Authorities said 9-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was drowned and her death was ruled a homicide. Her father was charged with murder after he falsely reported she was kidnapped.

The charges Luciano Frattolin faces were not immediately available, but records show he was booked early Monday at the Essex County jail

A 9-year-old Canadian girl, Melina Frattolin, went missing near Lake George in New York and her father reported the incident as a kidnapping. Her body

An AMBER AERT has been issued, 9-year-old child MELINA FRATTOLIN, Indian female, brown hair, wearing shorts, blue and white striped shirt, and white Adidas sne

Amber Alert was issued after Melina's father, Luciano Frattolin, reported her missing to Warren County 911. Both are Canadian residents.

Melina Galanis Frattolin, the 9-year-old Canadian girl who was found dead after her father complained that she was kidnapped, died by drowning, the au

A 9-year-old girl from Canada found dead in an upstate New York pond after her father reported her missing was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45,

An Amber Alert was issued in New York on Saturday after Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl, went missing

Luciano, who divorced Melina’s mother in 2019, stopped answering the mom’s messages after she asked one heartbreaking question.