An AMBER AERT has been issued, 9-year-old child MELINA FRATTOLIN, Indian female, brown hair, wearing shorts, blue and white striped shirt, and white Adidas sne

Ticonderoga, NY (WRGB) — A man is charged with murder in connection with the death of his 9-year-old daughter, who was the subject of an AMBER Alert over the weekend. Authorities now believe, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was never truly missing, and that her father, Luciano Frattolin staged the entire disappearance to cover up her death.

The charges Luciano Frattolin faces were not immediately available, but records show he was booked early Monday at the Essex County jail

Luciano Frattolin said that his daughter had been the victim of a possible abduction in Lake George, N.Y. On Monday, a day after her body was found, he was charged with second-degree murder.

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

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.

Luciano Frattolin reported his daughter Melina missing in New York. An Amber Alert was issued. The police investigation revealed inconsistencies in Frattolin's story. Melina's body was found near Lake George.

A 9-year-old girl is in 'imminent danger' after being abducted from Lake George, according to police. Melina Galanis Frattolin last seen in a white van on a local highway.

An Amber Alert was issued in New York on Saturday after Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl, went missing

After initially reporting his daughter missing, Luciano Frattolin was arrested when 8-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was found dead in upstate New York.