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American man sentenced to life for killing partner and infant daughter in Rome
A Rome court convicted Francis Kaufmann of murdering his partner and their infant daughter on Thursday.
The victims were Anastasia Trofimova, 28, and their daughter Andromeda, who was nearly a year old.
Their bodies were found in Villa Pamphili park in Rome in June 2025.
Kaufmann denied killing them, then fled to the Greek island of Skiathos and was extradited to Italy for trial.
The court sentenced him to life in prison after finding him guilty.
The case also drew attention because Kaufmann, who used the name Rexal Ford and described himself as a filmmaker, had obtained $1 million in Italian tax credits for a film that was never made.
The film-credit scandal led to a Culture Ministry resignation, with the head of its film department stepping down.
A Rome court found American Francis Kaufmann guilty of murdering his partner and their infant daughter.
He was sentenced to life in prison, according to the Associated Press.
The bodies of Anastasia Trofimova, 28, and her daughter Andromeda were found in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park.
Kaufmann fled to the Greek island of Skiathos after the killings in June 2025 and was extradited to Italy for trial.
A TV program helped identify the victims, according to The New York Times.
- Who
- Francis Kaufmann, an American man, was convicted of murdering his partner, Anastasia Trofimova, and their daughter, Andromeda.
- What
- A Rome court found Kaufmann guilty of the two murders and sentenced him to life in prison.
- When
- The verdict was reported on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The killings took place in June 2025.
- Where
- The trial was in Rome, Italy. The victims’ bodies were found in Villa Pamphili park.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trofimova and Andromeda were killed in Rome.
Kaufmann fled to the Greek island of Skiathos.
Italy extradited Kaufmann to face trial for the murders.
A Rome court found Kaufmann guilty and sentenced him to life in prison.
- Defendant
- Francis Kaufmann, 47
- Victims
- Anastasia Trofimova, 28, and her daughter Andromeda
- Sentence
- Life in prison
- Location
- Villa Pamphili park, Rome
- Flight
- Skiathos, Greece