Fravel appears in court, faces increased bail and additional conditions

By KAALTV

Adam Fravel (Credit: Olmsted County Adult Detention Center)

(ABC 6 News) – Adam Fravel faces multiple murder charges and has received an increased bail of $2 million dollars with conditions and $3 million without.

Fravel is currently on trial for the murder of the mother of his children Madeline Kingsbury and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two count of second-degree murder.

Fravel was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder, but was upgraded on Oct. 2, 2023.

Court documents revealed that prior to her murder, Fravel exhibited a pattern of abuse against Kingsbury. These documents revealed that Kingsbury confided this information to close friends.

Text messages between Kingsbury and her friend stated that Fravel had allegedly choked Kingsbury and make jokes about her “ending up like Gabby Petito,” a woman murdered by her fiancé in 2021.

Kingsbury would go missing not long after sharing this information with her friend.

According to court documents, Fravel allegedly murdered the mother of his two children and hid her body in Mable, Minn. some time in late March. Kingsbury body would not be found until June.

Fravel’s updated conditions include:

He remain law-abiding
He makes and maintains contact with his attorney
He keep the court and attorney informed of current address
He make all future court appearances
He obeys Fail To Appear Warning
He does not use or possess firearms or dangerous weapons
No alcohol/controlled substance use
Subject to random testing
He does not leave Minnesota without written court approval
He makes no contact with alleged victim(s)
He is permitted child visitation by family court order only

Fravels next omnibus hearing is scheduled for Dec. 14, 2023.