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A “person concerned” for Madeline Kingsbury’s welfare told police her ex-boyfriend said she would end up just like Gabby Petito if she didn’t listen before she went missing two months ago, court documents say.
Adam Fravel, 29, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police found Kingsbury’s body, wrapped in a sheet, along a remote Minnesota highway near the Iowa state line.
A knotted towel was wrapped around her neck, according to the indictment obtained by Fox News Digital.
Fravel was reportedly “in love” with Petito’s missing person case, which ended after her body was found in Wyoming, and her fiancé Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for her death in his suicide note, admitting to making the comment but claiming it was a joke used to be. complaint says.
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Mum Madline Kingsbury, 26, of Minnesota, was last seen around 8 a.m. on March 31 as she dropped off her children at day care. (madeline kingsbury/ffacebook)
But friends and family didn’t buy it. They told investigators that Fravel was physically abusive, including at least one time he allegedly strangled her, and that she covered her bruises with a sweater, the indictment alleges.
Sometime in 2020 or 2021, Kingsbury’s girlfriend told police she was on video calls with her while Kingsbury was at her home in Winona, Minnesota that she shared with her then-boyfriend Fravel, who allegedly beat her.
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“Madeline got up, held one of her children and cooked food,” the indictment alleges. The friend saw Fravel enter the room and yell at Madeline to shut up.
Madeline asked Fravel to calm down, and he stated that he would not calm down and hit Madeline in the face with his hand. It seemed that Fravel was unaware that he was being observed during the video call, such as when the friend yelled at Fravel about the video call, he immediately left the room.
Madeline Kingsbury, 26, a Minnesota mom, was last seen around 8 a.m. on March 31, dropping off her kids at day care. (madeline kingsbury/ffacebook)
A family member told police about a previous incident in which Fravel allegedly “put his hands around Madeline’s throat,” and relatives noticed a red spot on her neck, the indictment said.
Police found several text messages and screenshots of messages between Kingsbury and Fravel dating back “many years”.
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An exchange dated September 21, 2021, contained the following conversation, according to the complaint:
Maddi – “You know I don’t really agree with or about the fact that you put your hand around my neck and pushed me down in front of the kids before, so don’t do it.”
Maddi – “I don’t think it’s all right, but especially with them there.”
Fravel – “You Will Adjust”
Maddi – “The f*** I’ll”
Maddi – “You do that again without asking me and you can go somewhere else”
Fravel – “You Get It Mother”
Maddi – “Don’t patronize me for crossing a line.”
Fravel – “Then Remember”
Maddi – “Stop.”
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According to the indictment, Kingsbury and Fravel had an on-again, off-again relationship for about seven years. They had two children together, ages 2 and 5, and shared a home in Winona.
Kingsbury worked as a research coordinator at the Mayo Clinic and sent Fravel electronic money to pay the household bills, the complaint said. Fravel worked as a software engineer.
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When, according to police, she disappeared “suspiciously” and “involuntarily” on March 31, at a time when the couple was in the process of separating and Fravel was moving out of the house, the indictment said.
The morning Kingsbury disappeared, they dropped the kids off at daycare together, and Kingsbury sent her sister a “crazy” text message at 8:15 a.m. that day, her sister Megan told Fox News Digital in an earlier interview.
Adam Fravel, the father of the children of missing Minnesota woman Madeline Kingsbury, said he was innocent in a statement 12 days after her “suspicious” and “involuntary” disappearance. (Adam Fravel/Facebook)
That was the last time anyone heard from Kingsbury.
Between March 31 and June 7, when her remains were found, law enforcement, family and friends, and community volunteers staged the largest and most comprehensive search of Winona Police Chief Tom Williams’ career, which included more than 450 tips from the public .
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On June 7, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office deputy was investigating a rural area about a mile off Highway 43 between Choice, Minnesota, and Mabel, Minnesota, where Fravel’s family lived.
According to the indictment, the property was routinely maintained by one or more Fravel family members.
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Kingsbury’s remains were wrapped in a gray fitted sheet and sealed with “Gorilla” tape, the indictment says.
“Investigators also noted that the gray fitted sheet resembles other bedding in the Winona residence,” the indictment says. “In addition, the air mattress of the Winona residence was missing a fitted sheet. On the air mattress without a fitted sheet, there were pillows with gray pillowcases.”
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News of Fravel’s arrest broke on Wednesday evening and relatives of Kingsbury said they believe “the right person is in custody”.
Megan thanked the “extraordinary” efforts of law enforcement, first responders and volunteers during her daily check-in on TikTok.
“We’re glad he’s in custody,” she said. “He’s not walking around like a free man anymore.”
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Fravel released one public statement through his lawyer during the 69-day search for Kingsbury.
On Day 12 of her disappearance, Fravel said he had “nothing to do with Maddi’s disappearance”, and that he and his family were “subject to numerous allegations related to (Maddi’s) disappearance”.
Chris Eberhart is a crime and American news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on twitter @ChrisEberhart48
