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Kaufmann Proclaims Innocence as Extradition Hearing Approaches

The Greek Court of Appeal will rule on Italy’s request by July 11, with investigators probing the Tiber for a missing trolley that may hold key evidence

Overview

  • In a June 25 videoconference from Larissa prison, Kaufmann invoked his right to counsel and declined to answer Italian prosecutors beyond declaring he was innocent
  • The Court of Appeal in Larissa must decide by July 11 whether to honor Italy’s extradition request, which Kaufmann opposes as he seeks trial in the United States
  • Rome’s prosecutors have launched an inquiry into the 2019 issuance of Kaufmann’s US passport under the alias Rexal Ford after discovering his prior domestic violence arrests
  • Divers and riverbank teams are scouring the Tiber for a black trolley Kaufmann was seen dragging through Rome, aiming to recover victims’ personal items and digital devices
  • Autopsy and histological examinations are pending to establish the precise cause and timing of Anastasia Trofimova’s death, which could strengthen the double homicide case