Sports star struggling with huge debt brutally guns down ex-wife's mum and dad

EXCLUSIVE: Sports star struggling with huge debt brutally guns down ex-wife's mum and dadDan Serafini enlisted the help of his lover so he could gun down his wife’s parents for their money. Ex-baseball star hid in a cupboard for hours to shot his wealthy in-lawsNewsGail Shortland and Hannah Britt, Senior Reporter Mirror Features06:00, 05 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesFormer Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Serafini. Despite earning over $14 million during his career, Serafini’s divorce and a series of bad investments and had left him with debts of over $300,000.(Image: Getty Images)Former Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Serafini played for six teams over his successful 22-year career. At 47, Serafini was retired and was building a second career as a businessman. Serafini founded a baseball academy in Sparks, Nevada, and he owned a bar with his wife. He was also working at a local gold mine.‌Serafini was married to Erin Spohr, and they shared two sons, aged three years and eight months. They’d met when Erin was hired by Serafini’s first wife to train their horses. After Serafini was a divorced dad of two, he’d reached out to Erin, and they started dating before getting married on a beach in Hawaii. They would both allege they had an open marriage and that sex with other people was acceptable.‌Despite earning over $14 million during his career, Serafini’s divorce and a series of bad investments and had left him with debts of over $300,000. Serafini had been financially dependent on Erin’s wealthy retired parents Robert Gary Spohr and Wendy Wood. The couple had been married 45 years and were worth an estimated $23million after a successful career as real estate investors. They lived in a $3.5million home they’d built on Lake Tahoe in California.‌READ MORE: Evil husband exposed by unusual evidence after staging wife's murderOver the years, Robert, 70, and Wendy, 68, had generously given Serafini money to fund their home, cars, childcare and even a horse ranch busine...