Fravel Trial, Day 16: Defense and prosecution face off over evidence; Police photos of Fravel shown in court – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) — Monday marked the fourth week of Adam Fravel’s murder trial, where he faces multiple murder charges for the death of Madeline Kingsbury.

Monday was supposed to be a critical day of testimony as the trial began its fourth week, but it turned into a bitter showdown between attorneys.

The confrontation has been about what evidence will and will not be allowed during the trial, and attorneys on both sides are fighting for what they want.

More than two hours of the day passed without a jury as prosecutors and defense attorneys tried to suppress evidence and testimony from the trial.

Fravel’s team won after the judge barred Kingsbury’s diary entries from being introduced into evidence because of hearsay.

Later in the day, the defense objected to the testimony of Kingsbury’s biological mother, but this time the judge sided with the state and would not censure her.

The third recess of the day surrounded surveillance video that prosecutors have alluded to for weeks and the alleged seizure of Kingsbury’s van following her disappearance. As of now, the judge has not decided whether these will be admissible.

Kingsbury’s family and friends were supposed to testify on Monday, but due to the slow pace of everything, they are now expected to testify on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, police photographs of Fravel stripped down to his shorts, with bruises and scratches on his face and body, were blasted into the courtroom.

These photos were taken by police about a week after Kingsbury went missing and showed two yellow bruises on Fravel’s chest, one on his left forearm near his wrist and the other just above his left elbow.

Prosecutors claimed Kingsbury was fighting for his life against Fravel that day, while red scratches were also visible on his nose and above his lip.

But defense attorneys raised concerns about why these signs were documented a week later and not during their first meeting.

Fravel’s test to a friend on the afternoon of Kingsbury’s disappearance was also shown, as Fravel wrote: “Good morning brother, how’s your Friday?”

At this point in the trial, 52 state witnesses took the stand at the Blue Earth County Justice Center, and none were family or friends of Fravel or Kingsbury.

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