Luciano Frattolin is taken away in custody from the Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, New York on Friday, July 24, 2026. Luciano Frattolin charged with 2nd-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week

Aug 10, 2026 | 2:00 AM

ELIZABETHTOWN — The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York is entering its fourth week.

Luciano Frattolin is on trial in Elizabethtown, N.Y., facing charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of Montreal resident Melina Frattolin.

The 46-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to both charges and has been held without bail since his arrest in July 2025.

The prosecution wrapped up its case last week with a five-hour video recreating the route Frattolin may have taken in the hours before he reported Melina missing.