Jun. 12—WINONA, Minn. — A Winona County District Court judge granted a change of venue request in the Madeline Kingsbury murder trial. Adam Fravel, 30, is accused of killing Kingsbury, a Winona mother of two. His trial will be moved outside of Winona County, Nancy L. Buytendorp ordered in a written ruling on Wednesday, June […]
Florida prosecutors want the man accused of murdering his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter to face the death penalty if convicted. Stephan Sterns is accused of killing Madeline “Maddie” Soto, earlier this year. The teenager’s body was found several days after her mother, Jenn Soto, and Sterns reported her missing. They said she failed to come home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A man was arrested after Salt Lake City Police say he walked into a Catholic cathedral during Mass Sunday morning and started attacking people with both a wooden sword and his fists. Chandler Grillone, 31, faces two felony charges of aggravated assault, one felony charge of property damage under $5,000, […]
A Florida man facing dozens of sexual assault charges in connection to the February killing of 13-year-old Madeline “Maddie” Soto is now charged with capital murder in her death, court records show. Stephan Sterns, already accused of 60 child sex abuse-related charges, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday, according to Osceola County Circuit Court records. […]
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled Wednesday for Stephan Sterns. Investigators consider him the prime suspect in the death of Madeline Soto. The teenager disappeared in late February and was found dead days later in a wooded area in Saint Cloud. Watch: ‘I miss her so much’: Madeline Soto’s biological father speaks out about death, disappearance […]
Newly-released 911 calls are revealing more details about how the search for 13-year-old Madeline Soto began. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS She was reported missing in late February after she never showed up for class. Days later, investigators declared the case a homicide and located Soto’s body. READ: Madeline Soto case: Osceola County School […]
Happening today: Kissimmee police to give update on investigation into Madeline Soto’s death Nearly a month after the initial disappearance of Madeline Soto, the Kissimmee Police Department plans to go over the timeline of her disappearance leading up to her death Thursday. Kissimmee police are planning to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. The […]
A total of 60 new criminal charges have been filed against Stephan Sterns in connection to the death of 13-year-old Madeline “Maddie” Soto. The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit filed the charges on Monday. Sterns is the boyfriend of Soto’s mother, Jennifer Soto. Madeline went missing from her home in Kissimmee, Florida on […]
A community in mourning came together Wednesday to remember the life of 13-year-old Madeline Soto. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The teen’s body was found on Friday in a rural area in St. Cloud after she had been reported missing just days earlier. Friends, classmates and strangers all came together in a memorial service […]
Former chief judge explains next step in Madeline Soto case as evidence builds against prime suspect It’s been several days since Stephan Sterns was transferred to Osceola County Jail over the weekend. Sterns is in jail for charges stemming from child sexual battery. Sterns was named the prime suspect in 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s disappearance and […]
After refusing to cooperate with investigators earlier this week, Stephan Sterns is letting his public defender do the talking for him in Osceola County. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS He waived his public appearance and reading of the child sex charges in court Saturday. Sterns is being held at the Osceola County jail without […]
The body of missing Florida teen Madeline Soto has been found, the Orange County Sheriff’s office said on Friday in a statement. Osceola County Sheriff’s Office search teams located the 13-year-old’s body at 4:30 p.m. local time off Hickory Tree Road in a wooded area. The teen’s family has been notified, the statement said. Earlier that […]