Overview

• Frattolin was formally arraigned on second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse charges on July 30 and entered a not guilty plea.
• Judge Tatiana Coffinger denied him bail, citing the risk of flight and the need to ensure his appearance at future proceedings.
• The indictment reveals he concealed nine-year-old Melina’s body under a fallen tree with a rock atop it in a shallow pond.
• He initially reported a false kidnapping, claiming two men in a white van abducted his daughter while they were on vacation.
• The case will return to the Essex County Courthouse on August 19 for pretrial proceedings.