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9-year-old killed by father in Upstate NY died by drowning, troopers say

9-year-old killed by father in Upstate NY died by drowning, troopers say

Ticonderoga, N.Y. ― A 9-year-old girl believed to have been killed by her father while on vacation in Upstate New York died by drowning, State Police said Tuesday. Melina Frattolin was killed between 7:40 p.m. and 9:12 p.m. Saturday in a wooded area off of State Route 74, State Police wrote in a criminal complaint filed in Ticonderoga Town Court. …

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Horrific cause of death for Melina Frattolin revealed after nine year-old was ‘murdered by her father’

Horrific cause of death for Melina Frattolin revealed after nine year-old was ‘murdered by her father’

Melina Frattolin, the nine-year-old girl whose lifeless body was found hours after her father claimed she had been kidnapped, died by drowning, according to her autopsy. Frattolin was reported missing on Saturday by her father Luciano Frattolin, who told police his child was abducted by someone in a white van in upstate New York. However, cops claimed Luciano misled the …

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‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state | Washington state

‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state | Washington state

A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge in Washington state’s Olympic national park, authorities said. The child’s father reportedly saved the minor’s life by pulling the child from the creature’s jaws. The harrowing – though rare – encounter occurred at about 3.15pm, according to a National Park Service statement. …

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Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024

Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, seen by some as the problem child of the Democratic Party for legal and drug-related woes that brought negative attention to his father, is lashing out against Democratic “elites” and others over the way he says his father was treated during last year’s presidential campaign. Hunter Biden spoke publicly in recent …

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Father accused of killing 9-year-old daughter, dumping her body in Upstate NY pond

Father accused of killing 9-year-old daughter, dumping her body in Upstate NY pond

Ticonderoga, N.Y. — The father of a 9-year-old girl who was found dead after being reported abducted Saturday evening in Upstate New York has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Melina Frattolin’s body was found in the shallow portion of a pond in the town of Ticonderoga in Essex County, troopers said. Her father, Luciano Frattolin, 45, was charged …

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Father of girl found dead Sunday in Ticonderoga charged with murder – Times Union

Father of girl found dead Sunday in Ticonderoga charged with murder  Times Union Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing  CNN Missing 9-year-old found dead in Ticonderoga  WCAX Murder charges highlight integrity of Amber Alert System  NEWS10 ABC Missing girl at center of N.Y. Amber Alert was murdered by her father, state police say  CBS News Source link

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Father of girl found dead after Amber Alert in custody, records show

Father of girl found dead after Amber Alert in custody, records show

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. READ MORE:Missing girl subject of Amber alert found dead in Ticonderoga His daughter, Melina …

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Police say girl found dead in upstate New York, no signs of possible abduction as father reported

Police say girl found dead in upstate New York, no signs of possible abduction as father reported

The death of a 9-year-old girl whose father initially reported she was missing and possibly abducted is being investigated amid “inconsistencies” in his account, police said Sunday after the girl’s body was found in New York state. Melina Frattolin was reported missing from near Lake George in northeast New York late Saturday evening by her father, Luciano Frattolin, according to …

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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepgrandson, 13, shot and killed by father

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepgrandson, 13, shot and killed by father

Dog the Bounty Hunter is going though an unimaginable tragedy after his stepgrandson, Anthony Zecca, was accidentally shot and killed by his father, Gregory Zecca. Gregory — who’s the son of Dog’s wife, Francie Frane — accidentally shot his 13-year-old son in a “freak accident” on Saturday night, TMZ reported Sunday. The incident occurred in their apartment in Naples, Florida, …

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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s grandson is shot dead at 13 by father in heartbreaking tragedy

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s grandson is shot dead at 13 by father in heartbreaking tragedy

By CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:31, 20 July 2025 | Updated: 23:55, 20 July 2025 Dog the Bounty Hunter alum Duane Chapman and his sixth wife Francie suffered a family tragedy on Saturday night. The 72-year-old reality star’s 13-year-old step-grandson Anthony Zecca was accidentally shot and killed by his own father, Gregory Zecca, at their apartment in Naples, FL …

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