Overview

• The preliminary autopsy conducted at Glens Falls Hospital determined Melina Frattolin died of asphyxia due to drowning and officially classified her death as a homicide.
• Luciano Frattolin, 45, was charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on July 21 and remains held in Essex County Jail.
• New York State Police released images of a gray 2024 Toyota Prius and are seeking dashcam footage from between exits 20 and 28 on I-87 to map the pair’s movements.
• Troopers intensified Northway patrols and retrieved an electronic tablet near a Lake George hotel, which authorities believe may hold further evidence.
• Final laboratory tests on autopsy samples are pending and Frattolin is set to return to Ticonderoga Town Court for a pretrial hearing on Friday.