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Montreal father sentenced to life in prison for killing daughter in New York

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Glorieux-Stryckman, M. (2026, October 14). Montreal father sentenced to life in prison for killing daughter in New York. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-montreal-father-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-daughter-in/

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Luciano Frattolin, a father from Montreal, received a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years and two months after being found guilty of second-degree murder and concealing a dead body related to his daughter Melina's death in Essex County Court. The conviction stems from the killing of Melina Frattolin.

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Luciano Frattolin, a 46-year-old former coffee CEO from Montreal, was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years on October 14, 2026, by an Essex County Supreme Court judge in Elizabethtown, New York. Frattolin had been found guilty of second-degree murder and concealing a human corpse after drowning his nine-year-old daughter Melina Frattolin in a swamp near Ticonderoga, New York, in July 2025. Prosecutors argued that Frattolin murdered Melina to avoid paying child support and as an act of revenge against her mother. At the sentencing hearing, Frattolin refused to speak or apologize for his actions, stating only "No thank you" when asked if he had anything to say. The court ruled that upon completion of his sentence, Frattolin will face deportation if paroled.

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“Both articles describe the sentencing of Luciano Frattolin to life in prison for murdering his daughter Melina, with the exact details and timing matching.”

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Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman

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Luciano Frattolin was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years, two months after a jury in Essex County Court convicted him of second degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of Melina Frattolin. asserted

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Montreal father sentenced to life in prison for killing daughter in New York

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