Overview

• Luciano Frattolin was arrested Monday and booked into Essex County Jail on charges of second-degree murder along with concealment of a human corpse.
• An Amber Alert issued Saturday for nine-year-old Melina Frattolin was canceled Sunday after state police found inconsistencies in her father’s account that indicated no abduction occurred.
• The Warren County Sheriff’s Office first led the search before jurisdictional boundaries prompted a handoff to the New York State Police.
• Melina’s body was recovered Sunday afternoon in a secluded pond near Ticonderoga, roughly 30 miles east of Lake George.
• Authorities confirmed there is no ongoing threat to public safety; an autopsy is pending and Frattolin’s arraignment is scheduled for later Monday.