Essex County, NY (WRGB) — The father of a Canadian girl who turned up dead in Ticonderoga after an Amber Alert Sunday has been arrested.
Luciano Frattolin is being held at the Essex County Jail, according to inmate records available through the MobilePatrol Public Safety app.
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His daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was reported missing Saturday while the family was in the Lake George area. Law enforcement first reported she was last seen around 7:40 p.m. in a white van on I-87 southbound near exit 22. Further reports changed that time to 9:40 p.m. Police also said she was believed to be in imminent danger; after her body was discovered, investigators said there was no indication that she was abducted and there were inconsistencies in her father’s account of events.
According to a web page, Frattolin is the founder of Gambella Coffee, a company based in Montreal. In a biography, Melina is described as “the light of his life.”
“Luciano Frattolin is an experienced entrepreneur with a proven track record of building diverse, high-performance businesses . With a background in the humanities and social sciences, his formal education, together with his pragmatic understanding about the complexities of life, motivates him to maintain an understanding of the world grounded in a distinct cross-cultural ethos.
“The son of an Ethiopian mother and an Italian father, Luciano was born in the small, remote village of Gambella. With a childhood spent running between rows of crimson coffee buds on the Ethiopian family plantation, and the neoclassical architecture of his father’s Milano, his vision of the world and his pursuits within, reflect these hyphenated cultures.”
“Luciano currently spends as much time as he can in Montreal, Canada, with his beautiful daughter Melina. As the light of his life, she is the inspiration forwell, everything. His pursuits for building a more equitable and just world are deeply guided by his determination that she will not have to endure the same social injustices that he encountered throughout his childhood. Seeing the world through her eyes has also helped Luciano look for creative ways to reinforce and empower Melina to know, feel, and understand her own unique individual beauty and intellect, while also teaching her to celebrate those same virtues inherent in the world’s diversity. On a lighter note, Melina has also taught Luciano to let go of his rigid tendencies to keep everything in “perfect order”—his love for Melina’s messy art projects and chaotic ensemble of toys supersedes his love for a meticulously spotless home.”
CBS6 has reached out to the Essex County Sheriff’s office for more information on Frattolin’s arrest. They deferred us to New York State Police. A media event is expected later Monday.
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