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Minnesota man faces sentencing for killing girlfriend who vanished after leaving kids at daycare

Winona County Judge Nancy Buytendorp, right, listens to a victim impact statement from Holly Waterston, stepsister of Madeline Kingsbury, during the sentencing hearing for Adam Fravel at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

Winona County Judge Nancy Buytendorp, right, listens to a victim impact statement from Holly Waterston, stepsister of Madeline Kingsbury, during the sentencing hearing for Adam Fravel at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

FILE -After a three-week trial at the Blue Earth County Justice Center in Mankato, Minn. the jury found Adam Fravel guilty on all counts for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE -After a three-week trial at the Blue Earth County Justice Center in Mankato, Minn. the jury found Adam Fravel guilty on all counts for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

Holly Waterston, stepsister of Madeline Kingsbury, delivers a victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Adam Fravel at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

Holly Waterston, stepsister of Madeline Kingsbury, delivers a victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Adam Fravel at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

Adam Fravel attends his sentencing hearing at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

Adam Fravel attends his sentencing hearing at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

FILE - Adam Fravel's defense attorney Zach Bauer expresses his disappoint in the outcome of his trial, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE - Adam Fravel's defense attorney Zach Bauer expresses his disappoint in the outcome of his trial, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE - David Kingsbury, father of Madeline Kingsbury, expresses that while he's glad for the guilty verdict, it won't bring his daughter back, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE - David Kingsbury, father of Madeline Kingsbury, expresses that while he's glad for the guilty verdict, it won't bring his daughter back, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE -David Kingsbury, the father of Madeline Kingsbury, addresses the press after the jury found Adam Fravel guilty of Madeline's murder on all counts at the Blue Earth County Justice Center, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

FILE -David Kingsbury, the father of Madeline Kingsbury, addresses the press after the jury found Adam Fravel guilty of Madeline's murder on all counts at the Blue Earth County Justice Center, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Adam Fravel stands for the beginning of his sentencing hearing at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

Adam Fravel stands for the beginning of his sentencing hearing at the Winona County Courthouse in Winona, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Saskia Hatvany/Winona Daily News via AP, Pool)

FILE -Winona Police Chief Tom Williams speaks to the media outside the Blue Earth County Justice Center after Adam Fravel was found guilty on all counts for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE -Winona Police Chief Tom Williams speaks to the media outside the Blue Earth County Justice Center after Adam Fravel was found guilty on all counts for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury, Nov. 7, 2024 in Mankato, Minn. (Hannah Yang/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)