American national sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome

An American man named Francis Kaufmann, 47, was found guilty by a Rome court on Thursday of killing his partner, Anastasia Trofimova, 28, and their infant daughter, Andromeda, who was nearly a year old. The victims' bodies were discovered naked in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park. Trofimova's body was found under a black bag, while Andromeda was discovered in nearby undergrowth.

Kaufmann, who had been using the alias Rexal Ford, fled to the Greek island of Skiathos after the murders in June 2025 and was later extradited back to Italy to face trial. The bodies had been killed several days apart. Kaufmann claimed to be a filmmaker, having received $1 million in Italian tax credits for a film that was never produced. The case led to the resignation of the head of the Culture Ministry’s film department.