Montreal Gazette
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Jul 31, 2026
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MONTREAL CRIME
Despite father’s claims, police say no abduction evidence was found in case of slain Montreal girl
Luciano Frattolin, charged with killing his 9-year-old daughter, claims she had been kidnapped by someone in a white van.
Luciano Frattolin, who has been charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina, is led into Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, N.Y. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Patrick Tine / Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
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Lohr McKinstry, Press-Republican
July 31, 2026 at 6:51 p.m.
This story was reported by Lohr McKinstry and originally publ…
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