American Gets Life in Rome Murders of Partner, Infant Daughter

WHO:

NY Post - Francis Kaufmann was found guilty of murdering his partner, who was Russian, and their infant daughter.

ABC News - Kaufmann, 47, is an American citizen. His partner was Anastasia Trofimova, 28, and their daughter was named Andromeda.

ABC News - Kaufmann described himself as a filmmaker and used the alias Rexal Ford.

ABC News - Kaufmann denied killing Trofimova and Andromeda.

WHAT:

NY Post - An Italian court found Kaufmann guilty of murdering his partner and infant daughter.

ABC News - A Rome court sentenced Kaufmann to life in prison for the murders.

ABC News - Kaufmann had secured $1 million in Italian tax credits for a film that was never made.

ABC News - The tax-credit scandal prompted the resignation of the head of the Culture Ministry’s film department.

WHERE:

NY Post - The victims’ bodies were discovered in a Rome park.

ABC News - The bodies were found in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park.

ABC News - Kaufmann fled to the Greek island of Skiathos and was extradited by Italy to face trial.

WHEN:

ABC News - The killings occurred in June 2025.

ABC News - Trofimova was killed several days before Andromeda.

ABC News - Andromeda was nearly a year old.

HOW:

ABC News - Trofimova’s body was found under a black bag; Andromeda’s body was found in nearby undergrowth.

ABC News - Both victims were found naked and neither had identification.

ABC News - Kaufmann was extradited by Italy after fleeing to Skiathos.

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 19:07 UTC)

An Italian court sentenced Francis Kaufmann to life in prison for murdering his partner and infant daughter. Anastasia Trofimova and nearly year-old Andromeda were found dead in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park. Kaufmann denied the killings; authorities extradited him from the Greek island of Skiathos.