Adam Fravel sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury

WINONA, Min. – Adam Fravel, the 30-year-old southern Minnesota man convicted of killed 26-year-old Madeline Kingsburywas sentenced Tuesday afternoon to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Fravel spoke briefly before being sentenced.

“I never caused harm to Maddi and I am innocent,” Fravel said.

Kingsbury’s family, including her mother, father and sisters, gave emotional victim impact statements before his sentencing. Winona County District Attorney Karin Sonneman asked the court to adhere to the sentencing guidelines, which impose life in prison for first degree murder, the most serious of the four conditions for which Fravel was convicted.

“Mr. Fravel’s actions left an entire community in grief, a community in shock, left her family devastated, left her children’s lives changed forever because of their father’s evil action,” Sonneman said. “But your honor, justice has caught up with Adam Taylor Fravel, and justice will be served for Madeline Jane Kingsbury, her family, her friends, her community, this community, by this court sentencing Adam Taylor Fravel to life in prison without the possibility of parole .”

Last month, a jury found Fravel guilty the murder of Kingsbury, the mother of his two young children.

A judge last week allowed cameras and live streaming of the sentencing after the defense, prosecutors and Kingsbury’s family agreed to it, according to a court filing.

March will mark two years since Kingsbury disappeared after dropping off the two children she shared with Fravel at a Winona daycare. Her body was found for two months later near the Iowa border.

The trial was moved to Mankato, about 136 miles west of Winona, because extensive publicity before the trial.

CBS News’ 48 Hours has also been tracking this case since Kingsbury disappeared. On Tuesday evening, they broadcast their hour-long investigation on the new 48 Hour streaming channel.

Watch “The Disappearance of Maddi Kingsbury” at 7pm and 11pm CT wherever you stream CBS News Minnesota – including the CBS News app, Pluto and Paramount Plus.

Domestic Violence Resources: For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.