US EditionAdam Fravel's Murder Conviction in Madeline Kingsbury Killing Affirmed by Minnesota Supreme Court
The court said trial evidence proved premeditation and intent, and ruled that disputed hearsay and expert testimony did not deprive Fravel of a fair trial.
- On Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed Adam Fravel's murder conviction in the death of Madeline Kingsbury, rejecting his appeal for a new trial. Justice Anne McKeig wrote that Fravel is "not entitled to a new trial on any of his claims."
- A jury in Blue Earth County found Fravel guilty in November 2024 of four murder charges after Kingsbury disappeared in March 2023. Her body was discovered in June 2023 wrapped in a bedsheet in a rural Fillmore County ditch.
- During the January appeal hearing, defense attorney Greg Scanlan argued the evidence was insufficient for a first-degree conviction, claiming Kingsbury's death resulted from negligence. Scanlan also contended the state's domestic violence expert testimony was "unreliable."
- The court rejected each of Fravel's claims, finding that any error in admitting hearsay statements was harmless and that the district court "did not abuse its discretion" regarding domestic violence expert testimony. The alleged "cumulative errors" "did not deny" him a fair trial.
- Scanlan had challenged testimony about an incident where Fravel allegedly choked Kingsbury and told her "If she did not mind or was not careful, she would end up like Gabby Petito," a reference to the 2021 murder case. The court upheld all four murder convictions.
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Minnesota Supreme Court affirms Fravel conviction in Madeline Kingsbury’s death
Adam Fravel’s conviction for the death of Madeline Kingsbury has been upheld by the Minnesota Supreme Court. In a ruling released on Wednesday, the high court ruled that evidence used at the Fravel trial was sufficient to convict him of premeditated homicide. FILE – Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge speaks at news conference about the finding of Madeline Kingsbury’s body on June 8, 2023 (PHOTO: Brad Williams) Kingsbury disappeared from her h…
Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds conviction of Madeline Kingsbury's killer
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of Adam Fravel. In November 2024, a jury in Blue Earth County found Fravel guilty of murdering Madeline Kingsbury, a Winona, Minnesota, woman who was the mother of Fravel’s children and his former domestic partner. The state supreme court heard Fravel’s appeal back in January, where his attorney Greg Scanlan argued the evidence against Fravel was insufficient for a first-degree m…
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