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American Arrested in Greece Over Murder of Infant and Mother in Rome Park

DNA tests are underway to confirm the suspect’s relationship to the child.

Overview

  • Greek authorities arrested the unnamed American on June 13 in Skiathos under a European warrant citing strong evidence linking him to the killings.
  • The bodies of the woman and her infant daughter were discovered on June 7 in Villa Pamphili park, with the mother killed days earlier and left under a black bag.
  • Investigators traced the trio to a Vatican-area shelter and reconstructed his movements using fingerprints, mobile phone data and surveillance footage.
  • Prosecutors say forensic and witness evidence strongly implicates him in the child’s death while the mother’s cause of death remains under investigation.
  • He is scheduled to appear before a Greek judge next week to contest his extradition to Italy.