Angela Caprioli traveled from her home in Maine to Laguna Beach, California, to visit her son Safford James Wolfson. What could have been a happy trip filled with memories for the 61-year-old mother wound up being her last. On July 20, 2026, Wolfson’s grandmother reportedly found a bloody scene at a home on Dunning Drive in Rim Rock Canyon. Caprioli was dead, and Wolfson, 36, had severe injuries. He now faces charges in his mother’s gruesome bludgeoning death.
The woman found the pair around 11 a.m.
According to a news release from District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s office, police arrived at the residence just after 11 a.m. following the grandmother’s discovery. She reportedly found broken furniture and both Caprioli and Wolfson covered in blood. Investigators immediately took over and pronounced Caprioli dead at the scene. Emergency responders rushed Wolfson to a hospital with self-inflicted injuries to his neck.
“It is heartbreaking to think that someone could so violently end the life of the very person who gave them life,” Spitzer shared. “We will continue to pursue justice for Ms. Caprioli and everyone who loved her.”
Neighbors claim Wolfson moved in a few months back.
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Neighbors shared a bit of insight with CBS LA following the horrific crime. They claimed Wolfson moved in about six months before his mother’s death and kept to himself…