Wife of Daniel Serafini Testified He Did Not Kill Her Dad. Days After His Murder Conviction, She Filed for Divorce

The wife of Daniel Serafini has filed for divorce.

Erin Spohr, 39, submitted a complaint for divorce with minor children on July 21 in Nevada—just one week after a jury convicted her husband, the former Major League Baseball pitcher, of murdering her father, Gary Spohr, 70, and attempting to kill her mother, Wendy Wood, 68.

In her filing, Erin requested sole custody of the couple’s two young sons, ages 7 and 4. She noted that she is not seeking alimony or child support from Serafini at this time.

Despite the conviction, Erin described her relationship with Serafini as “amicable” in the divorce documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The timing of the filing is significant, given that Erin publicly stood by her husband throughout his trial. Prosecutors compelled her to testify, and on the stand she insisted Serafini had no involvement in the shooting that killed her father and left her mother with life-altering injuries.

Her mother later died by suicide in February 2023 while struggling to adjust to life without her husband, a family member told PEOPLE.

During her testimony, Erin portrayed Serafini as a loving husband and father, while also acknowledging their open marriage. She dismissed concerns about his long-running affair with their friend and part-time babysitter, Samantha Scott, whom Erin characterized as increasingly obsessive.

She also recalled details of her 2011 wedding in Hawaii, explaining how she met Serafini while working with his first wife, Renee, to train horses. Erin testified that she began dating Serafini only after his divorce from Renee, though court filings show the timeline between the two marriages was close—Renee filed for divorce on Jan. 21, 2010, and Erin later stated in her complaint that she and Serafini wed on Jan. 23, 2010.

The drawn-out divorce proceedings between Serafini and Renee lasted three years, which may explain why Erin’s mother pushed for a postnuptial agreement protecting her daughter’s trust from being used for Serafini’s first family.

Erin’s current case, however, may move more quickly. She filed on her own without legal representation and is not seeking financial compensation from Serafini.

Meanwhile, her sister, Adrienne Spohr, has asked the court to order Serafini to pay $1.3 million in restitution and has also filed a civil lawsuit against Serafini, Erin, and Scott over the wrongful deaths of their parents.

Scott, who admitted to driving Serafini to Lake Tahoe on the day of the shootings, avoided standing trial by agreeing to testify against him. She pleaded guilty to a reduced accessory charge and is expected to be sentenced later this year.

Serafini, who was scheduled for sentencing on Monday, will now have to wait after his defense team successfully argued to submit motions for a new trial. The court will hear oral arguments in October. If the conviction stands, he faces the possibility of life in prison.