MELINA FRATTOLIN: NY vs. Luciano Frattolin for murder & concealment of 9-year-old daughter *TRIAL IN PROGRESS*

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Police issue Amber Alert for 9-year-old abducted from Lake George​

New York State Police issued an Amber Alert at 1:29 a.m. Sunday, saying a 9-year-old girl was abducted by an unknown suspect from Lake George four hours earlier Saturday night.

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.

The initial alert said she was last seen at 7:40 p.m., but it was changed to 9:40 p.m. shortly afterward.

She is 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, of Indian descent, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt, shorts, and white Adidas sneakers. State Police released a second, more recent photo, of the girl late Sunday morning.

The State Police’s post on the alert on Facebook notes that any suspect in the case is unknown. All information seen here was recent as of 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

“The child was taken under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious bodily harm and/or death,” the alert reads.

The alert did not give any details about what the child was doing at the time of the alleged abduction, where exactly she was, and who she was with.

 

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Father’s DNA found on clothes near where Montreal girl’s body was found, trial hears

ELIZABETHTOWN — A jury has heard that the DNA of a man accused of killing his daughter was identified on a pair of shorts found near the area where police

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Father’s DNA found on clothes near where Montreal girl’s body was found, trial hears​

A jury has heard that the DNA of a man accused of killing his daughter was identified on a pair of shorts found near the area where police discovered the girl’s body last summer.

A DNA analyst for the New York State Police testified Wednesday that she found the DNA of Luciano Frattolin and his nine-year-old daughter Melina on the shorts, which were found inside a garbage bag recovered near the highway a short drive away from the girl’s body.

May Scarlat told the court she was unable to identify DNA on other clothes in the bag, which included a t-shirt and shoes.

 

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Prosecutors drill into cell phone data in Frattolin murder trial

Prosecutors in the murder trial of a Montreal man accused of killing his daughter spent Wednesday drilling into cell phone data.

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Prosecutors drill into cell phone data in Frattolin murder trial​

Prosecutors in the murder trial of a Montreal man accused of killing his daughter spent Wednesday drilling into cell phone data.

Prosecutors allege Luciano Frattolin killed his daughter, Melina, while on vacation last July.


Prosecutors say cell phone data puts Frattolin at the scene where the girl’s body was found. Police also found his muddy clothes in a garbage bag off the Northway.

His defense says there are no witnesses to back up the prosecution’s claim.

Prosecutors spent most of the day Wednesday explaining the process of extracting cell phone data and also confirmed with investigators where both Frattolin’s and Melina’s phones were found.

They say data from the car Frattolin was driving followed the same path as Melina’s cell phone data, leading to where they found her body.


The trial will resume Thursday morning and prosecutors say they believe arguments will wrap this week.

 

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Montreal girl's phone went inactive hours before she was reported missing​

A murder trial has heard that the phone of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found drowned in New York last summer went silent in the hours before she was reported missing.

Evidence presented to the jury Thursday shows Melina Frattolin opened apps on her phone thousands of times in the week she was in New York with her father.

The jury was shown a video the girl sent to her mother at around 4:30 p.m. ET on the day she was reported missing, in which she filmed herself smiling and playing with her hair.

Her phone was last used an hour later, and her father reported her missing at around 10 p.m. ET that day.

Prosecutors: Cell phone GPS data links Frattolin to pond where daughter's body found

Prosecutors could soon rest their case in the Luciano Frattolin murder trial after more testimony about digital evidence in Essex County court.Frattolin is accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter Melina and leaving her body in a shallow marsh under a large rock in Ticonderoga in July 2025...

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Prosecutors: Cell phone GPS data links Frattolin to pond where daughter’s body found​

Jurors were also shown cell phone data that prosecutors say placed Fratollin near the remote pond where Melina’s body was found the night before her body was recovered. This week, jurors also heard testimony about DNA and blood evidence, including analysis of blood found on a sweatshirt.

 

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Prosecution rests case in Luciano Frattolin murder trial

Prosecutors have rested their case in the murder trial of Luciano Frattolin, who is accused of killing his daughter and fabricating a kidnapping story.

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Prosecution rests case in Luciano Frattolin murder trial​

Prosecutors have rested their case in the murder trial of Luciano Frattolin, who is accused of killing his daughter, Melina, and fabricating a story that she had been kidnapped.

Today, prosecutors showed jurors a video timeline using phone, GPS, and surveillance data they say traces Frattolin's movements the night Melina was reported missing.


The trial enters its fourth week next week, with the defense preparing to call witnesses and present its case.

 

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Luciano Frattolin in Essex County Courtroom: "I am innocent"

A judge let Luciano Frattolin’s murder trial move forward after defense lawyers asked to dismiss the case over the death of his 9-year-old daughter.

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Luciano Frattolin in Essex County Courtroom: “I am innocent”​

A judge let Luciano Frattolin’s murder trial move forward after defense lawyers asked to dismiss the case over the death of his 9-year-old daughter.

Defense attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the murder and concealment charges against Frattolin, arguing prosecutors failed to prove he killed Melina Frattolin. They said the state never established when Melina died and did not prove Frattolin concealed her body.

The motion came after jurors finished watching the prosecution’s more than three-hour digital timeline. Prosecutors used surveillance video, cell phone records, GPS data and a recreation of the route they said Frattolin took the night Melina disappeared.

During cross-examination, the defense challenged that video, arguing it did not accurately reflect the lighting, weather, traffic or visibility from the night of July 19. Prosecutors responded that the timeline was only a demonstrative exhibit created to help jurors understand the digital evidence.

Prosecutors urged the judge to deny the motion, saying the case is supported by circumstantial evidence including GPS and cell phone data, DNA, soil evidence and Frattolin’s own statements. The judge did not immediately rule and instead reserved her decision while allowing the trial to continue.

Frattolin said he would need the weekend to decide if he’s going to take the stand and declared in the courtroom that he’s innocent.

 

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Luciano Frattolin in Essex County Courtroom: "I am innocent"

A judge let Luciano Frattolin’s murder trial move forward after defense lawyers asked to dismiss the case over the death of his 9-year-old daughter.

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Luciano Frattolin in Essex County Courtroom: “I am innocent”​

A judge let Luciano Frattolin’s murder trial move forward after defense lawyers asked to dismiss the case over the death of his 9-year-old daughter.

Defense attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the murder and concealment charges against Frattolin, arguing prosecutors failed to prove he killed Melina Frattolin. They said the state never established when Melina died and did not prove Frattolin concealed her body.

The motion came after jurors finished watching the prosecution’s more than three-hour digital timeline. Prosecutors used surveillance video, cell phone records, GPS data and a recreation of the route they said Frattolin took the night Melina disappeared.

During cross-examination, the defense challenged that video, arguing it did not accurately reflect the lighting, weather, traffic or visibility from the night of July 19. Prosecutors responded that the timeline was only a demonstrative exhibit created to help jurors understand the digital evidence.

Prosecutors urged the judge to deny the motion, saying the case is supported by circumstantial evidence including GPS and cell phone data, DNA, soil evidence and Frattolin’s own statements. The judge did not immediately rule and instead reserved her decision while allowing the trial to continue.

Frattolin said he would need the weekend to decide if he’s going to take the stand and declared in the courtroom that he’s innocent.

Not buying it, dude. Hopefully the jury didn't either.