Prosecutors say Sterns killed his girlfriend’s daughter, 13-year-old Madeline Soto, in February 2024. They allege he raped ...

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 ...

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

Stephan Sterns was sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole in the sexual assault and ...

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 ...

I can’t grasp the selfishness of you, the deplorability of your actions,” Madeline’s father Tyler Wallace told her killer.

Our live coverage of Stephan Sterns plea hearing has concluded. Scroll down to view highlights from Monday's court hearing.

Stephan Sterns, who was the boyfriend of Madeline Soto's mother, pleaded guilty to 20 counts of sexual abuse and no contest ...

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to murder and guilty to sexual battery against 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Monday.

Sterns pleaded guilty to sex crimes and no contest to murder. The judge accepted both pleas. State attorney Monique Worrell ...

Stephan Sterns has pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, just before his trial was ...