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New York Police Diver Testifies About Discovery of Nine-Year-Old Montreal Girl’s Body

A New York State Police dive team found the girl in shallow, muddy water as her father faces murder and corpse-concealment charges.

  • A New York State Police sergeant, Joseph Moeller, testified about discovering the body of nine-year-old Melina Frattolin submerged in shallow, muddy water in a rural area last summer.
  • Luciano Frattolin, the girl's father, faces charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse; he pleaded not guilty and has been held without bail since his arrest last July.
  • On Tuesday, Kali Galanis testified regarding events preceding her daughter's death, marking the latest day of a trial that began last week at the Essex County Courthouse.
  • Following the proceedings in Elizabethtown, Frattolin was taken away in custody from the Essex County Courthouse as the trial continues with legal teams presenting evidence.
  • The trial of the Montreal man accused of murdering his daughter continues to unfold in New York court as legal teams present evidence in the ongoing proceeding.
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A New York state police sergeant testified about how the officers discovered, last summer, the body of a nine-year-old Montreal girl immersed in shallow, muddy waters in a rural area.

·Montreal, Canada
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New York police diver testifies about discovery of nine-year-old Montreal girl’s body

ELIZABETHTOWN - A New York State Police sergeant has testified about how officers discovered the body of a nine-year-old Montreal girl submerged in shallow, muddy water in a rural area

·Toronto, Canada
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New York police diver testifies about discovery of nine-year-old Montreal girl's body

ELIZABETHTOWN - A New York State Police sergeant has testified about how officers discovered the body of a nine-year-old Montreal girl submerged in shallow, muddy water in a rural area last summer.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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