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The disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto rocked Central Florida and attracted the attention of people from all across the U.S.
As detectives were searching for missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto last winter, Soto’s mother expressed concerns about the close relationship that had formed between her 37-year-old former boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, and her young daughter.
In a plea agreement with the state attorney’s office, Osceola County’s sheriff will pay a civil fine and plead no contest for posting the body of a missing girl on social media.
Among the records shared on Friday was a phone call conversation involving Stephan Sterns after his arrest earlier this year.
Newly released video showed detectives questioning Stephan Sterns after the disappearance of Madeline Soto.
A police dog trained to identify the scent of dead bodies “alerted” on a car belonging to missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s mother, while traffic cameras captured videos of the mother’s boyfriend driving around Central Florida with the teen’s lifeless body in the front seat of his car, according to investigators.
While police were still searching for missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February, the man now accused of murdering the teen allegedly took a mysterious, early-morning road trip to Southwest Florida.
As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.
Orange County sheriff’s deputies did not begin investigating the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto until nearly three hours after the agency received a 911 call reporting the missing child, dispatch records obtained by News 6 reveal.
Days after 13-year-old Madeline Soto failed to show up at school and was reported missing, detectives used surveillance camera footage and license plate readers to re-trace the movements of two different vehicles, including one allegedly driven by the boyfriend of Soto’s mother.
A court hearing resulted in a pushed trial date for Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing Madeline Soto and leaving her body in rural Osceola County.
Hundreds of pages of newly released court documents offer new evidence against Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February, including a rough timeline of where Sterns went the day she disappeared.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto earlier this year, according to the state attorney’s office.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office released body-camera video on Monday showing the initial investigation into the disappearance of Madeline Soto from the night she was reported missing.
Newly released discovery documents give insight into how law enforcement officers came to arrest Stephan Sterns as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February.
The man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto is expected to enter a plea during an arraignment hearing.
As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.
Stephan Sterns, the man investigators have called the prime suspect in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is now facing a charge of first-degree murder, News 6 has confirmed through the Osceola County Clerk Of Courts.
Stephan Sterns, the prime suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, was expected back in court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.
As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.
The autopsy report of Madeline Soto cannot be released due to a state statute deeming it confidential, according to the District 9 Medical Examiner’s Office.
Law enforcement will update the investigation into the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
A jury trial in Osceola County court will start in May for the main suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
The man investigators believe is the prime suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto is now facing dozens of charges related to pictures and video found on his phone.
Officials with Orange County Public Schools confirmed that they are considering changes in their student absence notification system after the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.
Stephan Sterns, the man named by Central Florida authorities as the prime suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, waived his first appearance in Osceola County court on Saturday.
Emotions were raw during a candlelit vigil at an Orange County middle school after a missing teen was found dead late that afternoon.
The prime suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto has been arrested and now faces charges in connection to disturbing footage discovered on his phone, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
A man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
