Overview

• Luciano Frattolin remains in custody after pleading not guilty to second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse charges in his daughter’s death
• Preliminary autopsy results confirmed Melina Frattolin died by asphyxia due to drowning and classified her death as a homicide, with final lab tests pending
• Troopers are patrolling I-87 between exits 20 and 28, seeking surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts of the gray 2024 Toyota Prius used by the father and daughter
• Authorities recovered an electronic tablet near a Lake George hotel containing images matching Melina that has been submitted as evidence
• Investigators have discredited the initial kidnapping claim and continue to urge the public to submit tips about the vehicle’s movements from July 11 to 19