Melina Frattolin, the nine-year-old girl who was found dead just hours after her father claimed that she was kidnapped, died from drowning, her autopsy has confirmed. Luciano Frattolin reported his daughter missing on Saturday, telling authorities she had been taken by someone driving a white van in upstate New York.

A preliminary autopsy determined Melina Frattolin died of asphyxia due to drowning and her death was ruled a homicide, New York State Police said

A community shaken after nine-year-old Melina Frattolin was found dead in the small New York town of Ticonderoga on Sunday. Her death was ruled a homicide. Her father, Luciano Frattolin of Montreal is being charged in her death.

TICONDEROGA, NY — Hundreds of locals from the close-knit upstate community where 9-year-old Melina Frattolin was allegedly murdered by her father mourned the little girl in a heartbreaking vigil Tuesday.

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

Authorities released a cause of death for a 9-year-old girl believed to have been murdered by her father in upstate New York.Melina Frattolin died from asphyxia due to drowning, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide,

A Lake George hotel owner believes he may have stumbled upon a crucial piece of evidence in the case of 9-year-old Melina Frattolin —

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,