The father of the 9-year-old girl found dead in Ticonderoga after being reported missing is in police custody. According to the VINE Database, Luciano Frattolin, 45, is being held at the Essex County Jail.

Melina Galanis Frattolin's body was discovered in Ticonderoga, New York, near the New York-Vermont border, about 15 miles from Lake George, where her father initially claimed she had been kidnapped

New York State Police say they have arrested a Canadian man who faces charges after his nine-year-old daughter was found dead over the weekend near the Vermont border.

After initially reporting his daughter missing, Luciano Frattolin was arrested when 8-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was found dead in upstate New York.

A 9-year-old Canadian girl whose father had reported she had been kidnapped in upstate New York was found dead Sunday afternoon, with investigators saying she had not been abducted and they were now questioning inconsistencies in her dad's story, according to authorities.

The search for Melina Frattolin ended in tragedy Sunday after state police found her body in Ticonderoga, New York.

Luciano Frattolin, a Montreal entrepreneur and founder of Gambella Coffee, was arrested after his daughter Melina Galanis Frattolin was found dead in New York.