MANKATO, Minn. – The lead attorney defending Adam Fravel in the 2023 murder of Maddi Kingsbury called Winona police investigator Anita Sobotta back to the stand apparently to discredit her observation of scratches on Favel’s face and neck. In cross-examining Sobotta, Zachary Bauer asked:
> Why didn’t you photograph the scratches while initially questioning Fravel?
> Why didn’t you follow up on a fellow officer’s report on vomit outside the duplex where Fravel and Kingsbury lived?
Sobotta’s response: The focus in the early investigation was to locate Kingsbury. Sobotto noted that an agent from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension eventually would photograph the scratches, albeit by then they would be further along healing.
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