The Warren County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case before the State Police took over. Law enforcement identified “inconsistencies” in the father’s account of events and the timeline he provided, O’Neil said.

N.Y. State Police had issued an Amber Alert​ for Melina Frattolin after she was reported missing in Lake George. Her body was found Sunday in Ticonderoga.

Police sent an alert to people's phones saying Melina Galanis Frattolin was last seen southbound in a white van on I-87 near exit 22 at 9:40 p.m. Saturday.