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A chilling murder trial has begun in Elizabethtown, New York, as Luciano Frattolin, 45, stands accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter Melina during a July vacation. Prosecutors allege he murdered her and concealed her body under a log near a pond in Ticonderoga, with cell phone data and muddy clothes found at the scene pointing to his presence. Frattolin claims she was kidnapped and insists he’s innocent, facing second-degree murder and concealing a corpse charges. His defense argues the case rests on shaky circumstantial evidence, while Melina’s mother is expected to testify for the prosecution. The trial, set to last up to three weeks, could deliver a verdict that shakes a community and a family.

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