MADELINE SOTO DEAD

Madeline Soto, 13 went missing on February 26, 2024. Her body was found on March 1, 2024. The prime suspect is her mother's boyfriend Stephan Sterns.

Winter Park | FLORIDA:  Madeline Soto was reported missing on February 26, 2024. Stephan Michael Sterns, her mother’s boyfriend is facing 60 new charges, but none of the charges are for her murder. 

The charges against the individual include sexual battery and possession of illicit child pornography material on his cell phone of images he took of himself while violating Madeline Soto. The images date back to when she was in her preadolescence.  Although Sterns has not been charged with Madeline’s murder, he is described as the prime suspect in her disappearance and death. 

Madeline was reported missing on February 26 and her body was found on March 1, 2024. 

The investigation is ongoing, and Sterns is due back in court for his arraignment on April 2, 2024. Please note that this information is based on the latest available reports and this case has been evolving daily as the investigation proceeds. We will not be interpreting the case for you. We will provide actual court approved documentation so that you may formulate your own conclusions.


The man that Madeline’s mother brought into this family’s full name is STEPHAN MICHAEL STERNS – His Osceola Jail ID is: 1419688

OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA CURRENT INCARCEREE DATABASE RECORD FOR STEPHAN MICHAEL STERNS – ID: 1419688




Madeline Soto’s mother and her boyfriend Stephan Michael Sterns