Luciano Frattolin, 45, of Montreal, was charged with murdering and concealing the corpse of his daughter, Melina Frattolin.

NEW YORK - Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old girl from Canada who was found dead in an upstate New York pond, was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday. Her father, 45-year-old Luciano Frattolin, was charged with murdering and concealing her body.

Police have charged Melina's father Luciano Frattolin with murder in the case. The medical examiner said her death was a homicide and caused by drowning.

A man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead in a wooded pond after he reported she had been abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged Monday with murder. Luciano Frattolin,

A Canadian man has been charged with murder after his 9-year-old daughter was found dead in a shallow pond in upstate New York, just one

Accused killer dad Luciano Frattolin may have been struggling to cover child support for his daughter, owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to creditors despite depicting a high-flying lifestyle

Frattolin is a businessman behind the Montreal-based Gambella Coffee, named after the village in Ethiopia where Frattolin was born.

As New York State Police continue investigating the death of 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, investigators asked anyone with information to come forward Tuesday. One Ticonderoga resident said she submitted two police reports,

Luciano Frattolin — a 45-year-old debt-riddled neat-freak — was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful disposal of a corpse after the tragic child was found dead in a shallow waterway outside Ticonderoga on the northern end of Lake George on Sunday afternoon.

The father of a 9-year-old has been charged with murder in the second degree and concealment of a human corpse after he allegedly murdered his daughter in upstate New York.