Attorneys delivered opening statements on Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of the former boyfriend of a southeastern Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state in 2023.

Following eight days of jury selection, the prosecution and defense detailed alleged timelines between the start of Fravel and Madeline Kingsbury’s relationship and when she disappeared.

It was the first full day of witness testimony in the murder trial of Adam Fravel. Fravel is on trial for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury.

On the first day of testimony in the murder trial of Adam Fravel, jurors watched two police interviews with Fravel in the days that followed her disappearance.

A jury has been seated and opening statements are expected to being Thursday in the trial of Adam Fravel, a 29-year-old man accused of killing Madeline Kingsbury, who was his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children.

The trial for a man accused of killing the mother of his children begins Monday.30-year-old Adam Fravel faces two counts of both first- and second-degree murder in the death of Madeline Kingsbury.He was indicted on the first-degree murder charges in October of 2023.

Both prosecutors and the defense began laying out their cases today in the murder trial of Adam Fravel. Fravel is charged with four counts of first- and second-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury,

After the state and the defense of Adam Fravel wrapped up their opening statements, Fravel’s trial then shifted to witnesses taking the stand.