The Stories Continue to Come - Our Youth Are Being Failed By A Flawed System
Boy Dies After Being Left in Hot Car While in Child Services' Custody
A 3-year-old boy died in a hot car in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, July 22
Ke'Torrius Starkes, Jr. had been in the care of the Department of Human Resources
"The very system that is in place for his protection was the system that led to his death," his parents' attorney, Courtney French, tells PEOPLE
Cause of Death Revealed for Melina Frattolin, 9, as Father Faces Charges
A preliminary autopsy revealed that 9-year-old Melina Frattolin died from asphyxia due to drowning and her death has been ruled a homicide
Melina was found dead on Sunday, July 20 in Ticonderoga, N.Y., after her father falsely reported her missing during a vacation from Montreal, Canada
Her father, Luciano Frattolin, has since been charged with her murder and concealment of a corpse
On Sunday, July 20, hours after officials issued an Amber Alert for Melina, state police said that she was found dead in Ticonderoga, N.Y. The girl was initially reported missing on the night of Saturday, July 19, by her father, 45-year-old Luciano Frattolin, who said he believed his daughter had been kidnapped.