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Got it Edition CA NY Open Metro navigation US News US News Metro Long Island Politics World News US News Metro Long Island Politics World News Search Search Metro Haunting first glimpse of NY spot where Luciano Frattolin allegedly stashed body of tragic 9-year-old daughter By Vaughn Golden Published Aug. 4, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google TICONDEROGA, NY – This is the first haunting glimpse of the desolate spot where tragic Melina Frattolin’s body was dumped in the Adirondacks after deranged dad Luciano allegedly killed her just over a year ago. Frattolin, 45, went to twisted lengths to hide his child’s body in the pristine upstate forest, trudging past dense brush and rocky terrain before shoving her corpse under a fallen tree and submerging it in the mud with a massive rock, according to photos shown to jurors over the past week — giving the public its first glimpse of her gruesome final resting place as the dad’s trial now enters its third week. The accused psycho father allegedly spent nearly 10 minutes navigating the twisting, winding path and bushwhacking through thick underbrush to reach the chilling spot. 5 The site along Paragon Brook near Eagle Lake in Ticonderoga is where the body of tragic 9-year-old Melina Frattolin was discovered last year. Vaughn Golden for NY Post 5 Luciano Frattolin, 45, is on trial for allegedly murdering his daughter and hiding her body in an upstate New York forest. Instagram/Luciano Frattolin Other exclusive footage of the location, which was along Paragon Brook and visited by The Post, shows the dense brush and rough terrain Frattolin allegedly navigated. Explore More NYPD cop, mom of three dies after implant removal in Dominican Republic, family demands malpractice probe Couple found dead one day after 40th anniversary in suspected murder-suicide Surprising reason why Brooklyn Bridge naked jumper may have survived ‘overwhelmingly fatal’ plunge The rock used to weigh down Melina’s body was an extremely dense and weighty piece of feldspar, whose beautiful pearly quartz deposits are common to the Adirondacks. Photos and footage showed it was left resting on a boulder near the site after Melina’s body was recovered. It can be seen laying on its side, with its muddy mossy side that had remained undisturbed likely for centuries prior allegedly flipped over by Frattolin on that deadly night last summer, when he would report his daughter as having been kidnapped along the thruway. 5 The child’s body was submerged with a rock in a desolate swampy area. Vaughn Golden for NY Post But cops were quick to catch onto his bogus story , with license-plate readers and other information quickly allowing them to identify him as their suspect, authorities have said. But Frattolin defiantly refused to come clean, even after state police investigators revealed they found Melina’s body, officials said. Fewer than 12 hours after Melina was reported kidnapped, New York Forest Rangers, state police, local cops and other law enforcement swarmed the area of Eagle Lake in Ticonderoga, where they eventually located her body around 1 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2025. 5 Melina’s father Luciano is on trial for her murder. Vaughn Golden for NY Post The low-lying swampy wetland that encompasses Paragon Brook is the doorway to the Pharoah Lake wilderness, a remote part of the Adirondack back country popular with backpackers. Frattolin would have had to navigate a weaving trail from the Short Swing Trailhead on Route 74, where location data extracted from his rental white Toyota Prius and shown to jurors revealed that he was parked there around an hour before he called 911 to report Melina kidnapped from a rest stop down the thruway. The hike for an equipped and experienced backpacker would have clocked at just under 10 minutes, with them battling Adirondack black flies the whole time. Frattolin was seen wearing OnCloud sneakers and royal-blue Lulu lemon shorts on surveillance footage from a Saratoga Springs McDonald’s a few hours earlier. 5 Frattolin is escorted from the Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown, NY, on July 23, 2026. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP Prosecutors said they are still establishing the timeline around Melina’s final hours and what exactly spurred Frattolin to kill his daughter, who he’d fantasized of regaining custody of, according to strange writings found scattered throughout the Prius. Melina’s mother, Kali Galanis, testified last week that her daughter called her to let her know Luciano was late returning her to her home in Montreal and that the pair would arrive at 8:30 p.m. July 19, 2025. When Galanis asked Frattolin about their whereabouts, he responded around 8:55 p.m., or what would’ve been moments after emerging from the woods, soaked and dirty, after allegedly committing an unspeakable evil. He texted her to say he and Melina would arrive in Montreal at 9:15 p.m. At 9:20 p.m., Luciano’s Prius was spotted on a license-plate reader traveling southbound on I-87. 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Moreno calls on ex-son-in-law to resign The site along Paragon Brook near Eagle Lake in Ticonderoga is where the body of tragic 9-year-old Melina Frattolin was discovered last year. Vaughn Golden for NY Post Luciano Frattolin, 45, is on trial for allegedly murdering his daughter and hiding her body in an upstate New York forest. Instagram/Luciano Frattolin The child's body was submerged with a rock in a desolate swampy area. Vaughn Golden for NY Post Melina's father Luciano is on trial for her murder. Vaughn Golden for NY Post Frattolin is escorted from the Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown, NY, on July 23, 2026. 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