The Florida Department of Corrections has released a new mugshot of Stephan Sterns after he was booked into the Central ...

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

His new booking photo has been posted on the Florida Department of Corrections website. Sterns had been held in Osceola ...

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

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

Stephan Sterns pleaded to murder and 60 sex crimes in the death of Madeline Soto. This episode is his sentencing.

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

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 ...

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

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to murdering Madeline Soto and guilty to 20 sex crimes where she was the victim.

Stephan Sterns was found guilty of first-degree murder and sexual battery, among other charges, in the death of 13-year-old ...

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