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- Missing girl Melina Frattolin found dead in NY; father charged</p>
<p>Melina Khan, USA TODAY July 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM</p>
<p>Luciano Frattolin has been charged with murdering his 9-year-old daughter Melina Frattolin, New York State Police officials announced July 21.</p>
<p>Melina Frattolin was found dead in Upstate New York on July 20 after Luciano Frattolin reported her abducted the previous night, NYSP said in a release.</p>
<p>Officials allege that Luciano Frattolin murdered his daughter after the pair, who live in Montreal, traveled to the United States for a vacation this month.</p>
<p>He has been charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse and is being held at the Essex County Corrections facility pending an arraignment scheduled for Monday morning, police said.</p>
<p>"This is certainly a difficult case, a heartbreaking investigation," Robert McConnell, NYSP captain, said at the press conference. "On behalf of the New York State Police and our law enforcement partners, I want to offer our condolences to the family of Melina."</p>
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<p>Luciano and Melina Frattolin entered the United States on July 11 for a vacation, officials said.</p>
<p>They planned to return on July 20 to Canada, where Melina lived full-time with her mother, according to police. Melina's parents have been estranged since 2019, police said.</p>
<p>At around 5:30 p.m. local time on July 19, officials said Luciano and Melina Frattolin were seen on video surveillance in Saratoga Springs, New York.</p>
<p>At about 6:30 p.m., the girl spoke to her mother on the phone and told her she and her father were on route back to Canada, police said.</p>
<p>Sometime after Melina spoke to her mother on the phone and before Luciano Frattolin reported her missing, he allegedly killed her, according to authorities.</p>
<p>Her body was found in the shallow portion of a pond in a wooded area, police said. Her cause of death is pending autopsy results.</p>
<p>Luciano Frattolin reported daughter missing after allegedly killing her</p>
<p>Luciano Frattolin reported his daughter missing around 10 p.m. local time on July 19.</p>
<p>He told authorities he and his daughter were driving on I-87 in Lake George when he pulled over to urinate in a wooded area. When he returned to the vehicle, his daughter was missing, he told authorities.</p>
<p>The Warren County Sheriff's Office activated an Amber Alert for the missing girl on the morning of July 20, noting that she was last seen in a white van on I-87 southbound.</p>
<p>Police confirmed on July 20 around 5 p.m. ET that Melina Frattolin was found dead in Ticonderoga, New York, which is about 100 miles north of Albany by the Vermont border.</p>
<p>Officials noted at the time that they found "inconsistencies" in Luciano Frattolin's timeline of events and added that "there is no indication that an abduction occurred."</p>
<p>The Warren County Sheriff's Office turned over the investigation to the state police.</p>
<p>Contributing: James Powel and Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY</p>
<p>Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at [email protected].</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Melina Frattolin found dead; father Luciano Frattolin charged</p>
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