Madeline Soto’s perverted killer 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. Stephan Sterns — the longtime ...

The boyfriend of Madeline Soto's mother has confessed to killing and sexually assaulting the 13-year-old girl before dumping her body in the woods. Stephan Sterns entered guilty pleas to murder and ...

KISSIMMEE DAVID JONES WESH TWO NEWS. AND OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES NOW WITH WESH TWO, GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN AND GAIL. AFTER THE PLEA WAS ACCEPTED IN, THE SENTENCE WAS READ. STEARNS ALSO MADE A ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - Editor's note: Our live coverage of Stephan Sterns plea hearing has concluded. Scroll down to view highlights from Monday's court hearing. Stephan Sterns was adjudicated guilty ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The man accused of sex crimes and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto is expected to be in court on Monday. Stephan Sterns is expected to take a plea deal to avoid the death ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The man accused of raping 13-year-old Madeline Soto has pleaded guilty. Monday’s plea deal was approved by the court one day before Stephan Sterns’ sex crimes trial was scheduled to ...

The prime suspect in the killing of 13-year-old Madeline Soto is scheduled to have a plea hearing Monday — one day before jury selection in his trial is supposed to begin. An attorney for Stephan ...

Videos and photos of Madeline Soto’s sexual abuse that prosecutors say was found on Stephan Sterns’ cell phone can be used against him in his upcoming trial, an Osceola County judge ruled this week.

THOSE TRAVEL TIMES COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. HOW DO YOU PLEA GUILTY? THIS MORNING, THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING 13 YEAR OLD MADELINE SOTO IS BEGINNING THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS. WESH TWO NEWS ...