Tattoos on the victim's body

Villa Pamphili, the alleged murderer stopped in Greece: he is a 46-year-old American citizen

A murder mystery unravelled: victim and daughter identified

by Enrico Bronzo

Aggiornato alle 16:38

Diffuse dalla Questura di Roma le immagini con la ricostruzione dei tatuaggi presenti sul corpo della donna trovata morta sabato pomeriggio all'interno di villa Pamphili a Roma, a circa 200 metri dal cadavere di una bimba di pochi mesi. Si tratta, in particolare, di una rosa sul piede destro vicino al malleolo, di un disegno floreale con una stella sulla fascia addominale e di un surf con un teschio sul braccio destro. La polizia fa appello a chiunque abbia eventuali segnalazioni utili per l'identificazione a contattare il 112. Viene spiegato che la donna ha un'età presumibile tra i 20 e 30 anni, capelli chiari, alta circa un metro e 64 centimetri e pesava circa 58 chili. ANSA/QUESTURA DI ROMA

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The alleged murderer of the mother and a several-month-old baby girl found dead last Saturday at Villa Pamphili in Rome has been stopped in Greece. He is an American citizen and was stopped in Skiathos (Sciato in Italian), an island in the Sporades close to the Greek mainland. The nearest known town is Larissa. His name is Rexal Ford, he is 46 years old and allegedly has a record in the United States.

The account of a witness who allegedly saw the woman and the man arguing and called for the police was decisive. The man had Latin features and was allegedly isolated in a surveillance camera image with the little girl in his arms wearing the pink onesie later recovered in the rubbish.

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Investigations into the Villa Pamphili deaths

A sudden acceleration that could lead to the solution of a detective story, the one at Villa Pamphili, which presented itself as a real puzzle.

The woman found dead Saturday in the Roman park together with what DNA later revealed to be her daughter, just six months old, now has a name. 

An important turning point in the Villa Pamphili murder mystery, therefore, which could lead to the identification of the person who killed the little girl, who showed signs of strangulation and haematomas on her body as well as recent malnutrition. The circle seems, therefore, to be tightening on the identity of the killer after the work carried out to identify the girl, who was 1.64 metres tall, weighed 58 Kg, had a pale complexion and blond hair.

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The Police Headquarters pointed out that all the reports received, also after the dissemination of photos of the conspicuous tattoos found on the victim's body, are being examined. Elements useful to the investigation, above all to reconstruct the context in which the incident took place, and which, also thanks to some testimonies collected among the frequenters of the villa, have also proved important in giving a name to the victim.

Investigators worked on a number of items found a short distance from the site of the discovery, including the remains of a tent, similar to those given out by the associations that care for the homeless. Perhaps thanks to this piece of the puzzle and the evidence gathered, it was possible to trace the couple - mother and daughter - who had been living in the villa for several days.

With them, as told by witnesses, was alsoa man who was seen by a group of boys and a woman the evening before the discovery carrying a bundle a short distance from where the little girl's body was abandoned lifeless. A traditional investigation also supported by a series of analyses, the results of which will arrive in the next few days.

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The forensic team is already at work on a number of items, including a pink onesie found in a rubbish pail, which would belong to the baby. For the investigators, the woman may have given birth abroad and reached Italy, perhaps on board a bus, recently. The autopsy confirmed that the mother was breastfeeding the baby, who, however, had a completely empty stomach at the time of death.

The mother's death dates back at least five days, if not seven. Her body, naked and covered with a plastic bag and in an advanced state of decomposition, had been carried and left there by someone, possibly the same person who later decided to kill the little girl.

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Histological examinations should provide elements on the cause of death of the 30-year-old: violent assault and overdose have been ruled out.

Those investigating do not rule out that death may have come from natural causes. Then the child, at the mercy of that man, found death. A horrible story that now perhaps, together with the details of the two victims and of what is suspected to be the killer, will also find a truth.

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