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

Melina Galanis Frattolin’s body was recovered in Ticonderoga, New York – roughly 30 miles away from Lake George, where her father originally reported she was last seen.

State Police are searching the path Luciano Frattolin may have taken along the Northway before his daughter was killed this weekend.

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

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

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,