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Drugged California Tourist Killed by Train in Rome

Traveler stumbled onto track after cappuccino spiked by thief

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(Newser) – An elderly American tourist drugged by a thief was killed by a train as he wandered along the tracks in a daze, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 76-year-old traveler and his wife were befriended by a man who gave them drug-laced cappuccinos in a Rome train station and then robbed them as they slept. A 54-year-old suspect has been arrested.

The Californian tourist was killed by a train outside Rome's Tiburtina station as he stumbled along the tracks in a daze.
The Californian tourist was killed by a train outside Rome's Tiburtina station as he stumbled along the tracks in a daze.   ((c) _shalom)
The elderly couple did not know Rome and, fearful of wandering the city at night, had decided to wait at the station for their train the next morning.
The elderly couple did not know Rome and, fearful of wandering the city at night, had decided to wait at the station for their train the next morning.   ((c) Il conte di Luna)
An elderly American tourist died after being given a drug-laced cappuccino by a thief in Italy.
An elderly American tourist died after being given a drug-laced cappuccino by a thief in Italy.   ((c) Craig Rodway)
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