Subject of AMBER Alert Found Dead
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New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.
Amber Alert for Melina Galanis Frattolin was cancelled after she was found dead in Ticonderoga. Inconsistencies were found in the account provided by her father
Television station WNYT in Albany is reporting that 9-year old Melina Galanis Frattolin, the object of an Amber Alert issued this morning, has been found dead. The station cites sources confirming that she was found deceased.
Luciano Frattolin reported his daughter Melina missing in New York. An Amber Alert was issued. The police investigation revealed inconsistencies in Frattolin's story. Melina's body was found near Lake George.
Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, was last seen in a white van on Saturday, July 19, at 9:40 p.m. local time, going southbound on Interstate 87 near exit 22 in the area, New York State Police announced in an Amber Alert, as well as in a Facebook post, issued on Sunday, July 20.
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An Amber Alert was issued in New York on Saturday after Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl, went missing
Melina Frattolin was reported kidnapped by her father this weekend near Lake George, New York, during a vacation. Her body was found shortly after.
New York State Police say 9-year-old Melina Frattolin was found dead Sunday. An Amber Alert was issued for Frattolin after her father said she was abducted from Exit 22 in Lake George on Saturday. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest.