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American Arrested in Greece Over Murder of Infant and Mother in Rome Park

DNA tests are underway to confirm the suspect’s relationship to the child.

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A security cordon separates the crime scene from public access inside Villa Pamphili park where an American woman and her newborn child were found dead on June 7, in Rome, Italy  June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
A security cordon separates the crime scene from public access inside Villa Pamphili park where an American woman and her newborn child were found dead on June 7, in Rome, Italy  June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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Overview

  • Greek authorities arrested the unnamed American on June 13 in Skiathos under a European warrant citing strong evidence linking him to the killings.
  • The bodies of the woman and her infant daughter were discovered on June 7 in Villa Pamphili park, with the mother killed days earlier and left under a black bag.
  • Investigators traced the trio to a Vatican-area shelter and reconstructed his movements using fingerprints, mobile phone data and surveillance footage.
  • Prosecutors say forensic and witness evidence strongly implicates him in the child’s death while the mother’s cause of death remains under investigation.
  • He is scheduled to appear before a Greek judge next week to contest his extradition to Italy.