Police have charged Melina's father Luciano Frattolin with murder in the case. The medical examiner said her death was a homicide and caused by drowning.

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

Amber Alert for Melina Galanis Frattolin was cancelled after she was found dead in Ticonderoga. Inconsistencies were found in the account provided by her father

Television station WNYT in Albany is reporting that 9-year old Melina Galanis Frattolin, the object of an Amber Alert issued this morning, has been found dead. The station cites sources confirming that she was found deceased.

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.

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.

An Amber Alert issued for 9-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was canceled after her body was found in Ticonderoga, New York.

A suspect was unknown at the time of the Amber Alert, and authorities are encouraging anyone with information tied to the girl's whereabouts to call the WCSO at 518-743-2501 or to dial 911.Frattolin is described as being of Indian descent with brown hair and blue eyes.

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