The man convicted of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto in 2024 has been officially declared a sexual predator, court records show.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Stephan Sterns, who is accused of raping and killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

Two trial dates have been set for the man accused of killing Madeline Soto.

A police dog trained to identify the scent of dead bodies “alerted” on a car belonging to missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s mother, while traffic cameras captured videos of the mother’s boyfriend driving around Central Florida with the teen’s lifeless body in the front seat of his car, according to investigators.

While police were still searching for missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February, the man now accused of murdering the teen allegedly took a mysterious, early-morning road trip to Southwest Florida.

Newly released crime scene photos reveal what detectives found inside the condominium where 13-year-old Madeline Soto lived with her mother Jennifer and Jennifer’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, just before the teen disappeared in February.

New details are emerging about law enforcement’s efforts to locate 13-year-old Madeline Soto after she failed to show up for class at Hunter’s Creek Middle School in February and was reported missing.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

Orange County sheriff’s deputies did not begin investigating the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto until nearly three hours after the agency received a 911 call reporting the missing child, dispatch records obtained by News 6 reveal.

Orange County Public Schools said its new absent notification system will be up and running again as we head into the second week of classes.

A memorial set up in Osceola County for Madeline Soto, the 13-year-old girl who was reported missing and later found dead, is set to be removed, according to county officials.

A court hearing resulted in a pushed trial date for Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing Madeline Soto and leaving her body in rural Osceola County.

Hundreds of pages of newly released court documents offer new evidence against Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February, including a rough timeline of where Sterns went the day she disappeared.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Stephan Sterns, the man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto earlier this year, according to the state attorney’s office.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office released body-camera video on Monday showing the initial investigation into the disappearance of Madeline Soto from the night she was reported missing.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

Newly released discovery documents give insight into how law enforcement officers came to arrest Stephan Sterns as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February.

The man accused of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto is expected to enter a plea during an arraignment hearing.

Stephan Sterns, the man investigators have called the prime suspect in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is now facing a charge of first-degree murder, News 6 has confirmed through the Osceola County Clerk Of Courts.

Stephan Sterns, the prime suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, was expected back in court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.

The autopsy report of Madeline Soto cannot be released due to a state statute deeming it confidential, according to the District 9 Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Osceola School District changed its school attendance notification policy this week.

Law enforcement will update the investigation into the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.

A jury trial in Osceola County court will start in May for the main suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.

Superintendent Maria Vazquez announced the upcoming changes during a Tuesday night meeting.

The man investigators believe is the prime suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto is now facing dozens of charges related to pictures and video found on his phone.

Stephan Sterns, the man named by Central Florida authorities as the prime suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, waived his first appearance in Osceola County court on Saturday.

Emotions were raw during a candlelit vigil at an Orange County middle school after a missing teen was found dead late that afternoon.

The search for a missing 13-year-old girl ended Friday night when her body in the woods off a road in Osceola County, according to deputies.

Deputies said the body of Madeline Soto was found around 4:30 p.m. in the woods off Hickory Tree Road.

The prime suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto has been arrested and now faces charges in connection to disturbing footage discovered on his phone, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.