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

Luciano Frattolin is in custody after his daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was found dead in NY after being reported missing over the weekend.

The father of a 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in upstate New York was arrested early Monday after allegedly filing a bogus abduction report.

The search for missing 9-year-old Melina Frattolin ended in heartbreak after her body was discovered near Ticonderoga, New York. The young girl was reported missing on July 19, 2025, and was initially believed to have been abducted.

After initially reporting his daughter missing, Luciano Frattolin was arrested when 8-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was found dead in upstate New York.

Ticonderoga, NY (WRGB) — A man is facing murder charges in the death of his 9-year-old daughter, who was the subject of an AMBER Alert over the weekend. Authorities now believe, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was never truly missing, and that her father, Luciano Frattolin staged the entire disappearance to cover up her death.

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