Murder Case Against Father of Montreal Girl Heads to Grand Jury
Jurors will determine whether there is probable cause to charge Luciano Frattolin with homicide after investigators found his daughter’s body in an Upstate New York pond.
Overview
- The Ticonderoga court canceled a scheduled felony hearing, moving directly to a grand jury review of probable cause
- Luciano Frattolin, 45, is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse and has pleaded not guilty
- Police concluded that Frattolin’s claim of his daughter’s abduction was fabricated after investigators found her body in a shallow pond
- Preliminary autopsy results ruled the nine-year-old’s death a homicide by asphyxia due to drowning
- Authorities are collecting electronic evidence and seeking dashcam footage of a gray 2024 Toyota Prius tied to Frattolin’s movements