In just over a week, attorneys are expected to begin selecting the first jury to try Stephan Sterns since he was accused of murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto last winter. Next week’s trial will not ...

A judge denied Stephan Sterns' motion to close his pre-trial hearings in his sexual battery case, ruling that closure is not necessary to ensure a fair trial. Sterns' defense argued that widespread ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — Stephan Sterns, the man charged in the death of Florida teenager Madeline Soto, pleaded no contest to the teen’s murder Monday. According to WESH, Sterns was originally set to ...

NEWS. ALSO BREAKING THIS AFTERNOON. LAWYERS FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING 13 YEAR OLD MADELYN SOTO ARE TRYING TO BLOCK THE PUBLIC FROM ATTENDING HIS COURT HEARINGS. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ACCUSED STEPHAN ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Attorneys for an Osceola County man accused of killing his girlfriend’s daughter are due back in court Thursday. A hearing is scheduled for Stephan Sterns. Investigators said ...

Read full article: Stephan Sterns sentenced to life in prison without parole in Madeline Soto case OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Over 570 days after the body of missing Florida 13-year-old Madeline Soto was ...

A pre-trial hearing is scheduled Monday for Stephan Sterns, who is accused of raping and killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto. Sterns is facing two separate criminal cases: a first-degree murder trial, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The state has responded to Stephan Sterns’ denied request to remove the possibility of the death penalty in his murder case. Sterns is accused of killing his girlfriend’s daughter, ...

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, appeared ...

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 reported ...

An Osceola judge won’t shut the media out of Stephan Sterns’ pretrial hearings on charges he sexually abused 13-year-old Madeline Soto — rejecting arguments extensive publicity is damaging his right ...

An Osceola County judge could deal a deathblow to the sex crimes trial of Stephan Sterns as he weighs whether detectives illegally seized a cellphone containing evidence of yearslong abuse of ...