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Francis Kaufmann Extradited to Italy and Held at Rebibbia After DNA Connects Him to Villa Pamphilj Double Homicide

He is set to face a July 15 interrogatorio di garanzia after DNA under the tarp was matched to his infant daughter Andromeda.

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Overview

  • He was arrested on June 13 in Skiathos under a European arrest warrant, cleared by the Larissa Court of Appeal on June 27, and flown into Ciampino Airport on July 11.
  • During his repatriation flight, he assaulted escorting agents and accused them of beating him, but hospital records at Tor Vergata found only a pre-existing cervicalgia.
  • Kaufmann is held in the protected section of Rebibbia prison as he prepares to name an Italian lawyer for his July 15 interrogatorio di garanzia.
  • Forensic teams confirmed mixed blood and saliva traces under the black tarp covering Trofimova’s body share half of 11-month-old Andromeda’s genetic profile.
  • Investigators have certified that Andromeda was strangled and are awaiting histological findings to determine the cause of death for Anastasia Trofimova.