The BriefThe man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is expected to change his plea during a hearing Monday in an Osceola County courtroom, according to online court records.The ...

Madeline Soto disappeared on Feb. 26, 2024, and was found dead days later. Here's everything to know about what happened to ...

A Central Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter, who went missing and was found dead days later.

Prosecutors say Sterns killed his girlfriend’s daughter, 13-year-old Madeline Soto, in February 2024. They allege he raped her repeatedly before her death. On Monday, Sterns pleaded guilty to pleaded ...

Stephan Sterns will avoid possible execution after entering a guilty plea to charges of murder and sexual battery.

More than a year before Stephan Sterns pleaded guilty to raping Madeline Soto and no contest to murdering her,  Sterns drastically changed his story about the 13-year-old’s disappearance and death.

Stephan Sterns was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, and an additional life sentence for 20 sex offenses, ...

Stephan Sterns was the boyfriend of the mother of the 13-year-old who went missing in Florida in 2024 and was found dead in a wooded area a few days later.

The Florida Department of Corrections has released a new mugshot of Stephan Sterns after he was booked into the Central Florida Reception Center. Sterns will spend the rest of his life in a state ...

S tephan Sterns is scheduled to appear in court Monday in Osceola County, where he is expected to plead guilty to the murder and rape of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, potentially avoiding the death ...

His new booking photo has been posted on the Florida Department of Corrections website. Sterns had been held in Osceola County since March of last year. It is unclear when he will be transferred to ...

He was identified early as the prime suspect in her disappearance. Madeline's body was found days later on March 1, 2024, and Sterns was charged with first-degree murder nearly two months later.