The former boyfriend of Florida teen Madeline Soto's mother has been handed 21 concurrent life sentences for raping and murdering the 13-year-old in a deal that lets him avoid the death penalty.

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

Mother’s ex takes plea deal to avoid death penalty over murder of 13-year-old Madeline Soto - Stephan Sterns had previously pleaded not guilty to raping and murdering the Florida teen ...

Madeline was reported missing in Orlando on February 26, 2024. Her mother, Jennifer, realized something was wrong when she went to pick her up from school and she was not there.

Madeline Soto was born in February 2011, to Jennifer Soto and Tyler Wallace. She attended Hunter’s Creek Middle School in Orlando, Fla., where she lived in an apartment with her mom and her ...

On Monday, Stephan Sterns took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in the case of the rape and killing of 13-year-old Madeline Soto in 2024. News 6’s Mike DeForest sifted through the hundreds ...

Madeline Soto was reported missing Feb. 26, 2024, after her mother, Jennifer Soto, said she didn't find the teenager when she went to pick her up from Hunter's Creek Middle School.

The man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto has agreed to a plea deal that takes the death penalty off the table. Stephan Sterns, the former boyfriend of Soto’s mother ...

The body of missing Florida girl Madeline Soto was found in a wooded area Friday afternoon, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said, hours after the department said they believed the 13-year-old ...

When 13-year-old Madeline "Maddie" Soto vanished on Feb. 26, 2024, what began as a desperate search for a missing teen quickly unraveled into something far more horrifying. Madeline was first ...