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New homicide charges filed against Fravel in Madeline Kingsbury’s death

Published

8 months ago

October 3, 2023

Brad Williams

The Winona area man accused of killing Madeline Kingsbury now has four counts of murder against him.

Adam Fravel is facing first-degree and second-degree homicide charges, filed this week by a grand jury.

Fravel had been charged only with second-degree murder after Kingsbury’s remains were discovered in Fillmore County back in June.

He appeared in Winona County court on the new charges Tuesday

A Winona judge increased Fravel’s bond to $3 million without conditions, or $2 million with conditions. Another hearing in the case is set for December 14th.

Kingsbury, the mother of their two young children, disappeared in March. Fravel was arrested after her remains were found.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.