NY - Melina Frattolin, 9, Abducted, seen 9:40pm in a white van traveling south on I-87 near exit 22, Lake George, 19 Jul 2025 *arrest*

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  • #41
teeby said:
"UPDATE: New York State Police say the body of Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, was found in Ticonderoga.

While an Amber alert was issued in the case, law enforcement identified inconsistencies in the father’s account of events and the timeline he provided.

Warren County Sheriff’s Office has turned the investigation over to the New York State Police.

At this time, there is no indication that an abduction occurred, and there is no threat to the public."

cbs6albany.com

Missing girl subject of Amber alert found dead in Ticonderoga

An AMBER AERT has been issued, 9-year-old child MELINA FRATTOLIN, Indian female, brown hair, wearing shorts, blue and white striped shirt, and white Adidas sne
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Father?!

I don't mean to be impatient and will await for info to be reported. Surely an arrest is coming.

Condolences to the family.

jmo

Edited to take out a conclusion I jumped to, perhaps incorrectly.
 
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  • #43
Inthedetails said:
Father?! Perhaps that's why the info was so sparse - they knew who took her and where he lived??

I don't mean to be impatient and will await for info to be reported. Surely an arrest is coming.

Condolences to the family.

jmo
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Some more info trickling in:

"The Warren County Sheriff’s Office initially led the investigation. As the case progressed, law enforcement soon identified inconsistencies in the father’s account of events and the timeline the 45-year-old Canadian man provided.

With the assistance of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Ticonderoga Police Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Forest Rangers, and New York State Police K9 and Aviation units, Melina was located deceased in Ticonderoga.

Due to jurisdictional considerations, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office has turned the investigation over to the New York State Police."

suncommunitynews.com

Missing girl discovered deceased in Ticonderoga

LAKE GEORGE | A massive multi-agency search for a 9-year-old girl has ended in tragedy and police now believe there was no abduction.
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  • #44
ChatteringBirds said:
I am so sorry for her and all innocent family. I speculate LE had a suspect, there had been either previous violence or threats made, and that's why they knew she was in imminent danger and also how they were able to find her. Tragically too late. But just my speculation. Hope an announcement of an arrest comes soon.
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My personal opinion is that any stranger abduction should qualify as risk of harm because no one kidnaps a strange child with good intentions. I'm not sure if in this case they put it out for that reason or because if a father is reporting his child kidnapped when it didn't really happen, she's probably in danger from him.
 
  • #45
Very sad. There's a lot of conflicting information. We need to be careful until there's some concrete statement. The father is a victim until proven otherwise. It is devasting that she was found not alive.

MOO
 
  • #46
Inthedetails said:
Some more info trickling in:

"The Warren County Sheriff’s Office initially led the investigation. As the case progressed, law enforcement soon identified inconsistencies in the father’s account of events and the timeline the 45-year-old Canadian man provided.

With the assistance of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Ticonderoga Police Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Forest Rangers, and New York State Police K9 and Aviation units, Melina was located deceased in Ticonderoga.

Due to jurisdictional considerations, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office has turned the investigation over to the New York State Police."

suncommunitynews.com

Missing girl discovered deceased in Ticonderoga

LAKE GEORGE | A massive multi-agency search for a 9-year-old girl has ended in tragedy and police now believe there was no abduction.
suncommunitynews.com suncommunitynews.com
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If the father is Canadian, it is possible that the family is from the Montreal area. A lot of Montrealers vacation in the Lake George area.
 
  • #47
Oh no.
I saw a news article about this and came here to see if there were any updates.
So sad. And dad seems implicated. We see this way too often, killer moms and dads.
Some people don’t need to be parents.
 
  • #48
But, police said, authorities quickly unraveled a series of inconsistencies in the account relayed by her father, Luciano Frattolin.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office initially led the investigation, and as the case progressed, law enforcement soon identified numerous inconsistencies in the father’s account of events and the timeline the 45-year-old Canadian man provided.

suncommunitynews.com

Missing girl discovered deceased in Ticonderoga

LAKE GEORGE | A massive multi-agency search for a 9-year-old girl has ended in tragedy and police now believe there was no abduction.
suncommunitynews.com suncommunitynews.com
 
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troopers.ny.gov

***UPDATE***State Police Investigate Death of Missing Child

troopers.ny.gov troopers.ny.gov

A media event is anticipated on July 21, 2025.

ETA
On July 19, 2025, at approximately 9:58 p.m., Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York
 
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  • #52
truthfinder2019 said:
troopers.ny.gov

***UPDATE***State Police Investigate Death of Missing Child

troopers.ny.gov troopers.ny.gov

A media event is anticipated on July 21, 2025.

ETA
On July 19, 2025, at approximately 9:58 p.m., Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York
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On July 19, 2025, at approximately 9:58 p.m., Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York. The child was identified as Melina Frattolin, age 9, and the caller as her father, Luciano Frattolin, age 45, both residents of Canada.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office initially led the investigation. As the case progressed, law enforcement identified inconsistencies in the father’s account of events and the timeline he provided.

With the assistance of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Ticonderoga Police Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Forest Rangers, and New York State Police K9 and Aviation units, Melina was located deceased in Ticonderoga, New York.

Due to jurisdictional considerations, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office has turned the investigation over to the New York State Police. At this time, there is no indication that an abduction occurred, and there is no threat to the public.

The investigation is ongoing. A media event is anticipated on July 21, 2025
 
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  • #54
truthfinder2019 said:
troopers.ny.gov

***UPDATE***State Police Investigate Death of Missing Child

troopers.ny.gov troopers.ny.gov

A media event is anticipated on July 21, 2025.

ETA
On July 19, 2025, at approximately 9:58 p.m., Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York
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So the dad reported the possible abduction but then his own story had inconsistencies? Is he involved or covering for someone he thought might be involved? idk

jmo
 
  • #55
I look forward to an arrest
 
  • #56
Snoopster said:
If the father is Canadian, it is possible that the family is from the Montreal area. A lot of Montrealers vacation in the Lake George area.
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I'm thinking he will be from somewhere closer across the border. She was described as "Indian." I wasn't sure what they meant, but now I'm thinking maybe they meant indigenous/First Nation?? idk

jmo
 
  • #57
DS2021 said:
At this time, there is no indication that an abduction occurred, and there is no threat to the public.
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No abduction? She didn't walk to Ticonderoga.

Glad to here more info tomorrow.

jmo
 
  • #58
Inthedetails said:
I'm thinking he will be from somewhere closer across the border. She was described as "Indian." I wasn't sure what they meant, but now I'm thinking maybe they meant indigenous/First Nation?? idk

jmo
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Melina's father was named above. He's from Montreal and he owns a coffee company. I won't say more until we see if charges are filed. Does LE saying that the father's story had inconsistencies qualify him as being a POI? Are we allowed to sleuth him?
 
  • #59
Inthedetails said:
I'm thinking he will be from somewhere closer across the border. She was described as "Indian." I wasn't sure what they meant, but now I'm thinking maybe they meant indigenous/First Nation?? idk

jmo
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I kind of assumed based on the names that they meant Italian but picked the wrong thing out of a dropdown or got gotten by autocorrect. MOO
 
  • #60
Snoopster said:
Melina's father was named above. He's from Montreal and he owns a coffee company. I won't say more until we see if charges are filed. Does LE saying that the father's story had inconsistencies qualify him as being a POI? Are we allowed to sleuth him?
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Oh, I stand corrected! Thanks for the info.

I don't know if he's officially an POI yet. Ask a mod?

jmo
 
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