Authorities say the father initially said his daughter had been kidnapped, triggering an Amber Alert and multi-state investigation.

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.

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

An IAN Alert was issued in Kentucky on Tuesday for a missing 5-year-old boy, and now troopers say he has been found dead.

Police in Warren County issued an AMBER Alert early Sunday for a young girl that was missing. Sources have confirmed to NewsChannel 13’s Mark Mullholland that the girl has been found dead. Police have not yet released any information about where the child was found dead.

Authorities found Melina Frattolin dead after an Amber Alert was issued for the 9-year-old girl. Her father is in custody.