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Father of Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in NY, arrested after allegedly filing false abduction report

July 21, 2025
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Father of Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in NY, arrested after allegedly filing false abduction report
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The father of a 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in upstate New York was arrested early Monday after allegedly filing a bogus abduction report.

Luciano Frattolin was booked into Essex County Jail at 2:04 a.m. after his daughter, Melina, was found dead in Ticonderoga near Lake George on Sunday afternoon, the Times Union reported.

He is scheduled to be arraigned at 10:30 a.m. in Ticonderoga Town Court, the outlet said, with the charges not yet listed.

Photo of Luciano Frattolin with his daughter Melina.
Police have arrested Luciano Frattolin after he claimed his daughter had been abducted. Instagram/Luciano Frattolin
Mugshot of Luciano Frattolin.
Luciano Frattolin is being held at the Essex County Jail. Essex County Sheriff’s Office

An update is expected from New York State Police later Monday morning, the outlet reported.

Melina was first reported missing on Saturday while her family was in the Lake George area.

It was earlier reported that she was in “imminent danger” of death after NYSP said she was last seen in a white van at around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday on I-87 near exit 22.

However, after her body was found late Sunday evening, investigators said there were no indications she had been abducted and that her father’s story contained inconsistencies, WRGB reported.

Photo of Melina Galanis Frattolin, a missing 9-year-old girl.
Police issued an Amber Alert for Melina around four hours after she was reported missing. New York State Police

Frattolin, who was born in Ethiopia, is the founder of a Montreal-based company called Gambella Coffee, according to the company’s website.

He described his “beautiful” daughter as “the light of his life” and his “inspiration” in the bio on his company’s site.

The post Father of Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in NY, arrested after allegedly filing false abduction report appeared first on New York Post.

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