Luciano Frattolin Found Guilty in Murder of 9-Year-Old Daughter MelinaLuciano Frattolin has been found guilty in the murder of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina Frattolin. News outlets reporting from Essex County Court in Elizabethtown say a jury found Frattolin guilty Monday of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. The jury reportedly deliberated for only about an hour before reaching its verdict. Read More: Montreal Father On Trial For Daughter's Death In Ticonderoga Pond |Investigators eventually determined that there was no kidnapping. During closing arguments Monday, Essex County District Attorney Michael Langey reportedly told jurors, "Melina's short life came to a violent end."