Minnesota Jury Convicts Adam Fravel for Murder of Madeline Kingsbury

Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Blue Earth County Jury has convicted Adam Fravel for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury.

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Closing arguments for the nearly-month long trial occurred on Wednesday morning. The Blue Earth County Jury began deliberating on Wednesday afternoon and returned the verdict Thursday morning. 

Fravel was charged with first and second-degree murder in the death of his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend. 

The Winona woman, who was also the mother of Fravel’s two children, vanished in late March of last year and her body was found in June of 2023 along a rural road in Fillmore County, near a property owned by Fravel’s family.

Jury Finds Adam Fravel Guilty on All Counts for the Murder of Madeline Kingsbury

The jury found Fravel Guilty on four counts against him, which were two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. A first-degree murder conviction in Minnesota carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

The charges against Fravel allege his on and off relationship with Kingsbury included a history of physical abuse. 

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Fravel told investigators that his relationship with the victim was coming to an end and they were preparing to move out of their shared apartment in Winona. 

The court document also states that Fravel told investigators that Kingsbury had informed him that she had started seeing someone else about two weeks before her disappearance.

The trial was moved from Winona to Mankato due to the extensive publicity surrounding the case, which included international news coverage about Kingsbury's disappearance. 

Fravel's sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. 

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