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California trans suspect arrested in mother's killing after neighbor recalls heated argument
By Michael Sinkewicz
Published July 24, 2026
A California man was arrested this week in connection with his mother's killing, authorities said.
Angela Caprioli, 61, was found dead Monday at a home in Laguna Beach, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. The New York Post identified Caprioli and the suspect, Safford Wolfson, as mother and son.
Wolfson, 36, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder after investigators previously identified him as a person of interest in the case.
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Angela Caprioli and Safford Wolfson. Wolfson was arrested on suspicion of murder after authorities said Caprioli was found dead at a Laguna Beach home. The New York Post identified the pair as mother and son. (Angela Caprioli via Facebook)
Police said officers responded to a home in the 1300 block of Dunning Drive shortly after 11 a.m. for a death investigation and found Caprioli deceased.
The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation.
Neighbor Dustin Pettit said he witnessed Wolfson and Caprioli engaged in what appeared to be a heated argument at the home days before the alleged killing.
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Angela Caprioli, 61, was found dead at a Laguna Beach, California, home on July 20, authorities said. (Angela Caprioli via Facebook)
"I saw her outside talking with him and it seemed like a pretty hostile conversation," Pettit told The California Post.
"She turned around and went inside and slammed the door, like she was fed up with whatever was going on."
Pettit also told CBS Los Angeles that Wolfson had moved into the home about six months earlier.
"He was pretty mysterious. He wasn't talking to us, you know, he would come outside, smoke a cigarette and play some guitar," he said. "That's kinda the extent of the relationship we've had with him over the last six months or so."
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Angela Caprioli was found dead at a Laguna Beach home. The New York Post identified Safford Wolfson, who was later arrested on suspicion of murder, as her son. (Angela Caprioli via Facebook)
According to the New York Post, social media accounts associated with Wolfson identify the account holder as transgender.
The outlet also reported that Wolfson wrote on Facebook in 2024: "Not even my mom wants to hang out with me man… talk about lame-o!"
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-trans-suspect-arrested-mothers-killing-neighbor-recalls-heated-argument