Overview

• A grand jury returned a true bill on July 25, indicting Luciano Frattolin on second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in his daughter’s death
• During his July 30 arraignment in Essex County Court, Frattolin pleaded not guilty and Judge Tatiana Coffinger ordered him held without bail
• Prosecutors allege Frattolin drowned nine-year-old Melina on July 19 during their vacation from Montreal and concealed her body in a Ticonderoga pond under a rock and fallen tree
• Investigators say Frattolin’s false claim of a kidnapping triggered a statewide Amber Alert before inconsistencies in his account led to his arrest
• He is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 19 for evidence disclosure ahead of a jury trial set for January 2026