Madeline Kingsbury – latest: Missing mother planned to move from home shared with kids’s father

Adam Fravel, the father of Madeline Kingsbury’s children, has denied any involvement in her disappearance

Police: Winona mother's disappearance appears to be 'involuntary' and 'suspicious'

Madeline Kingsbury was planning on moving out of the home she shared with the father of her children before she went missing, according to her sister.

Ms Kingsbury and Adam Fravel, the father of the children, were no longer in a romantic relationship and Ms Kingsbury was looking to move, Megan Kingsbury told KARE 11 over the weekend.

Megan said her sister was looking for a place to live in the area to remain close to Mr Fravel so her children could see him as often as possible.

Mr Fravel does not have custodial rights to his children.

Ms Kingsbury was last seen on 31 March after dropping their two children off at daycare with Mr Fravel.

Megan said she last heard from her sister the morning she went missing, the two were exchanging text messages. But later that day, when Ms Kingsbury’s family could not reach her, they became concerned.

The Kingsbury family, people in the community, and law enforcement have spent the past two weeks searching tirelessly for Ms Kingsbury.

Mr Fravel denies any involvement in Ms Kingsbury’s disappearance.

So far, police have not named any suspects.

Key points

• Madeline Kingsbury vanished on 31 March after daycare dropoff
• Father of children says he borrowed her blue van
• Mom-of-two’s final text revealed
• Search scaled back after over 2,000 join hunt for missing mom
• Sister of missing mother-of-two speaks out

[18 April 2023 12:00 · Ariana Baio]

Police encourage public to continue checking their properties

Over the weekend, several search and rescue teams as well as K9 units looked for missing 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury around Winona County.

Police provided a photo of their teams looking for Ms Kingsbury who has not been seen or heard from since 31 March.

“We encourage the public to continue checking your properties and being alert when out hiking, hunting, and fishing,” law enforcement wrote.

[18 April 2023 15:00 · Ariana Baio]

What Madeline Kingsbury told her family minutes before she vanished

Just moments before Madeline “Maddi” Kingsbury’s “suspicious” disappearance, she was texting with her sister, Megan Kingsbury.

The two had a close relationship and Ms Kingsbury was often in communication with her family.

Ms Kingsbury’s family knew something was wrong when she stopped answering their messages as it was out of character for her.

Police in Winona and neighbouring Filmore County described Ms Kingsbury’s disappearance as “involuntary” and “suspicious.”

Megan revealed what she and her now-missing sister were speaking about.

Andrea Blanco reports.