{"id":8608,"date":"2026-04-15T16:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8608"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:40:24","slug":"8608","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/04\/15\/8608\/","title":{"rendered":"DATELINE\u00a0EXCLUSIVE: FORMER MLB PITCHER &amp; CONVICTED MURDERER DAN SERAFINI SITS DOWN WITH KEITH MORRISON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Found Guilty of Shooting His In-Laws, Serafini Maintains His Innocence &amp; Says He Was \u2018Crucified&#8217; By Jury: \u2018The Justice System Failed\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/preview-deadly-swagger-keith-morrison-reports-on-the-serafini-case-friday-dateline-261357637579\">Click Here<\/a> to Watch the Preview; \u2018Deadly Swagger\u2019 airs Friday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">April 15, 2026 \u2013 In his&nbsp;first-ever interview, former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini speaks with <em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;correspondent Keith Morrison in an all-new broadcast this Friday at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT. In the exclusive sit-down, Serafini maintains his innocence following his conviction earlier this year for shooting his in-laws at their home in Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Pressed by Morrison to explain why he believes \u201c<strong>the justice system failed<\/strong>,\u201d Serafini said it was \u201c<strong>a circumstantial case<\/strong>,\u201d adding: \u201c<strong>I believe the circumstantial stuff that they had was just making up a story. They had no proof, no anything<\/strong>.\u201d Serafini also blamed the jury for his conviction, as well as his trial attorneys. \u201c[<strong>The jury] just didn\u2019t like me. They didn\u2019t like my lifestyle. They didn\u2019t like the way I acted in court, which I didn\u2019t act anyway. So I sat there like I was supposed to because my lawyers told me to. Don\u2019t react. Don\u2019t respond. Sit there like nothing is bothering you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He added, \u201c<strong>And I did. And I got crucified for it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/dateline-exclusive-former-mlb-pitcher-convicted-murderer-dan-serafini-speaks-out-261425221625\">Click here<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><em>to<\/em>&nbsp;watch the exchange. The transcript of the exchange is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The broadcast also features interviews with key figures in the investigation, including Detective Daniel Meier, Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=24%2C14&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=36%2C20&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?resize=48%2C27&amp;ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Dan Serafini speaks with Keith Morrison.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><u>TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">KEITH MORRISON: I thought about this case a lot. I wondered how somebody with all the talent and the advantages that you&#8217;ve got in life up here, I&#8217;d love to understand it. Do you understand it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">DAN SERAFINI: Um, no, I don&#8217;t understand it at all. I believed in the justice system and the justice system failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">KEITH MORRISON: Well, the justice system would say it didn&#8217;t fail at all that it was a good circumstantial case. And when they laid it out, there was a lot of circumstantial stuff there. Some prosecutors say that&#8217;s the best kind of case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">DAN SERAFINI: Circumstantial case. And I believe the circumstantial stuff that they had was just making up a story. They had no proof, no anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>KEITH MORRISON VOICE OVER: THIS, DAN DECIDED, WOULD BE HIS ONLY NETWORK INTERVIEW. THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT AND JAIL RULES REQUIRED THIS SOMEWHAT AWKWARD ARRANGEMENT, THROUGH A THICK LAYER OF GLASS. DAN TOLD US HE&#8217;S BEHIND BARS BECAUSE HIS TRIAL ATTORNEYS DIDN&#8217;T MOUNT A STRONG DEFENSE. AND THE JURY.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">DAN SERAFINI: They just didn&#8217;t like me. They didn&#8217;t like my lifestyle. They didn&#8217;t like, uh, the way I acted in court, which I didn&#8217;t act anyway. So, I was sat there like I was supposed to because my lawyers told me to. Don&#8217;t react. Don&#8217;t respond. Sit there like nothing is bothering you. And I did. And I got crucified for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Dateline NBC<\/em> is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 34th season. <em>Dateline<\/em> is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9\/8c, <em>Dateline<\/em> also airs across NBC, cable and in broadcast syndication, with hundreds of hours available to stream on Peacock\u2019s Dateline 24\/7 channel. Dateline 24\/7 can also be viewed on channels on Roku, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, Local Now, Xfinity, Amazon Fire News App, TuneIn and Xumo. Additionally, the newsmagazine reaches millions through its #1 podcasts and its showcast. Liz Cole is the senior executive producer and Paul Ryan is the executive producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For more information contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dominique Donahue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:Dominique.Donahue@nbcuni.com\">Dominique.Donahue@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Found Guilty of Shooting His In-Laws, Serafini Maintains His Innocence &amp; Says He Was \u2018Crucified&#8217; By Jury: \u2018The Justice System Failed\u2019 Click Here to Watch the Preview; \u2018Deadly Swagger\u2019 airs Friday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT. 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