WINONA, Minn. – The CBS masters of crime documentaries are in final editing of a piece on the Maddi Kingsbury murder case from Winona. The report airs on “48 Minutes’ on primetime Saturday. Although the 2023 case already has received major news coverage, CBS reporter Peter Van Sant said “48 Hours” says “the most complete television report thus far.” Van Sant and his crew spent several days in Winona examining public documents, including statements from Adam Fravel, Maddi’s live-in partner and the father of their two children and who faces trial for murder. Abou tMaddi Kingsbury’s family and friends, Van Sant said they willingly told their stories. Among those interviewed:
> Scott Sherman, mayor of Winona.
> Spencer Sullivan, Maddi’s boyfriend.
> Fravel family members.
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Van Sant profile
Peter Van Sant joined CBS News in 1984. As an Atlanta-based reporter. His investigative report on frequency medical helicopter crashes earned an Emmy Award. Van Sant was next assigned to London and reported on the collapse of the Soviet Union \ and won received a duPont Award. Van Sant also covered the first Gulf War, the reunification of Germany, famine in Africa, and other news in Europe and the Middle East. He joined he “48 Hours” team 1998. His report on terrorists seizing and destroying a school in Beslan, Russia, won him both his fourth Emmy Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award. He holds a cum laude with a degree in communications from Washington State University.
Van Sant. CBS correspondent both abroad and stateside.