SF remembers Dannielle Spillman, the 'rockstar grandma' of SoMa
TL;DR
Dannielle Spillman, 74, was killed in a hit‑and‑run at Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. Police arrested Valentino Cash Amil, who the district attorney subsequently charged with murder. Spillman was a beloved figure in SF’s music scene—an avid guitarist who shopped at Real Guitars and Guitar Center, enjoyed thrift stores and Rainbow Grocery, and was described by friends as kind, generous, and full of life. A small memorial outside Real Guitars reflected the community’s grief over another random-violence death in the city.
- Dannielle Spillman, SoMa hit-and-run victim, was a grandma and a rock star Mission Local
- 'Shocking': More details emerge about pedestrian killed in SF hit-and-run SFGATE
- Driver charged with murder in San Francisco hit‑and‑run that killed 74-year-old: DA ABC7 San Francisco
- Man charged with murder in fatal SoMa hit-and-run after sidewalk dispute KTVU
- Victim of Alleged SF Hit-and-Run Murder Is Remembered as a Beloved Trans Elder KQED
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