Grisly particulars emerge in trans son’s alleged homicide of mom in Laguna Seaside

A trans man accused of killing his mom inside a Laguna Seaside residence bludgeoned her to loss of life with a hammer — with the alleged assassin’s grandmother discovering the bloody aftermath, authorities mentioned.

Police responded to the rental residence of Safford James Wolfson, 36, round 11 a.m. on July 20 after Wolfson’s grandma entered the residence and located blood-spattered flooring and smashed furnishings, prosecutors revealed.

Investigators mentioned Wolfson’s grandmother first discovered Wolfson mendacity on the ground coated in blood earlier than discovering the physique of Angela Caprioli, 61, in a bed room with extreme blunt-force accidents to her head and face.

Wolfson’s grandmother referred to as 911, with cops and medics arriving and taking Wolfson to the hospital with self-inflicted accidents to his neck.

Orange County District Legal professional Todd Spitzer mentioned Wolfson faces homicide costs in addition to a felony enhancement for utilizing a lethal weapon.

“It’s heartbreaking to suppose that somebody might so violently finish the lifetime of the very one who gave them life,” Spitzer mentioned.

Wolfson is at present being held in lieu of $1 million bail. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 1 in Orange County.

Caprioli, who was visiting from Maine, was pronounced useless on the hillside residence on Dunning Drive within the in style seashore city.

Wolfson was arrested three days later and booked on suspicion of homicide.

Neighbor Dustin Pettit informed The California Put up that he witnessed Wolfson and Caprioli concerned in a tense argument on the residence earlier than the alleged killing.

“I noticed her outdoors speaking with him and it appeared like a reasonably hostile dialog,” he mentioned.

“She rotated and went inside and slammed the door, like she was fed up with no matter was happening. I used to be like, ‘What the hell is occurring right here?’”

Photographs from the scene present broken blinds in one of many residence’s home windows.

Neighbors informed CBS Los Angeles that Wolfson stored largely to himself and infrequently got here outdoors to smoke cigarettes and play guitar.

Pettit mentioned that Wolfson moved into the house about six months in the past.

He mentioned the home the place the alleged slaying occurred has been a longstanding eyesore within the neighborhood because of vegetation overgrowth. Police have steadily been referred to as to the handle through the years, he added. 

Caprioli confirmed up on the handle a few week earlier than the killing in a pink pickup truck loaded with packing containers and flatscreens, Pettit mentioned.

Wolfson’s strnge on-line presence drew consideration as investigators probed the alleged murder.

An X account bearing Wolfson’s identify says the proprietor is a “trans woman in search of enjoyable in LA,” and a TikTok account related Wolfson consists of a number of movies exhibiting him dancing in clothes, miniskirts, crop tops and underwear.

Wolfson’s LinkedIn profile says he co-founded Kevin’s Home LLC, a Southern California dual-diagnosis sober residing and assisted grownup care facility that gives providers for folks dealing with psychological well being challenges.

Caprioli described herself because the founding father of Kevin’s Home on her Fb profile. Her account incorporates a put up exhibiting her posing with Wolfson as the 2 smile collectively.

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