Empty Mankato courtroom. After the jury was excused to beign deliberations. The trial has been heard in Mankato in an attempt to avoid bias against Fravel in Winona.
Judge to jury: Take the the time you need
MANKATO, Minn. — The Blue Earth County jury for the Adam Fravel murder trial heard closing arguments and went into deliberations. At stake is a possible life imprisonment for the 2023 death of Maddi Kingsbury. As the prosecution sees it, Kingsbury was killed in the Winona townhouse that she shared with Fravel. Fravel’s attorneys have countered that the evidence is circumstantial at best and full of holes. Judge Nancy Buytentdorp, of Winona, told jurors they would be sequestered at a local Mankato hotel if they haven’t settled on a verdict by 9:30 p.m. The sequester would continue long as the jury needs, the judge said. For the prosecution and defense closing arguments, every seat in the courtroom was taken — mostly by Kingsbury kin and her Winona supporters.
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