U.S. Citizen Kaufmann Extradited to Italy in Villa Pamphili Double-Murder Case

U.S. citizen Francis Charles Kaufmann arrived at Rome’s Ciampino military airport on 11 July after being extradited from Greece on an Italian Air Force jet. He was arrested on the island of Skiathos on 13 June and is now in Italian custody on suspicion of murdering his partner Anastasia Trofimova and their 11-month-old daughter Andromeda, whose bodies were discovered on 7 June in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park. Prosecutors accuse the 46-year-old—who operated under multiple aliases including Rexal Ford—of aggravated double homicide and concealment of corpses. Forensic police say mixed saliva and blood traces found on a black tarpaulin covering Trofimova’s body match Kaufmann’s genetic profile through a partial link to the infant, strengthening the case against him. During the flight from Athens the suspect became agitated, alleging mistreatment and threatening legal action against escorting officers, according to police reports. On landing he was first assigned to the protected psychiatric unit of Rebibbia prison but was transferred to Tor Vergata hospital after complaining of illness. A judge is expected to question Kaufmann within five days; he continues to deny the charges and has requested repatriation to the United States. Italian investigators are also examining his use of a €863,595 state film-tax credit obtained under a false identity as a possible motive.