Luciano Frattolin is accused of murdering his daughter, Melina, while on vacation and leaving her body in a wooded area

Officials said that the girl and her father had entered the United States legally on July 11 for a planned vacation in New York. The pair were expected to return home on Sunday, July 20.

Frattolin's Instagram profile, which describes him as a "loving father," is filled with photos of him and Melina appearing happy and smiling together.

Early Sunday morning, an Amber Alert reported 9-year-old Melina Frattolin as missing. On Monday, New York State Police said the alert was based on a false report by the girl’s father, Luciano Frattolin,

A Canadian father is insisting he did not kill his 9-year-old daughter after police dismissed his claims that she had been kidnapped.

Court documents obtained by NewsChannel 13 are shedding new light on the alleged murder of Melina Frattolin, 9. Melina was the little girl who prompted an Amber Alert very early Sunday morning. Investigators now say she wasn’t missing at all. Her body ...

The father of a 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in upstate New York was arrested early Monday after allegedly filing a bogus abduction report. Luciano Frattolin was booked into Essex County Jail at 2:04 a.