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The family of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury, the Minnesota mom missing for two months confirmed the remains found along a highway this week are her.
The young mother went missing on March 31 after dropping off her kids at daycare, sparking a massive manhunt for her.
The children's father, Adam Fravel, 29, was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to charges listed by Winona County Detention Center.
'We’re relieved that Madeline has been found after months of intensive searching and grateful for the extraordinary efforts by law enforcement, other first responders and volunteers,' said Megan Kingbury, Madeline's sister, according to KTTC.
'We’re certain that the correct person has been arrested, will be appropriately charged, and convicted of his crimes. Things are moving in the right direction there and we look forward to getting justice for Madeline. For right now we will mourn as a family and properly and respectfully lay her to rest.'
The body of Madeline Kingsbury, 26, a mother of two that has been missing for almost two months has been confirmed by her devastated family members on Thursday
Human remains were found on the side of a highway in the hunt for missing the Minnesota mom as the father of her two children, Adam Fravel, 29, is arrested on suspicion of murder
Adam Fravel, 29, was in custody and booked for suspicion of second-degree murder and is being held in Winona County Jail
Police said they found human remains on the side of a highway in Mabel 'using information generated during the Madeline Kingsbury investigation.'
'Because of this, law enforcement personnel have arrested Adam Fravel on probable cause in connection to her disappearance.
'The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office are working as quickly as possible to positively identify the remains.'
Kingsbury had dropped her children at daycare than vanished, a frantic search began with her panicked mother.
Last month, special prosecutor, Phil Prokopowicz, pulled out of retirement to investigate her disappearance Kingsbury's sister confirmed to local outlets.
The children were staying with Kingsbury's father and a custody hearing is scheduled in Winona County for June 6. It remains unclear what Fravel's arrest will mean for the ongoing case.
Fravel, the father of the Minnesota woman's children, was the last person to see her alive on the morning of March 31.
In April, through the help of his attorney, Fravel released a statement proclaiming his innocence.
He said at the time: 'Over the course of the last 12 days my family and
