GUILTY MN - Madeline Jane Kingsbury, 26, mother of 2, Winona, 31 Mar 2023 *arrest* #2

[Knox]

One key part of the conversation is about Fravel wanting to know why the relationship was coming to an end, wishing Kingsbury would “lay it all out there.” Kingsbury would send long text messages back to Fravel saying how it was years of build-up that led to this, and that while she still cares about him, she didn’t think she could ever feel the same about their relationship again. Kingsbury would continuously apologize to Fravel for the way things went between them and said the last thing she wanted to do was “hurt him again.”

ADAM FRAVEL MURDER TRIAL: Text conversations presented by state and defense

The murder trial of Adam Fravel continues to welcome in more witnesses for testimony, with Thursday diving into different cell phone activity as well as surveillance pictures being presented to the jury.

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[PommyMommy]

Ruthless.

OCT 25, 2024

Fravel on Trial; Day 15: More data pulled from the couple's phones

Adam Fravel's murder trial continued on Friday with more data being pulled from cell phones.

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The defense showed the jury text messages from Kingsbury asking Fravel for sex as recently as one month before she disappeared. They also showed her searches on various sites, one of which was for “rough sex.”

A few days before she went missing, Kingsbury googled “coming clean about cheating”; evidence the state attempted to prevent from being in the trial. The judge agreed with Fravel’s team that it is “absolutely relevant.”

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 28, 2024

Fravel on Trial, Day 16: Defense and prosecution face off over evidence; police photos of Fravel shown in court

Monday brought the third week of Adam Fravel's murder trial, the man facing multiple murder charges for the death of Madeline Kingsbury.

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As week four of the trial got underway, Monday was supposed to be a critical day of testimony, but instead, it turned into a grueling face-off between attorneys.

• 2+ hours were spent w/o the jury as prosecutors and defense tried to throw out evidence and testimony.
• The judge barred Kingsbury’s journal entries from being presented as evidence due to hearsay.
• The defense objected to what Maddi's bio mom would testify about, but the judge sided with the state.
• As of now, the judge hasn’t decided if surveillance videos of Maddi's van will be admissible.
• Maddi's family and friends are now expected to testify on Tuesday.
• Police photos taken of AF showing him stripped to his shorts were shown to the courtroom showing bruises and scratches on his face and body.
• The photos were taken about a week after Maddi went missing and showed two yellow bruises on Fravel’s chest, one on his left forearm, and another just above his left elbow.

ADAM FRAVEL MURDER TRIAL: Images inside townhome garage presented by state, forensic scientists testify

State presents images inside the townhome garage, along with DNA evidence Monday.

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• Danielle Smith, a forensic scientist with the BCA examined the fitted sheet and the tape that was used to wrap Maddi’s body. She also examined fingernails that belonged to Maddi.
• Colette Celichowski, another forensic scientist with the BCA specializes in identifying fingerprints. Once Smith was finished with her examination, Celichowski was in possession of a piece of cloth with tape attached to it. She examined them for fingerprints. Multiple hairs were collected from the tape.
• Clair Beyer, also a forensic scientist with the BCA specializes in handling DNA samples. She tested multiple items, including a towel that brought back DNA likely belonging to both Maddi and AF. She said the hairs found during Celichowski’s examination brought back “insufficient DNA.”

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 30, 2024

Fravel on Trial, Day 18: Madeline Kingsbury's friends take the stand

Those closest to Madeline Kingsbury have taken the stand this week as the Adam Fravel murder trial continues after the mother of two was found in a ditch two months after she went missing.

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According to her closest friends, on the day before Kingsbury went missing, she was getting ready to move out of her house with Fravel and start a new life.

The state’s star witness, Kingsbury’s best friend Katie Kolka, told the jury they spent that afternoon at her home after Kingsbury became concerned Fravel was following her around the house, upset she was moving out.

The next day, Kolka testified that Kingsbury never picked up the phone, and after Kolka tried all of her home’s doors and windows, she called Kingsbury’s sister and said it was time to get the police involved.

Fravel Trial: Friends of Madeline Kingsbury take the stand Wednesday

MANKATO, Minn. - Friends of Madeline Kingsbury were on the witness stand Wednesday morning, as testimony continues in the trial of Adam Fravel.

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Kingsbury's sorority sister, Hailey Scott was the second witness to testify. Scott met Kingsbury in fall 2014 while pledging to Phi Beta Chi at Winona State.

Scott testified about a Facetime conversation she had with Kingsbury where Kingsbury was making dinner and Fravel entered the kitchen yelling about why the place was a mess. Scott testified she saw Fravel backhand Kingsbury before the phone fell to the floor face down. ...

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 30, 2024

Fravel Trial: Friends of Madeline Kingsbury take the stand Wednesday

MANKATO, Minn. - Friends of Madeline Kingsbury were on the witness stand Wednesday morning, as testimony continues in the trial of Adam Fravel.

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The third witness called to the stand was Lauren Dubois, a friend of Madeline Kingsbury. ...

Dubois testified to a facetime conversation she had with Kingsbury in fall 2022. She described Kingsbury holding her youngest, Noah, on her hip while in the kitchen cooking dinner. Dubois said they were discussing Thanksgiving plans. She said 10 minutes into the phone call she heard Fravel yelling about why dinner wasn't ready and the state of the home. Dubois testified that Kingsbury responded to Fravel telling him that she was working on it. Dubois stated that she saw Fravel enter the frame of view and shove Kingsbury against a wall and the call ended shortly thereafter.

Adam Fravel murder trial: Madeline Kingsbury's parents take stand

Family members of Madeline Kingsbury testified on Tuesday in Adam Fravel’s murder trial in Mankato.

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The first to do so is Kingsbury’s biological mother, Krista Hultgren. ...

Hultgren told the jury about one incident in September 2022 that happened while Kingsbury was getting her children ready for day care. Kingsbury texted her mother that Fravel “pushed her down on the couch, put his hands around her neck and said, ‘I can make you disappear like Gabby Petito.’”

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 30, 2024

Fravel on Trial, Day 17: Madeline Kingsbury's new boyfriend and parents testify in court

(ABC 6 News) — The Adam Fravel murder trial continued on Tuesday with testimonies from Madeline Kingsbury’s boyfriend and her parents.Fravel is charged with the murder of the mother of his two children after she disappeared last spring.In the few months before Kingsbury disappeared, she had...

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In the few months before Kingsbury disappeared, she had broken up with Fravel and began dating his old fraternity brother, Spencer Sullivan.

Kingsbury and Sullivan had just begun their sexual relationship a few months before she disappeared, and one day before, Kingsbury spent the afternoon at his home.

The state has already proven Sullivan’s movements that day with an airtight alibi, but the defense still grilled the veteran. The defense pressed him on whether he saw any bruising on Kingsbury in her last year of life, and he replied that he had not.

Friends of slain Winona woman detail alleged abuse at murder trial

Several friends and sorority sisters of Madeline Kingsbury say they saw bruises on her body and incidents where her ex-boyfriend hit or pushed her.

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Prosecutors are set to wrap up their case Thursday, and defense attorneys will call witnesses Friday. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday, followed by jury deliberations.

 

[Knox]

Guess that means the defense will call only a handful of witnesses to testify for Fravel?

Just think, by this time next week we’ll have a guilty verdict and after his sentencing hearing, we’ll never have to see his ugly mug again.

 

[Joe Friday]

Was the surveillance video in question ever presented as evidence by the prosecution? Last I read the judge was deciding if it should be admissible.

I'm thinking this was the video of the van. Fravel admitted to LE he was the one driving the van that day to move his belonging so I don't see why that would be questionable. According to Fravel he drove towards his parents and then turned around when he realized the items needed to go to a storage unit. True story is he turned around after dumping Maddie's body, but needed an explanation as to why he never arrived at his parents house.

JMO

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 31, 2024

Fravel on Trial, Day 19: State rests its case against Fravel

The Adam Fravel murder trial is beginning to wrap up as the state rested its case this afternoon.

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The Adam Fravel murder trial is beginning to wrap up as the state rested its case this afternoon.

The lead investigator of the case took the stand Thursday morning as the state presented a timeline of events from the day Madeline Kingsbury disappeared.

The state also presented surveillance footage of what appears to be Kingsbury’s blue van driving south towards Mabel the day she disappeared. Mabel is where her body was eventually found.

Jury could begin deliberating Fravel case on Monday

MANKATO, Minn. - The fate of Adam Fravel could be in the hands of the jury as soon as Monday.

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The fate of Adam Fravel could be in the hands of the jury as soon as Monday.

Testimony is expected to continue into Friday. On Monday, the defense and prosecution will deliver their closing arguments and the jury will begin deliberations.

 

[Knox]

Fravel and Kingsbury were seen leaving the home and dropping their kids off at daycare at 8:05 a.m. then arriving back home at 8:10 a.m.

At 8:14 a.m., a text was sent from Kingsbury’s phone to her sister, and $20 in Apple cash was sent to Fravel.

At 8:15 a.m., a Caribou Coffee rewards purchase was made but never redeemed, then a minute later, Kingsbury’s phone locked for the last time until April 1 when the battery died according to testimony from the investigator.

Fravel on Trial, Day 19: State rests its case against Fravel

The Adam Fravel murder trial is beginning to wrap up as the state rested its case this afternoon.

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[PommyMommy]

NOV 1, 2024
Defense to begin testimony in Fravel murder case

• The prosecution concluded its case yesterday after calling nearly 70 witnesses over ten days.
• They concluded with a video timeline of Maddi's disappearance and testimony from the lead investigator.
• The defense plans to call five witnesses today,
• They have not indicated whether Fravel will testify.

 

[Hibiscus72]

Fravel and Kingsbury were seen leaving the home and dropping their kids off at daycare at 8:05 a.m. then arriving back home at 8:10 a.m.

At 8:14 a.m., a text was sent from Kingsbury’s phone to her sister, and $20 in Apple cash was sent to Fravel.

At 8:15 a.m., a Caribou Coffee rewards purchase was made but never redeemed, then a minute later, Kingsbury’s phone locked for the last time until April 1 when the battery died according to testimony from the investigator.

Fravel on Trial, Day 19: State rests its case against Fravel

The Adam Fravel murder trial is beginning to wrap up as the state rested its case this afternoon.

www.kaaltv.com

The caribou coffee rewards purchase was made but never redeemed…meaning that that was roughly the time she was k1lled

 

[Joe Friday]

Defense rests in Madeline Kingsbury murder trial; Adam Fravel declines to testify​

Closing arguments will be made next week in the killing of the young mother from Winona.

Defense rests in Madeline Kingsbury murder trial; Adam Fravel declines to testify

Closing arguments will be made next week in the killing of the young mother from Winona.

www.startribune.com

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 1, 2024

Defense for Adam Fravel closes its case after 5 witnesses take the stand

Closing arguments will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The longer recess is due to Election Day.

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• Investigator Nathan Smith testified that he began investigating the disappearance of Kingsbury on April 2, 2023, and was assigned to place a GPS tracker on the car that police anticipated Fravel would be driving.
• Investigator Steven Garrett said he searched 198th Street, the road where Kingsbury’s body was found, by ATV. He did not see anything “unusual” at the bottom of the ditches on the side of the road.
• Fravel’s brother, Ryan, was the third witness and testified that he never witnessed any fighting between Kingsbury and Adam, nor did he ever see any bruises on Kingsbury.
• Raymond Curtis, a neighbor of the Fravels’ Mabel residence was asked about the backside of his property, and said the field is on top of a hill and isn’t visible from his backyard. Curtis also testified that there are no ATV trails on his property.
• Robert Albrecht, a neighbor of Fravel's and Kingsbury’s, testified that on March 31, 2023, he went outside to smoke a cigarette when he saw “an unidentified person” near the their residence. Albrecht couldn’t recall the time he saw it or any identifying features, other than the person was “slender.”

Madeline Kingsbury case: Adam Fravel won't testify in his murder trial

Adam Fravel will not testify as he faces trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Madeline Kingsbury.

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There will be no state rebuttal witnesses.

Due to Election Day on Tuesday, closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

 

[Knox]

NOV 1, 2024

Defense for Adam Fravel closes its case after 5 witnesses take the stand

Closing arguments will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The longer recess is due to Election Day.

www.mprnews.org

• Investigator Nathan Smith testified that he began investigating the disappearance of Kingsbury on April 2, 2023, and was assigned to place a GPS tracker on the car that police anticipated Fravel would be driving.
• Investigator Steven Garrett said he searched 198th Street, the road where Kingsbury’s body was found, by ATV. He did not see anything “unusual” at the bottom of the ditches on the side of the road.
• Fravel’s brother, Ryan, was the third witness and testified that he never witnessed any fighting between Kingsbury and Adam, nor did he ever see any bruises on Kingsbury.
• Raymond Curtis, a neighbor of the Fravels’ Mabel residence was asked about the backside of his property, and said the field is on top of a hill and isn’t visible from his backyard. Curtis also testified that there are no ATV trails on his property.
• Robert Albrecht, a neighbor of Fravel's and Kingsbury’s, testified that on March 31, 2023, he went outside to smoke a cigarette when he saw “an unidentified person” near the their residence. Albrecht couldn’t recall the time he saw it or any identifying features, other than the person was “slender.”

Madeline Kingsbury case: Adam Fravel won't testify in his murder trial

Adam Fravel will not testify as he faces trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Madeline Kingsbury.

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There will be no state rebuttal witnesses.

Due to Election Day on Tuesday, closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

That's it? That's all they had to use in Fravel's defense?

 

[Knox]

Robert Albrecht, who lived next to Adam and Kingsbury before she went missing, testified he was smoking outside his home when he saw a slender person walking on the property that morning.

But Albrecht had to review what he previously told police — he couldn’t initially remember what time of day he saw the person, nor could he make out any features. He confirmed who he saw wasn’t Fravel, however.

Defense rests in Madeline Kingsbury murder trial; Adam Fravel declines to testify

Closing arguments will be made next week in the killing of the young mother from Winona.

www.startribune.com

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 6, 2024

With closing arguments finished, Adam Fravel murder case is in jury's hands

Attorneys presented their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of Adam Fravel, who is accused of murdering Madeline Kingsbury, his former partner and the mother of his children.

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Prosecuting attorney Phillip Prokopowicz highlighted the couple’s breakup and Kingsbury’s decision to start dating an old friend. He said Fravel was “emotionally and financially dependent” on Kingsbury, was jealous of her new relationship and “would never allow another man to raise his children.”

Emotional day in court as murder trial over Madeline Kingsbury goes to jury

Deliberations began Wednesday afternoon on whether Adam Fravel is guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend.

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Bauer spent more than an hour accusing law enforcement of shoddy police work and tunnel vision in pursuing Fravel as a suspect. He argued that testimony from Kingsbury’s friends shouldn’t be trusted, saying they never reported to police instances where they allegedly saw Kingsbury being abused or had bruises on her body. Bauer said Kingsbury’s relationship with another man showed she was never controlled, implying she may have been embarrassed to admit to others that bruises were from sex.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 6, 2024

Adam Fravel murder trial: Supporters pack courtroom for closing arguments

Maddi Kingsbury's family and friends are on one side, with Fravel's family sitting behind him as both the prosecution and defense make their final pitch to jurors.

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Prokopowicz ended by laying out a collection of physical evidence that, while circumstantial, points to Fravel as Maddi's killer, according to investigators - A towel found wrapped around Maddi's head across her nose and mouth, identical to a towel captured in a picture of the couple's bathroom; a sheet Kingsbury's remains were found in that resembled one missing from an air mattress set up in their home; and surveillance cameras that were operational on March 24 but disconnected March 29 and found in the couple's garage.

Jury now deliberating in trial of Adam Fravel, accused of killing Madeline Kingsbury

The fate of Adam Fravel, the 30-year-old southeastern Minnesota man charged in the death of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury, is now in a jury's hands.

www.cbsnews.com

The jury began deliberating on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to continue until 9:30 p.m. and reconvene on Thursday morning if no verdict is reached.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2024

Madeline Kingsbury case: Jury deliberates Adam Fravel's fate

Jury deliberations continue Thursday morning in Adam Fravel’s trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Madeline Kingsbury.

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The jury in Mankato sat through a three-week trial and received the case just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. After hours of deliberation, the jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision by the 9:30 p.m. deadline and left for the evening.

The jury is sequestered during the deliberation portion of the trial, which was scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

 

[Joe Friday]

Verdict in for Madeline Kingsbury murder trial​

After about 10.5 hours of deliberations, a jury is about to declare whether Adam Fravel is guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend Madeline Kingsbury, the Winona woman whose disappearance at the end of March 2023 sparked nationwide interest and a search that drew more than 2,000 volunteers.

Verdict in for Madeline Kingsbury murder trial

Adam Fravel faces four counts of murder in the death of Kingsbury, whose disappearance sparked nationwide interest.

www.startribune.com