The preliminary autopsy results for Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old girl found dead in Ticonderoga, New York, after being reported missing over the weekend, have been released by New York State Police.

New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

Luciano Frattolin, 45, has been charged with his daughter’s murder after police say he fabricated a story that she was kidnapped

A 9-year-old girl was abducted by an unknown suspect at New York’s Lake George, according to an Amber Alert received by some Massachusetts residents. New York State Police said in the alert that the girl, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was last seen at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday in a white van on Interstate 87 near exit 22.

Luciano Frattolin is accused of murdering his daughter, Melina, while on vacation and leaving her body in a wooded area

Luciano Frattolin has been charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse after his daughter, Melina Frattolin, was reported missing and later found dead, with the story he

New York State Police issued an Amber alert on Sunday for a missing 9-year-old girl in Upstate New York police believe may be in imminent danger.

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What started as an Amber Alert in New York’s Adirondacks is now a murder investigation. On Saturday night, 9-year-old Melina Frattolin’s father called 911 to report her missing. But officers noticed inconsistencies with Luciano Frattolin’s story,