US man jailed for life for murder of Russian partner and daughter in Rome
Prosecutors said he killed his partner first and then the infant, and the court cited suffocation and strangulation in handing down a life sentence.
- An Italian court on Thursday sentenced American Francis Kaufmann to life in prison after convicting him of murdering his Russian partner, Anastasia Trofimova, and their 11-month-old daughter, Andromeda, in a case that shocked Italy.
- Prosecutors alleged Trofimova was killed in early June 2025, with CCTV footage capturing Kaufmann carrying the infant toward Villa Pamphili before returning alone; he fled Italy soon after and was arrested on the Greek island of Skiathos.
- Investigators initially struggled to identify the victims after their bodies were discovered on June 7, 2025, until a popular TV program prompted a viewer to report seeing police interact with a bleeding Kaufmann, Trofimova, and Andromeda weeks before the killings.
- Defense lawyer Paolo Foti argued on Thursday, "This is a trial based on circumstantial evidence, and circumstantial evidence is not proof," as Kaufmann maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.
- Police records showed officers stopped a drunk Kaufmann on June 5 while he was alone with Andromeda, prompting prosecutors to suggest the infant might have survived had police intervened more forcefully during that critical encounter.
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Italian court sentences American to life in prison for killing his partner, infant
A California man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison in Italy for the killings of his Russian partner and their 11-month-old daughter, whose bodies were found in a Rome park last year.
American sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome
An American man was found guilty by a Rome court Thursday of murdering his partner and their infant daughter, whose bodies were found naked in a city park, the LaPresse news agency reported. He was sentenced to life in prison.
A court in Rome has sentenced Francis Kaufmann, a US citizen, to life in prison for the murder of his Russian companion Anastasia Trofimova and their 11-month-old daughter Andromeda
A court in Rome has sentenced Francis Kaufmann, a US citizen, to life in prison for the murder of his Russian companion Anastasia Trofimova and their 11-month-old daughter Andromeda. This is reported by the agency ANSA.The verdict was passed...
A Rome court has convicted Francis Coffman of the murder of 28-year-old Anastasia Trofimova and their 11-month-old daughter, Andromeda.
In June 2025, the corpses of a Russian woman (29) and her eleven-month-old daughter were discovered in the popular Roman city park Doria Pamphili. Now the child's partner and father were found guilty of murder. The verdict was announced after several months of trial.
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