WINONA. Minn. – A Winona man accused of killing Madeline Kingsbury, with whom he had a deteriorating relationship, was arraigned on two second-degree murder counts. Bail was set at $2 million. Unless he posts bail, Adam Fravel, 29, will remain in jail pending his next court hearing scheduled for July 20. Typical sentences for second-degree murder are 20-1/2 years but can run 40. Fravel was arrested Wednesday at his parents’ home eight miles north of Mabel, Minnesota, a few hours after Kingsbury’s body was discovered about five miles away. Kingsbury was last seen alive in Winona on March 31. The bail was set by Judge Mary Leahy in the hearing, which was on a Zoom hook-up between Courthouse and the jail next door. Representing Fravel was criminal defense attorney Zachary Bauer of Rochester. Bauer asked for minimal bail, noting that Fravel has strong family ties to the Mabel area and was nit a flight risk. Also, bauer noted, Fravel has no significant criminal history. But Judge Leahy said no. The case has some complexities involving Favel and Kingsbury’s 5-year-old and 2-year-old children. If Fravel posts bail, the judge said, he would have visitation rights at the home of Kingsbury’s parents, who have interim guardianship. The visits must be supervised, Leahy said. Also, she said, the Kingsbury grandparents must surrender any of their firearms to the sheriff.
Leahy. On the Winona County bench since 2005. One of two local judges.