Rome, Italy: Anastasia Trofimova and her toddler found dead in Villa Pamphili park, June 2025 *Arrest*

[doriantheo]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/europe/us-man-arrested-infant-mother-death-rome-scli-intl#:~:text=Two%20bodies%20were%20found%20in,city%20park%20earlier%20this%20month.&text=A%20tip%20from%20a%20member,a%20busy%20park%20in%20Rome.

Rexal Ford in Italia con una barca privata, faro sulla rete di contatti - Notizie - Ansa.it

Gli investigatori a Malta. In Usa fu arrestato cinque volte (ANSA)

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Omicidio villa Pamphili, Kaufmann dopo l'arresto: 'Italiani mafiosi'

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Omicidio villa Pamphili, Kaufmann dopo l'arresto: 'Italiani mafiosi'

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Chi l'ha Visto - News - Madre e figlia morte a Villa Pamphili: Anche a Malta Kaufmann utilizzava passaporto con nome Rexal Ford

It’s my first time posting a thread, so sorry for any mistake I could make. I’m Italian and there’s a lot of coverage about this case in the Italian media, but I couldn’t find anything here on WS.

 

[tlorik]

Wow - that's just awful. Will be interesting to find out what caused all this.

 

[vls12345]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/europe/us-man-arrested-infant-mother-death-rome-scli-intl

A tip from a member of the public to a popular Italian television show led to the arrest on a Greek island of an American man suspected of murdering a baby girl and hiding her mother’s body in a busy park in Rome.

 

[vls12345]

A Woman and Baby Were Found Naked and Dead in a Park. Now an American Man Is Under Arrest in Greece

Greek authorities arrested an American man on Friday on suspicion of killing a 30-year-old mother and her baby whose bodies were found by police at a park in Italy

people.com

 

[vls12345]

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Villa Pamphili Murders, Ford Pictured with Baby Two Days Before Tragedy

Rexal Ford, a 46-year-old American citizen, was recently detained in Greece on suspicion of involvement in the deaths of a

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[vls12345]

Welcome to Websleuths, @doriantheo.

Thank you for letting us know about this case.

 

[AcbMurders]

This story has been head line news in Italy for almost 2 weeks. Here’s what we know.
- Francis (or Charles Francis) Kaufmann, a 46-year-old American arrested under the alias “Rexal Ford” is connected to a double murder
- The suspect was arrested on June 13, 2025, on the Greek island of Skiathos.
- He is accused of murdering his alleged wife/partner and infant daughter in Rome’s Villa Pamphili, after presenting himself as a film producer scouting locations.
- Italian investigators managed to identify the woman thanks to information obtained during a visit to Malta, where she and Kaufmann had been before arriving in Italy, sources said.
- The Rome prosecutors office said the FBI and the Maltese authorities cooperated in identifying the woman.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE(S) IN NEW YORK POST ARTICLE THAT FOLLOWS

American using fake identity suspected of murder after woman, baby found dead, naked in Italy

A 46-year-old man who went by the name Rexal Ford was detained by authorities on the Greek island of Skiathos Friday on an Italian warrant.

nypost.com

Identity revealed: the 28-year-old Russian woman killed in Villa Pamphili is called Anastasia Trofimova

The Rome Public Prosecutor's Office reveals details about the woman found dead in Villa Pamphili and the alleged killer, who is involved in an intricate international case.

en.ilsole24ore.com

 

[starlightstarbright]

How incredibly strange as it seems they were both travelling under fake names and were possibly staying at a homeless shelter in Rome (tent fabric traced back to there as well as location data).

The saddest bit is that it sounds like they are implying that the woman was killed first and the baby several days later, left in the same park but not together. He could have had several days to contemplate how to leave that baby in a safe place to be found. But he didn’t.

 

[azure]

Lots of info here, mostly about his (largely fictional) film career.

U.S. Producer’s Arrest On Suspicion Of Killing Partner & Baby Girl In Rome Opens Pandora’s Box Of False Credits, Aliases & Tax Credit Questions

U.S. Producer’s Arrest On Suspicion Of Killing Partner & Baby Girl In Rome Opens Pandora’s Box Of False Credits & Aliases

deadline.com

Interesting quote, "Adding fuel to the media frenzy in Italy, Kaufmann’s sister PK described her brother as “a monster,” “psychopath” and “manipulator” in an interview with Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica on Monday."

There's also info that Frances was given money to stay away from his family in the US because of his behavior.

 

[vls12345]

Lots of info here, mostly about his (largely fictional) film career.

U.S. Producer’s Arrest On Suspicion Of Killing Partner & Baby Girl In Rome Opens Pandora’s Box Of False Credits, Aliases & Tax Credit Questions

U.S. Producer’s Arrest On Suspicion Of Killing Partner & Baby Girl In Rome Opens Pandora’s Box Of False Credits & Aliases

deadline.com

Interesting quote, "Adding fuel to the media frenzy in Italy, Kaufmann’s sister PK described her brother as “a monster,” “psychopath” and “manipulator” in an interview with Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica on Monday."

There's also info that Frances was given money to stay away from his family in the US because of his behavior.

Thank you for posting the article. It seems well-researched.

And just wow. Just so many crazy aspects to the story alongside the awful murders.

 

[AcbMurders]

Francis Kaufmann Lands in Italy, Accused of Double Murder in Rome’s Villa Pamphili

Francis Kaufmann is back in Italy, touching down in Rome just after noon aboard a military flight from Greece. The

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