Father of girl found dead Sunday in Ticonderoga charged with murder
TICONDEROGA, NEW YORK, JUL 21 – Luciano Frattolin faces second-degree murder and corpse concealment charges after his nine-year-old daughter was found dead in a pond following a disproven abduction claim, police said.
- A Canadian man, Luciano Frattolin, has been arrested in connection to the death of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina Frattolin, who was found dead near the Vermont border.
- Luciano Frattolin is facing charges of second-degree murder, according to New York State Police.
- Melina Frattolin's body was discovered in Ticonderoga, NY, approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Lake George.
- Police are investigating the motive behind the murder and awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death.
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Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state, father charged
MONTREAL — A nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in a shallow pond in Upstate New York on the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning, New York State Police said Tuesday as they continued their homicide investigation.
Father Reported 9-Year-Old's Abduction, Then Arrested For Her Death
What happened during that family trip to Lake George? That’s what police and an entire community are struggling to understand.Luciano Frattolin, a 45-year-old from Montreal, is now facing murder charges. His 9-year-old daughter, Melina, was found dead in a pond near Ticonderoga, New York.Just days earlier, Frattolin had called 911, claiming strangers had abducted his daughter from a parking lot. An Amber Alert followed. But police quickly spott…
Luciano Frattolin, the daughter's father, pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges on Monday.
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