Villa Pamphili, Francis Kaufmann, accused of double murder: “I am innocent, I did not kill Andromeda and his mother Anastasia”

“I am innocent, I want to talk first with my lawyer and the American consulate». These are the words spoken by Charles Francis Kaufmann In front of the magistrates, during the interrogation carried out in Larissa, Greece, where he is currently held on charges of double aggravated murder of Anastasia Trofimova28 years old, and the 11 month old daughter, Andromeda, whose bodies were found on June 7 in Villa Pamphili.

The interrogation took place at the request of the Rome Prosecutor’s Office through a European investigation order, but The 46 -year -old American made use of the right not to answer. Also present were the Roman prosecutors connected by Piazzale Clodio and the investigators of the mobile team.

The Prosecutor of Rome, with the coordination of the assistant prosecutor Giuseppe Cascini, investigates to shed full light on the case. The autopsies have already provided some elements, but the results of the histological examinations are expected for July, which will have to clarify the real causes of the deaths.

Meanwhile for tomorrow, June 26, there is a decisive hearing before the Larissa Court of Appeal, which will have to examine the request for extradition advanced by Italy. Kaufmann has so far opposed.

Two weeks in the park

According to the reconstructions of the prosecutor, Kaufmann, Anastasia Trofimova and little Andromeda They had lived for at least two weeks inside Villa Pamphili, sleeping outdoors. The investigators ascertained him by crossing the telephone cells and tabulates of the man’s cell phone. Every morning, according to what emerged from the investigations, the family moved to the area of ​​the San Silverio market to wash and have breakfast. The woman’s death is placed between 3 and 4 June, when Kaufmann’s phone is suddenly off.

The dispute at the Starbucks

Own On June 3, Kaufmann was the protagonist of a violent dispute inside the Starbucks in Piazza San Silvestro. From the video surveillance images it appears that, after the aggression, Kaufmann had moved away “quietly”, accompanied by Anastasia and the girl, heading towards Piazza del Popolo.

The sister: “A sadistic monster”

To further exacerbate the picture there is the voice of Francis’ sister, Penelope Kaufmann, who in an interview a Republic He said: “It is a monster, a violent sadistic”. And added that He would have already tried to hurt their brother in the past. The profile traced by those who have known him seems to outline a manipulator man, capable of building new identities and deceiving those around him

Money and false identities

In fact, it is not the first time that Francis Kaufmann ends up in the spotlight. The man had also presented himself with the name Rexal Ford And, in another case, like Matteo Capozzi. He would have received 863 thousand euros for a film never madeprobably taking advantage of fake documents and poorly controlled circuits. To confirm the episode was also the Undersecretary for Culture, Gianmarco Giuli: “The financing in Kaufmann was possible for rules leaving, but we intervened”.