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Rome Homicide Suspect’s True Identity Revealed as Francis Kaufmann, Extradition Pending

Greek authorities have issued a European arrest warrant for his transfer to Italy pending the outcome of forensic investigations.

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Overview

  • FBI collaboration with Rome prosecutors revealed the suspect’s real identity as Francis Kaufmann, invalidating his alias Rexal Ford.
  • Italian prosecutors accuse Kaufmann of murdering his eight-month-old daughter and hiding the mother’s body, with investigators still trying to confirm her real identity.
  • Kaufmann has been detained in Greece on a European arrest warrant and is awaiting judicial approval for extradition to Italy.
  • DNA samples have been sent to Rome’s forensic labs to verify the infant’s paternity and identify the woman previously known as “Stella.”
  • Investigators are reviewing autopsy results to determine whether the mother also died by violence and to establish the timeline of the deaths.