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