But it may not have been an entirely accurate reflection of his relationship with the child, according to one former friend of Luciano's who shared details with a newspaper in Montreal. “From what (Frattolin) said, he truly loved (Melina)," the friend, who declined to share his name publicly, told the Montreal Gazette.

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.

Luciano, who divorced Melina’s mother in 2019, stopped answering the mom’s messages after she asked one heartbreaking question.

A hotel employee found a tablet in the Sundowner on Lake George’s flower bed believed to be connected to Melina Frattolin, a girl who was found dead in the Ticonderoga area on Sunday, July 20. Google Maps

Luciano Frattolin, the father of Melina Frattolin, now faces charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse.

The case against Luciano Frattolin, the Canadian man accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter Melina, is being moved to the grand jury. This means Frattolin will not be in Ticonderoga Town Court

A New York grandmother who believes she spotted accused killer dad Luciano Frattolin is tormented by the thought she should have saved his 9-year-old daughter, Melina, she told The Post.