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.

Hours after an Amber Alert was issued for Melina Frattolin on July 20, the 9-year-old was found dead in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Police said 'there is no indication that an abduction occurred' after finding 'inconsistencies' in her father's account of events.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - An Amber Alert has been issued as investigators search for a 2-year-old boy who was forcibly taken from his mother in Topeka. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says that just after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, the Topeka Police Department was notified of a possible child abduction.

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.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert Tuesday for a missing 2-year-old from Topeka. The missing child, identified as Zabe Mendez, was last seen Friday in the 500 block of Northeast Wabash Avenue, according to the alert.

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.

A 9-year-old girl is in 'imminent danger' after being abducted from Lake George, according to police. Melina Galanis Frattolin last seen in a white van on a local highway.

Law enforcement has issued an Amber Alert for a child from Topeka Tuesday morning. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) told the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) at 11 a.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A 2-year-old boy has gone missing as of Friday, July 18. The Topeka Police Department provided the following information to the KBI on July 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Zebe Mendez was forcibly taken from his mother by an unknown suspect on Friday in the 500 block of NE Wabash in Topeka.

COLES COUNTY, Illinois –A Kansas Amber Alert suspect is in custody and police in Illinois released new details on the capture of 32-year-old Christopher K. Barnshaw.