Sister of missing mom madeline kingsbury reveals her final text

Sister of missing mom madeline kingsbury reveals her final text

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EXPLORE MORE The sister of missing Minnesota mom-of-two Madeline Kingsbury revealed the two were laughing about a “goofy” photo over text just hours before her sibling uncharacteristically


stopped replying. Kingsbury’s older sister Megan told Fox News she was texting her sister when Kingsbury’s phone went dark last week. “I talk to her multiple times on a daily basis —


FaceTime, phone, text,” said Megan, donning a sweatshirt with her missing sister’s face and information stitched on. “Even the rest of my family. She’s just in constant communication with us


about every minute detail. So it’s very unlike her.” Nothing about Kingsbury’s final texts stood out in any way, Megan said. The sisters were laughing about a “goofy” photo they had shared


in their text thread early March 31 morning, just a few hours before Kingsbury was reported missing. The exchange ended at 8:15 a.m. with a text from Kingsbury — shortly after she was in


public for the last time. The message was the last communication she would have with any friends or family, Megan said, which the sister found odd because the two had tentative plans to meet


the following day, but had yet to flesh out the details. Megan’s fears were confirmed later that evening when their mother reached out to Megan with concerns that her numerous messages to


Kingsbury went unanswered. “And when she said that, I was kind of like, “Oh, I guess I guess you’re right,'” Megan recounted. “So it was that evening and we started kind of connecting


with her friends and seeing if anyone had heard from her.” The 26-year-old Kingsbury was last seen March 31 when she dropped off her two kids, ages 5 and 2, at their daycare in Winona with


their father, police said. Kingsbury, a clinical research coordinator at the Mayo Clinic, went back to her home about 8:15 a.m. — the same time she sent her final text — but never showed up


for work. The children’s father, who has not been named, told cops he left the home around 10 a.m. and returned later to find it empty. Police found her wallet, cellphone and ID, as well as


the jacket she wore that day, inside the house. “Based on all of this, we believe Maddie’s disappearance is involuntary, suspicious and we are all concerned for her safety,” he said. More


than 2,500 civilians turned out to search for Kingsbury Friday and Saturday until cops called off the search. Officers said the massive effort covered extensive ground at an exceptional


pace, and detectives are working to conduct more targeted searches. “There’s been divers looking in the waters, people scouring the plains and trucking through the woods, law enforcement on


ATVs and horses,” Megan said.