When other detectives knocked on your door, you were dishonest with us,” a detective said.

Scott responded, “You guys already thought it was Dan, and I really don’t believe it’s him. And he said you guys already think he’s a drug dealer, so I really didn’t want to add that to the resume.”

Scott told detectives she still did not believe either of Serafini or his wife had anything to do with the shooting.

“In my heart, I don’t think they did. But I don’t know,” she said.

However, investigators later tracked Scott’s cellphone to near the murder scene at the time of the killing.

She eventually told detectives that Serafini confessed to her that he shot his mother-in-law.

Scott received a plea deal for her testimony and is now out of jail with an ankle monitor.

A judge sentenced Serafini last month to life in prison.

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