DE SOTO, Mo. – A missing mother from De Soto, Missouri, was last seen on April 12, 2024, and reported missing on April 20, 2024. Emily Strite is described as five feet, five inches tall, and 127 pounds. She was last seen leaving without any transportation, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office believes she left […]
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. […]
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 […]
Apr. 4—OTTAWA — Attorneys representing Travis Soto — the Napoleon man whose case involving the 2006 death of his son has made a circuitous route from Putnam County to the U.S. Supreme Court and back again — now believe their client finds himself in a “Catch-22 position” as the State of Ohio prepares to put […]
Congressman Darren Soto secures $2M in funding to end stop flooding in St. Cloud Flooding in St. Cloud has been a problem for years, it caused more funding to be needed when it comes to cleanup and economic losses. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Congressman Darren Soto worked to secure nearly 2 million in […]
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 […]
Investigators now believe 13-year-old Madeline Soto is dead after discovering her backpack and school-issued laptop in a dumpster, Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced Friday. Her mother’s boyfriend — Stephan Sterns, who is jailed in Osceola County after being arrested in Kissimmee for sexual battery and possessing child porn Wednesday — is the prime suspect. […]
A large search party gathered Wednesday morning to look for a missing 13-year-old girl in Orange County. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said a variety of teams, including more than 50 members of its Emergency Response Team, are searching for the missing girl in the area of Osprey Park. […]
It was a little more than a year ago when a handful of state and local officials, along with several company executives, stood at the edge of De Soto to ceremonially break ground on a new multi-billion dollar manufacturing facility for the Japanese company Panasonic. At that point, earth moving equipment had been leveling ground […]