Police sent an alert to people's phones saying Melina Galanis Frattolin was last seen southbound in a white van on I-87 near exit 22 at 9:40 p.m. Saturday.

A candlelight vigil is set to take place for 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, whose tragic passing has deeply affected the Ticonderoga community

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

Luciano Frattolin, the father of the 9-year-old reported missing on Saturday and found dead in Ticonderoga on Sunday, was charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a

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.

A father is accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter in the Adirondacks area and falsely reporting her missing, prompting an Amber Alert on Sunday.Luciano Frattolin, 45, is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse.

New York State Police say just before 10 p.m. Saturday, Warren County 911 received a call from Canadian resident Luciano Frattolin, 45, reporting his 9-year-old daughter Melina Frattolin, also of Canada, missing in a possible abduction in Lake George.

State Police officials charged Luciano Frattolin, 45, of Montreal, with second-degree murder and improper disposal of a human corpse after they located the body of Melina Frattolin on Sunday night in a shallow pond in Ticonderoga.