this is my sister, madeline kingsbury. she's missing. >> but it was an army of madeline's closest friends and sorority sisters that sprang into action in response. >> as soon as they heard something was wrong. everybody rallied together. everybody was asking questions, contacting law enforcement, providing resources. >> when madeline's boyfriend, adam franmil was finally convicted of her murder just weeks ago, her family acknowledged the team effort it took to crack this case. >> many people don't have that experience, so i think we're very, very lucky. >> i do think most of us, just right away, like, knew it was adam. >> lauren dubois was one of madeline's closest friends. that's her standing behind the family during their press conference. >> i get a text message, and it's a screenshot of her missing poster. and, i mean, i immediately knew. >> she tells true crime news that in the days leading up to madeleine's disappearance, her friends were well aware of adam's physical and emotional abuse. >> personally, after i had a

hours of deliberations, adam franmil has been convicted on all four murder charges for killing madeline kingsbury, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his two children. madeline's family was there when the verdict was read and spoke outside the courthouse. >> as far as the verdict today, of course we're we're glad of it. fayetteville can't be punished enough. there's no joy here, but we're glad the result. >> the 26 year old minnesota mom vanished after she and adam dropped their kids off at daycare. months later, her body was found in a remote area off the highway, wrapped in a bed sheet similar to ones found in the couple's home. >> she's hom but not the way we wanted. >> adam was arrested and charged with maddy's murder. during the trial, her friends and family testified that franmil was abusive and described seeing bruises and marks on her neck. adam was also allegedly obsessed with the gabby petito case and brian just got up and got ready, made the bed in the tent. petito was the young woman killed by her boyfriend brian laundrie, in 2021. maddie's dad testified that she told him that adam c