New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

A 9-year-old girl was abducted by an unknown suspect at New York’s Lake George, according to an Amber Alert received by some Massachusetts residents. New York State Police said in the alert that the girl, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was last seen at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday in a white van on Interstate 87 near exit 22.

Many people in the Capital Region were awakened by Amber Alerts on their phones early Sunday morning, while others reported receiving the alerts

Luciano Frattolin is accused of murdering his daughter, Melina, while on vacation and leaving her body in a wooded area

State Police went over their process for issuing Amber Alerts in the wake of this weekend’s notification of a missing 9-year-old who later was found dead. Many people received the alert on their phone around 1:30 a.

The Fratollin case has some wondering what can be done to prevent fake Amber Alerts being issued. An investigation into the death of nine-year-old Melina Frattolin continues. Her father, Luciano Frattolin,

The suspect in an Alabama Amber Alert has been formally charged in last week’s murder of an Auburn woman and her teen daughter, and the kidnapping of his own son. Aaron Dontay Williams, 41, is charged with first-degree kidnapping in the July 10 abduction of his 3-year-old son,