An American man utilizing a pretend id has been accused of homicide after a girl and her child had been discovered useless in a park in Rome simply days after the three had been seen collectively.
A 46-year-old man who glided by the title Rexal Ford was detained by authorities on the Greek island of Skiathos Friday on an Italian warrant, with Rome prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi citing “robust proof” that he killed the child lady, based on Italian retailers.
The reason for the 30-year-old lady’s demise wasn’t identified, however “there’s a cheap suspicion that it’s a double homicide,” deputy prosecutor Giuseppe Cascini mentioned, CBS Information reported.
Police later found that the person’s true id was Charles Francis Kaufmann, of California, and he had been going by Rexal Ford with a US passport since 2019, based on Italian newspaper Il Missagero.
Kaufmann launched himself as a filmmaker and claimed to be scouting areas in and round Rome, English-language Italian outlet La Voce de New York reported.
The bare our bodies of the lady and child — who haven’t been recognized however are additionally believed to be American — had been found on June 7 in Rome’s iconic Villa Pamphili park.
The mom’s physique was discovered underneath a black bag whereas the lady was discovered a number of hundred yards away in some bushes. Authorities consider the lady was killed a number of days earlier than the child.
The suspect, who had been seen with a girl and youngster a number of occasions talking in English, fled Italy for Skiathos on Wednesday, Lo Voi mentioned.
The girl, whose id additionally seems to have been obscured, launched herself as “Stella Ford” and Kaufmann launched her as “my spouse,” based on Il Missagero.
Investigators traced the three again to a homeless shelter close to the Vatican, nevertheless, their relationship stays unclear, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.
Kaufmann’s fingerprints had been discovered on the bag overlaying the lady and matched a scrap of tent, much like these supplied to individuals with out shelter, the newspaper mentioned.
Police used cellphone information to trace him to the Greek island, the place he was taken into custody.
He’s at present awaiting extradition to Italy. Nonetheless, his authorized group is pushing for his return to america.
