WINONA, Minn. – The chief state public defender filed an appeal of Adam Fravel’s conviction and life sentence for the 2023 Winona murder of Madelyn Kingsbury. Fravel, age 31, has been in the St. Cloud state prison since November. As public defender, Cathryn Middlebrook has  been working on an appeal since January. State law requjires an appeal in such cases.

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