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Forensic DNA Links Kaufmann to Double Homicide as He Arrives in Rome

Today’s forensic sampling will pave the way for paternity testing as a preliminary hearing looms

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Overview

  • Forensic scientists used the infant’s genetic profile to reconstruct a male DNA sequence from crime-scene objects, confirming Kaufmann as Andromeda’s father while implicating him in the murders.
  • Investigators seized more than 40 items at Villa Doria Pamphilj—including a black plastic sheet and a sleeping bag—that yielded isolatable male DNA.
  • Kaufmann arrived in Rome today after Greek courts approved his extradition; he will provide DNA and fingerprint samples for a paternity test.
  • He faces aggravated charges of double murder and corpse concealment, with a preliminary hearing possibly scheduled this afternoon.
  • Histological analyses to determine Trofimova’s precise cause of death remain pending.