Madeline Kingsbury: Missing Minnesota mom sings 'Dream a Little Dream of Me’ to newborn son in video before she vanished
WINONA, MINNESOTA: A 2021 video of Madeline Kingsbury, a mom of two who went missing on March 31, 2023, showed her singing ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ to her newborn son as she cradled him in her arms. Madeline’s family said that the video was shot after her brother Stephen, an active Army infantryman brother, returned to Winona, Minnesota, from overseas.
The footage, shared on a Facebook group 'Finding Madeline Kingsbury' dedicated to information surrounding the search, got viewed by thousands and was shared more than 200 times. The caption of the video, originally uploaded by an individual named Heidi Kay Olson, read, "This is the Maddi the family wants you to see. To know. To love. This is the Maddi with the beautiful voice singing to her newborn son Noah. This is the Maddi they want you to see when you are thinking of her. She is loved. She is missed. We are hoping that by sharing this very personal video that it makes you think of Maddi as a real person, not just a picture on a flyer. Please continue helping this family to #BringMaddiHome."
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'Bring this sweet mom home'
Following the release of the video, which came as the search for the mother nears its fourth week without any clue about her whereabouts, people were left emotional. An individual wrote, "It is unfathomable that anyone could have taken this beautiful mother away from her children. I continue to pray for Maddi, her two kiddos, and everyone else who loves her!" Another commented, "This is absolutely precious!!" One more said, "Such treasure this memory is." While one of many demanded, "Bring this sweet mom home! Prayers for all!"
Details about missing Madeline Kingsbury's case
Madeline, a clinical research coordinator at the Mayo Clinic, dropped off her two children at daycare with their father in her 2014 blue Chrysler Town and County on March 31, 2023, reports Fox9. She came back to her home on the 400 block of Kerry Drive in Winona and dropped a message to her sister Megan Kingsbury. The sister said, "[The text was] just laughing in response to a funny photo I had sent the night before from a trip she and I took to Rhode Island last summer. No one else heard from her after that."
The children’s father reportedly told police he left the home in a dark van around 10 am and upon returning home later “Maddi was not home.” Between 10 am and 1.30 pm, officials informed that a "vehicle matching Madeline’s van" was seen on County Road 12 and Highway 43 in Winona County and south on Highway 43 in eastern Fillmore County. Later, a van similar to Madeline’s traveled toward Winona on Highway 43. “We believe the van remained parked in the driveway of Maddie’s residence from 1.30 pm on," said the officials, states ABC6 News.
On April 1, the Winona Police Department announced that her case being treated as a missing person and updated that her phone, wallet, and jacket she wore the morning of March 31 were all found in her home. Winona Police Chief Tom Williams said, "Based on all of this, we believe Maddie’s disappearance is involuntary, suspicious and we are all concerned for her safety."
On April 23, a group of about 60 people organized by the volunteer group Minnesota United, searched the Yucatan Wildlife Management Area to find some details about Madeline. Talking about it, Minnesota United volunteer Petra Eastling said, "We were faced with the same situation that Madeline’s family is facing now of trying to navigate what this is going to look like, how do we search, what do we do and who do we contact so our group exists now we do this totally volunteer, we do this to help other families out and help them navigate what we went through as a group," states KTTC.
A GoFundMe page has also been set up to aid the search for Madeline. Her family has offered a $50,000 reward for information that leads to finding her.
If anyone has any information leading to Madeline Kingsbury’s whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Winona Police Department.
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