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American Suspect Arrested in Greece for Villa Pamphili Infant’s Murder

Held under a European arrest warrant in Skiathos, Rexal Ford awaits extradition to Italy pending an ongoing inquiry into the mother’s cause of death.

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Overview

  • Park visitors discovered a mother and her six-month-old daughter dead on June 7 in Rome’s Villa Pamphili, triggering a homicide investigation.
  • Investigators combined witness testimonies, a charity registration document and mobile-phone data to identify 46-year-old American Rexal Ford as the suspect.
  • Forensic analysis determined the infant died of suffocation, while experts continue to examine how the mother died.
  • Ford fled Italy after the killings and was arrested on Skiathos on June 13; he remains in Greek custody under a European arrest warrant.
  • With prior convictions for violence against women in the U.S., Ford has told authorities the baby was his daughter, a claim still awaiting DNA verification.