Threat made to murder victim was a joke, says suspect
Scott Sherman is the mayor of Winona, Minnesota, a small city on the banks of the Mississippi. “There’s just something about Winona that keeps pulling you back,” he told “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant. “Living here in Winona is really cool.” It’s so cool that TV and film star Winona Ryder is named for the town, as she told the world in a 2020 Super Bowl ad: “There’s something about this place, something that feels so me …” Madeline “Maddi” Kingsbury Madeline Kingsbury , 26, also felt that certain “something” about Winona. So, when Mayor Sherman heard that she had gone missing, he wanted to help. “I felt that Maddi was a daughter of Winona,” said Mayor Sherman. “She was a bright young woman working through school, working … a — a job in Rochester and raising kids all at the same time, that’s a lot. … So, I had respect for Maddi. And Sherman thought he could help because, as an avid bicyclist, he rides the woodsy paths around Winona all year long. “You know the back roads of this area?” Van Sant