9 Shocking Details Unveiled in Maddie Soto Murder

New information about the disappearance of Maddie Soto has been released in a police interview of her mother's boyfriend and documents released by the state attorney in Osceola County, Florida. Maddie vanished on February 26. Detectives interviewed Stephan Sterns the next day about what he claimed happened the morning Maddie disappeared. Documents also detail the reaction of Maddie's mother when confronted with photos showing Sterns allegedly sexually abusing Maddie. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy outlines the key moments in Sterns' police interview in this episode of Crime Fix - a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.
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[@barbh1]

Madelana Cojocari's step father is going to trial on May 20, so this Monday. They know where she is, but no one is making them tell.

[@TNcatlover33]

He is vile and when he speaks I get nauseated! I blame Jen more than I do him because she was her mom!! What I get from this “anxiety” is that he tried to get Jen to do these things and she said she didn’t care who he done them to as long as he left her alone so therefore , she pushed him to Maddie! That’s my opinion

[@Mary10538]

What if you don't know

[@TNcatlover33]

@@Mary10538 uhhhh she’s the one that put them in the same bed! I mean HELLO she knew

[@LeighMichelle123]

Jenn knows what was going on Allegedly Guessing Jenn may have snapped Jelous of Madeline May have she was unalive I kinda leaning that way Jenn Didn't go out and Look for her or him but Jenn Knows way more ! How Could A Mother Not No or Think something is going on , Jenn May have been the Cover up Knowing this whole time He was going with Maddie

[@javelin60]

Mom allowing another man, who is not her dad, to sleep in the same bed as her daughter because she likes to cuddle? I have NO words. I literally feel sick. What kind of mother is this woman?

[@KristineS73]

Seriously sick🤮🤬

[@cindoz1289]

Even if it was her dad that's still wierd she should be locked up aswell

[@justiceforrevina]

Yeah, even a father after a certain age is strange. The " mother " is culpable & guilty of negligence. Any grown sane woman knows better.

[@BellaLeoLicorice]

I wouldn't have thought it was ok for a father to sleep with his daughter either.

[@carsonc6659]

​@@justiceforrevina totally

[@TT-ik3zq]

STOP BRINGING YOUR BOYFRIENDS INTO HOMES WITH YOUR CHILDREN!!!

[@jenreilly8058]

FATHERS STOP MAKING BABIES AND THEN LEAVE

[@GoatDust]

@@jenreilly8058women, close your legs unless you’re sure of the guy

[@thebighousencaaattendancer478]

​@@GoatDust *THIS

[@kdndahouse3405]

@@GoatDust doesn’t matter if their sure of the guy if the guy ain’t sure of her

[@GoatDust]

@@kdndahouse3405 well it just means that she has terrible threat identification and taste. If a guy gets with a crazy female, “he shouldve known better,” but females are never responsible for their bad decisions. 🙄

[@citrusbloom7504]

Maddie would be alive today if she had a mom who loved her and protected her.

[@AP12360]

The mother should be charged as well.

[@mamabrantingtherapist]

AGREED!!!

[@jxn1056]

💯💯💯🎯

[@JeanneGuarnieri-vs7zn]

The mother endangered her daughter 100%

[@UrsulaZA]

She’s just as complicit in Maddies death as Stephan is. She allowed complicit behaviour from herself

[@AvalonCN]

I’m sorry, did I understand this right; the mother allowed her on again, off again boyfriend to sleep in the same bed, ALONE with her young daughter?! This is deplorable. She needs to be charged. He needs the death penalty.

[@nishahyde]

totally

[@leannelovejoy-burton8026]

ABSOLUTELY.

[@krystallovern6752]

Are you pro-life ?

[@Me-hf4ii]

She honestly could just be that naive. There are some people that just can’t see the truth. Many operate on the “not MY child. Not MY boyfriend/girlfriend. Not MY husband/wife. That would never happen to ME” view of life. All the way up to: “not MY government. They would NEVER do that!” So yeah people are gullible and have all kinds of reasons to be willfully ignorant and blind to what outsiders think of as “duh!” type situations. Not saying she’s innocent. But saying, her allowing that might have just been a case of being willfully blind than being negligent or abusive. She may truly have had no clue this guy was capable of doing such a thing.

[@happyonthehomefront4317]

Exactly. Charge mom for conspiracy to murder and child neglect!

[@leahrosecamp]

No kid wants to "snuggle" with an unknown man at age 12.

[@dancarter6044]

I wouldn't be so sure.

[@user-go5et6bv1p]

You got that right! My own 13 year old daughter wouldn't snuggle with anyone.

[@JB-yw9zw]

@@dancarter6044 okay, weirdo

[@dancarter6044]

@@JB-yw9zw Do you think all young girls are so inhibited?

[@flamadfuego6935]

@@dancarter6044do you think you’re a girl and you know them better than other girls? We were all young girls one time before buddy. And you weren’t. If a young girl was abused and taken advantage of and has no one to turn to she might think about sleeping with an older man. And then guess what, she’s gonna regret it and feel sick and nasty because she knows it’s wrong whether she says it or not.

[@user-ou9cs9hy9k]

Jennifer Soto should be charged with child endangerment to say the least. SMH

[@CJLOVE23]

She needs to absolutely be charged with SOMETHING!!! Wish it’d be first degree murder, too as she’s also to blame for her precious daughter’s death 😢

[@jeromepoole3067]

How dare someone blame the mother. Shes a pillar in her community. Na I'm being sarcastic

[@HeyTexasItsMe]

We need to petition this. The more I hear the more guilty she sounds. She should’ve known better.

[@BobbieFL]

This comes to trial it is going to be very interesting what she says

[@blessedbythebest1003]

YESSSSSSS😤😤😡😡😡 How could she not react CRAZY after even seeing that image !?

[@beyondthebough]

The mom allowed this man to sleep in the same bed with her CHILD?!?!?!????????

[@uggggggghhhhh]

Because "she liked to snuggle" and needed "human contact" to sleep.... Its disgusting. Hes just trying to blame her.

[@sedusa_kawaii]

She needs to be held accountable

[@brittnaygonzales4829]

Sicko

[@L.D.Intheditch]

She lied through her teeth. She's up to her eyeballs. I won't be surprised to find out she filmed at least some of the abuse.

[@staceyjordan6187]

I'm physically sick. Thinking her mom let her snuggle with that demonic monster. Her mom had to know something .poor sweet angel no wonder she wanted to go live in the woods with a tent when she turned 13❤ .

[@AleyEsteban]

The mother’s behaviour is worse in my opinion. Who lets their child sleep with a complete stranger “because of her anxiety”? She needs to be held accountable 😡

[@Fergie66813]

I Believe they was Benefiting Financially from those pictures in his phone.

[@Articulated84Beauty]

@@Fergie66813 this! This is exactly what I was thinking.

[@allison5530]

​@Fergie66813 absolutely I hadn't thought of that. But yes! Lol

[@barbmurraybabss]

He wasn't a stranger but that doesn't make a difference

[@ginahickman6864]

I Agree...I also believe that the Mom knew that he was abusing her. One charge should be Child Endangerment. I am divorced and have two girls and never brought men around them. I Chose not to date at all. I still believe there is something more to this story.

[@Exodus-sb8so]

I am a stepfather and I don't walk around my own damn house in boxers or shirtless bc there is a young girl around , this guy needs a real eye opening experience...

[@Minetty]

Alot of respect to you! Any parent should safe guard tbeir children by informing them and teach them what is right

[@chantelletrembath3345]

You dont walk around ahirtless? What about at the beach or pool?

[@DutchessCharm]

​@@chantelletrembath3345guess you can't read.

[@chantelletrembath3345]

@@DutchessCharm guess you don't know what I'm actually saying

[@DutchessCharm]

@@chantelletrembath3345 the commenter clearly wrote "around my house"

[@Hunee-]

The more evidence that’s revealed, the more I think the mother knew her daughter was being molested and was killed by this filthy monster. A boyfriend should never sleep with a child especially at that age. And what kind of mother would not be searching for her missing daughter??? A mother who knew her daughter would not be found alive.

[@ReadyFreddy1011]

Agreed

[@marygoff3332]

100% - what confuses me is that Maddie was allowed to see a therapist for her anxiety. Wouldn't they be scared she'd tell on them??

[@ReadyFreddy1011]

@@marygoff3332 I’m surprised she didn’t tell anybody, a teacher, relative, or anybody or maybe she did and they didn’t report it to the police… smh

[@shannonp9871]

⁠@@ReadyFreddy1011 most never tell. Worried about mom getting in trouble, being taken away from her mom, or any other multitude of lies these predators tell their victims. It may not seem logical when you hear it as an adult but as child, different story! So tragic!

[@Jeni_Goci]

She absolutely knew.

[@w0rdsBIoom]

I bet Maddie didn't have ADHD at all and wasn't "showing symptoms of" autism either. I think these were mis-diagnoses when what she really had was Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) because of what this monster was doing to her and her mother allowing by the sounds of it. On what planet does a mother allow her boyfriend to sleep "cuddle" with her daughter???

[@Max2U]

In a world where the mother doesn’t give a d--. What a piece of garbage.

[@msmg88]

Thank you speaking this truth. Your comment is everything ❤

[@LaAmericanaMasMexicana]

I literally just thought this exact same thing. She was traumatized and it probably presented as something else.

[@leilasmith9028]

I was also thinking the same!

[@melissabenson6749]

ABSOLUTELY, I completely agree!

[@kattilathehunfreedomfighter]

First clue that he's lying: nobody turns down McDonald's breakfast.

[@misshoneychurch8153]

Exactly

[@keenahockey9682]

That's disrespectful

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

​@@keenahockey9682you're reaching.

[@jesse4042]

mmmmmmm

[@cinnabun715]

Especially 13 years olds

[@jenniferbestulic3579]

Excuseeeee me. My partner has known my kids their entire 8 and 4 year lives and he's a kind and wonderful man. I would NEVER let him sleep in a bed with my kids. Ever. Who does that????

[@westboundpony]

My understanding is that Jenn works nights too so he had full access to Maddie for hours every day. It is an awful story no child should experience.

[@HoneySun16]

What about when she was there. Did she sleep in her room and let her daughter and bf sleep in another room?

[@daisybelle1025]

​@@HoneySun16 that's what it sounds like. I need to read the whole of the disposition , but what I've seen so far....mom is definitely at fault

[@jenreilly8058]

@@westboundpony how do you know when the grandmother was with her or aunts . He didn’t have full access of Maddie. If you read the affidavit it says the last time this happened was when she was 11

[@Jay_Bori]

Well thats you. Fortunately everyone is there own person and do what they want in there household

[@Cookie798_]

I can’t stand his voice…. too syrupy soft sweet!!!!! Ugh 😑

[@lastdaystrumpet5608]

Too much soy. 😂 prolly got pea sized b@llz! 😝

[@RandomBogey]

His voice legit makes me irrationally angry. Even before he was arrested, like during that bizarre initial interview where he fake cried, his voice made me mad… lol

[@shar7397]

It creeps me out!!!

[@allison5530]

I can't wait for him to get justice in prison

[@jogirl836]

ITS CREEPY AF!!!!

[@Anistasia5]

So the mom basically serves her daughter up to him, yet she’s still not charged. She knew what he was doing and allowed it. Filth.

[@krystallovern6752]

Has she been convicted of that?

[@Suzibird307]

@@krystallovern6752 I pray that you don't have small children.

[@ShrinkRai]

​@@Suzibird307... Wtf

[@rl453]

@@krystallovern6752She can’t be convicted if she’s not even charged so there’s that.

[@MasterofScrutiny]

That was her appeal. She had a preteen daughter.

[@Sarah.mc1612]

At some point these parents that allow unvetted men into their lives need held accountable. RIP beautiful girl.

[@jesse4042]

exactly, cant put your kid at risk for your own pleasure. selfish

[@lilym2432]

Absolutely 💯

[@INDLIS]

@@jesse4042 Most divorced parents are ignorant when it comes to these new relationships

[@cinnabun715]

Unvetted men are a huge issue. It’s always going to be a risk but due diligence into a man’s background and character are much needed, for mom and her children’s safety!

[@CrimeChords]

And that she had him sleep in a separate room in a bed with her own daughter!!

[@ang_ro]

Where is Jenn Soto & why has she not been charged with anything?!?!

[@Kay_Watermelon]

She absolutely needs to be put behind bars. She's probably cowering in her house right now, waiting for that knock on the door.

[@rainingopals1439]

She's in a looney bin hiding from the public

[@boogdyman2457]

Is she still hiding in the mental ward?

[@icebergrose8955]

Maybe she has some kind of learning disability. It's the only thing that would explain her stupidity with her daughters care.

[@nikopalmer6471]

@@boogdyman2457she needs to be held accountable

[@Becca-vk9mq]

“Im not a morning person” lol just wait, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a> a.m count in prison comes very early.

[@Articulated84Beauty]

For the rest of your entire life. Plus no McDonald’s breakfast.

[@Becca-vk9mq]

@@Articulated84Beauty Exactly! Lol

[@MrBen527]

Lol. No vape juice either!

[@tonyortiz1890]

Well in prison they make a yummy hootch, he’ll be selling his assets to get some goodies😊

[@mimix6303]

@@Articulated84Beauty They will “poo poo” that in prison

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

What really gets me about him, and other men like him, is how not only do they steal the life of their victim by murder, but they've stolen the life before the murder. This poor girl was robbed of her childhood. And then he takes her life away so that she can't possibly live later in life not being abused by him. And for that I hate him. Hate him.

[@wendywoobles]

I hate him too. Hate. I'm so angry about this and all child abusers. And people who abuse elderly. And people who abuse animals. I'm fuming.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@wendywoobles Abuse is never okay. Question have you ever bought a video game ? Do you allow your children on social media. That is also abuse.

[@atheos5748]

@@krystallovern6752 Buying a child a video game is abuse...? Sounds like words from someone who shouldn't have children.

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

@@atheos5748 yeah I kind of got lost there too. I'm trying to follow the logic maybe she means that video games for children are abusive because we neglect them when we let them play for hours, I don't know. All I know is that I used to play video games with my child and we had really great times. And social media is another thing that some kids shouldn't use but I mean it's your choice as a parent.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@atheos5748 Your name says it all

[@shibasurfing]

WHY IS THE MOM NOT CHARGED? This is an outrage.

[@deannekliene2673]

Cuz he was drugging both of them ...

[@Yinzer_412]

Because it takes time to make a solid case. Can’t jump the gun and have someone get off on a rushed investigation.

[@kylies2948]

Probably because they are waiting for more concrete evidence for charges

[@AP12360]

He needs to be sentenced to death because pedophiles CANNOT be rehabilitated! She needs to be charged for allowing him to "sleep and cuddle" with her daughter. WTH!

[@lisamurphy4438]

@@saramilena.where did you see that?

[@sheilal5852]

My creep meter goes off the chart when I see pictures of him.

[@michaelalittle3622]

Yes and hear his voice, yuk!

[@kicobry]

same.

[@njadams5019]

The eyes, scary

[@AP12360]

I agree. He looks and sounds creepy to me. Look into his eyes at 11:41; they are blank and creepy. He is evil.

[@ethnasanmartin]

Totally!

[@jackie2611]

How does a Mother tell her daughter and boyfriend to go in another bed? So Maddi knew her Mom was basically helping him do this to her. Unbelievable!

[@January.]

S*I*C*K

[@Andy-xx3tt]

That’s probably why she didn’t tell anybody. If her own mother wasn’t protecting her and was practically giving her to her scumbag boyfriend, she probably felt like nobody else would care.

[@Lastfirst333]

She’s a psycho

[@Lauren-bd2fr]

she probably didnt even know some of this wasnt normal. Having gone through similar stuff, when your parental figures think of something as normal and youve never been told otherwise, you start to believe it is normal and therefore no need to tell anyone about. Not always the case but it is from my experience. This poor sweet girl. My heart goes out to her

[@SharpTac]

Where are the child endangerment charges against the mom?

[@gointothedogs4634]

They will if they have evidence. So far the police have said she's not a suspect.

[@SharpTac]

@@gointothedogs4634 the evidence is her allowing a grown man to sleep in bed with her child.

[@gha5243]

Maddie NEVER had a chance in this world with Jenn as a mother. Never a chance.

[@barbmurraybabss]

I just factory reset my phone. You can't do that accidentally. Liar

[@asun41966]

sociopath!!!! he is such a creep

[@Jeni_Goci]

How her mom has not been arrested yet is mind boggling. RIP Maddie

[@blessedbythebest1003]

YESSSSS SHE BETTTTTER GET SOMETHING

[@marthagonzalez9281]

The woman, I will not call her a mother, needs to be charged as well.

[@KimmySemak]

Agree!

[@jxn1056]

Surrogate

[@theheroine177]

How he says “I don’t think she’d run away, she’s very dependent on us”’ bruh you live with to your mom in her basement. No one is relying on you, not even you.

[@Lumarbooks]

I think every man that like video games and can’t keep a house by themselves is a creepy psycho

[@PrincessAndTheChi]

😂😂😂😂😂truth

[@thatlaserlady3899]

😂😂

[@nicoleb81]

😂😂😂😂

[@skeleton_wa_migraine1736]

😂

[@larrycolon7320]

Maddie’s mother knew and tried to cover for her monster boyfriend..she should be charged right alongside him and both should get the death penalty!! The state better not screw this one up like the Anthony case!!

[@KristineS73]

That so called mother is DISGUSTING 🤬

[@krystallovern6752]

Acts oddly but why do you say disgusting. She wasn’t breaking the law because she was dating.

[@KristineS73]

@@krystallovern6752It has nothing to do with dating. Allowing a man to sleep with your daughter is DISGUSTING and any so called man that would do that is also DISGUSTING.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@KristineS73 I believe Michael Jackson had no ill intentions.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@KristineS73 Thus far the deplorable evidence that has been reported the mother used very poor judgment. Did she know we don’t know. I’m confident the state is doing a thorough investigation.

[@jrbracy]

​@@krystallovern6752 there's no way, NO WAY, this mother didn't know her daughter was being horrifically and REPEATEDLY abused. This girl suffered years of abuse and you're telling me that you don't think the mom had any idea?! She'd have to be living under a rock to not know that something was going on. Come on, get real!!

[@dgrdave3161]

Worst liar in history

[@asun41966]

oh totally his story is all over the place !!

[@LyndaSs]

It’s honestly gut wrenching that her so called mother allowed him to sleep in the same bed as her child who is female !! Idc what age your daughter is people… keep your kids safe!!! Watch the actions - signs- looks - everything!!!

[@anabellys]

Even if your child is a male you shouldn’t allow your spouse to sleep with them. Boys get abused too.

[@user-xl3qw5pb9p]

If you don't think she knew what was going on because there will be nothing normal about a grown man "cuddling" a child to sleep 😢

[@Sea_Bound]

The most disgusting thing I’ve heard

[@nothanks9912]

​@@Sea_Boundthat's kind of deranged response. The worst part is the child actually being abxsed and mxrdered.

[@gointothedogs4634]

Apparently she did, by taking her to a doctor where she was diagnosed as having ADD.

[@k8mcawesome]

The mom is just as guilty in my opinion. She was complicit in her abuse and tried to cover for him

[@INDLIS]

She is guilty and she’s in the same class as all those other divorced parents who prefer companionship over parental duties

[@jenreilly8058]

@@INDLIShow About the real dad?

[@INDLIS]

@@jenreilly8058 There’s not much about him

[@Buihegel2023]

Mother NEEDS TO BE CHARGED !!!

[@krystallovern6752]

Because she has poor judgment?

[@JackHughes-bp9zg]

There is a sadness in her eyes. The light of childhood has gone out. Like she bears a weight of a much older person. She looks young but her eyes look old. I pray she receives the justice she deserves even though that won’t happen in this life. May she be with the angels now. ❤❤❤

[@debrakelly4505]

Yes, I noticed that the very first time I heard about the story and saw her photo. She was not a happy child.

[@wendywoobles]

💔

[@blessedbythebest1003]

YES WELL SAID. I THINK THE SAME

[@jxn1056]

Very well said! My heart breaks for her and has since first hearing about her disappearance. Having gone through similar trauma. Rest in peace baby girl 😢❤️

[@fleetingsynergy]

When he said "we had plenty of time to kill", I felt so nauseous

[@melissabaliva2989]

Me too! Knowing that he killed Maddie a day before! It was almost like a Freudian slip!

[@tn2717]

Lucky you didn’t hear the 86 comment

[@fleetingsynergy]

@@tn2717 I did. It's terrible 😢

[@AP12360]

He looks and sounds creepy to me.

[@chantelletrembath3345]

Yep - leakage

[@hairologywithkelliecarroll]

the child's anxiety and problems clearly came from this ongoing abuse SICK SICK SICK

[@cynthiaosborne6039]

That mother needs to go to jail.

[@taymeeks1910]

Knowing what this evil disgusting creature did to Maddie makes me sick to my stomach especially listening to all the lies makes me so mad 😡 and furious!! He will definitely REAP WHAT HE SOW!!

[@esme765]

His voice... especially knowing what he did and what he is, the fact that he tries to sound like a whining vulnerable boy is just disgusting 🤮

[@Jenny-nz8fb]

These creepy, pretend victims always sound whiny and pathetic. It’s part of their manipulation tactic.

[@Animalfarm6cats]

What i want to know is, he claimed he went back to the house for his clicker. Why didn't he get Maddie's and his phone, that he claimed was forgotten that morning?

[@cynthiaosborne6039]

Because it is all lies.

[@Nonna0228]

I don’t get that 🤷🏼‍♀️ since he went back to get it what difference did it make if he got it before or after he dropped off Maddie?

[@SoloTubou]

And how about dropping Maddie off first at school since he was very close to the school then return home altogether for the clicker. Math aint mathing here

[@Hailey.Menard]

I read the 5 pages and let me tell you this "mother" is not innocent. Infact, it is so graphic and disturbing that I almost believe SHE is the murderer the way Stephan obsessed over this child with 1700 FILES of him SA Madeline! Jenn was well aware and jealous of her own child. She is vile. You failed your child and your child is dead! Before you respond make sure you read those documents and I promise you will be SICK 🤢I am LIVID! REST IN PEACE Madeline! I am so sorry you were not protected!

[@INDLIS]

She mostly planned the murder and left her boyfriend to carry it out. I guess most divorced parents like her are easily drawn to these monsters all because of their egos

[@T.Socorso]

Adding to all of that. Jenn wanting to see the videos/pics of him in the act with Maddie, so they printed out 1 pic to show her, then she has the nerve to say she doesn't recognize anything in the pic🤢😡 Who would want to see that🤬🤬

[@lorilovesdeedee]

What 5 pages?

[@jenreilly8058]

@@INDLIS yea mom knew about the murder? She called 911 she called the news,,, she took a poly

[@jenreilly8058]

@@T.Socorsothey said because she did not believe them so she wanted them to prove it,,

[@ryanmegan1334]

A couple Freudian slips? "she 86ed that idea"..."we had time to kill". What a weird dude. Hope he gets the full prison treatment. RIP Maddie.

[@carriethompson84]

86 is a restaurant term.. he's still wierd tho, I agree!!

[@jenreilly8058]

Yea restaurant term for out of an item

[@barrettesands]

Don't forget "I was riding her" (to get out of the house)

[@victoriasadler1426]

86 is when you get kicked out of a bar or restaurant. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@pennybourban3712]

"I tried to sell her..." it's like an unintended confession.

[@meticulous_pickulous30]

I hate that she felt she had no one she could turn to for help escaping this situation. He preyed on her from the beginning. She was so beautiful, she should have been able to grow up and have a beautiful life but at the very least she isnt being abused day in and day out💔

[@Max2U]

She had a life of torture.

[@caso581]

💔 Justice for Maddie!!!🙏

[@leannelovejoy-burton8026]

The mother must be held accountable. Absolutely sickening.

[@aracelypadilla4658]

I think the mom was complicit. She had stated that she saw Maddie get ready at 8 am., etc. So sad for Maddie having a mother completely fail her.

[@sarahmurphy8030]

The mother knew there is no way all this abuse happened without her knowing or being suspicious. Poor child had no-one to defend her 😢

[@michelleblake4516]

The pale faced picture of Matty on her 13th b-day makes her look like she's pregnant - that could definitely be a motive 4 why she was murdered.

[@junehawkins6178]

Has that ever been revealed? From autopsy they would know that

[@sunshineinarizona1726]

The mother's phone data would show if she was home when he was taking photos/videos. She knew.

[@krystallovern6752]

Were you there?

[@Suzibird307]

@@krystallovern6752 Why are you defending the mother? WTF is wrong with you?

[@krystallovern6752]

@@Suzibird307 I’m not defending nor prosecuting anyone.The evidence most definitely suggests the boyfriends guilt. The mother has not been indicted.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@Suzibird307 Using vulgarity doesn’t make your opinion any stronger. Just the fact you are blasé about it says something about you.

[@deborahk7134]

Also her school lap top was prob. tracked by the school so LE knew exactly where it was! In the dumpster!

[@Sheesheel]

The fact that he thought he could get away with this… diabolical. And his voice is even spookier knowing all the things he did to her. Sick sick SICK

[@ryanrandall1727]

The mom should also be charged. Disgusting!!!!

[@chelseyhurd]

A kid no longer being interested in McDonalds & just wanting to go to school would have been clue number one

[@asun41966]

nothing adds up its all a big lie

[@gointothedogs4634]

That's because that wasn't true, he made all that up. Duh.

[@TheFlutterbyme]

This makes me sick. This mother needs to be locked up too

[@blessedbythebest1003]

PERIOD!

[@keenahockey9682]

Asleep in the car ..she was bloody dead Rip my sweetheart ❤

[@JackieBlue65]

The dead rarely eat McDonald's,he's a Monster 💀

[@Angelonwheels24]

Oh my gosh... How horrifying

[@Fergie66813]

Maddie didn't need her Medication when she was with her Grandma because he was not around.

[@prechagirl]

Or her mother. Her anxiety must have been through the roof

[@poppy8810]

Bingo

[@_Dark222Angel_]

his breathing sounds guilty

[@cinnabun715]

And creepy

[@cyberspelunker1980]

😂😂😂

[@daisybelle1025]

Mom fed her daughter to him. Also, what mother leaves her daughter in the hands of a part time boyfriend??? What mother lies to protect her part time boyfriend, over her daughter....vile woman

[@lmiller1413]

A drug addicted one? I wonder if this is her supplier.

[@tammygarris2143]

Oh, those responding officers knew right off that this guy was sus

[@ReadyFreddy1011]

Pretty much open and shut case

[@fna7196]

I wish his 'nice' photos would stop being shown for 10 mins at a time. Show Maddie, or him in cuffs

[@gloomgirl]

This ‘mom’ not going out to look for her daughter is ALL I NEED TO KNOW!!! I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and people react differently to trauma/shock but SHE DIDN’T GO OUT TO LOOK FOR HER? WTF?? She knew she was deceased and it probably happened the night before!! Complicity at the very least is still GUILTY! You have one job-protect YOUR CHILD! 💔

[@jenreilly8058]

They told her to wait at home,,

[@gloomgirl]

@@jenreilly8058 BS! If that were my child-I’d be out there looking!!

[@blessedbythebest1003]

YESSSSS FACTSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@jenreilly8058]

@@gloomgirl I’m telling you what they told her in case she comes home

[@gointothedogs4634]

She did go out looking, as she said in her first interview with the news when Stern was sitting behind her. pay attention before posting this stuff.

[@SusanM.]

Where’s Jen Soto been these day ? Hiding ? 🙄

[@cynthiaosborne6039]

You could hear in the officers voice they knew he was full of it!

[@January.]

*officers' voices

[@arshiaameena1338]

The monster thinks that by speaking gently, everyone is going to be fooled.

[@CEB731]

She must've told him that she was going to tell someone...❤RIP

[@olgaburgos6661]

The"mom" knew what happened, that woman never had a tear dropped.

[@llong2283162]

She's probably glad cuz she didn't have to share her man with her daughter. This is so sickening

[@paulinephillips6677]

Mother knew what was happening! She needs to be charged

[@nixwestlake9196]

Yes. She was complicit

[@blessedbythebest1003]

I SWEAR IF SHES NOT ALL STATES OF STRANGERS WILL BE 😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@heidisymonds4382]

They were not married ,he Is NOT her step father ,why do they keep saying this ??!

[@Rowm222]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="764">12:44</a> "I dont think I've eaten anything since yesterday" COP: "Yah im sure you guys are worried" *Super monotone expression* 🙄

[@samiig03]

Plus they didn't go look and he had to take some meds to get to sleep. Who would be really worrying about sleep?! He's gross.

[@junehawkins6178]

His monotone reminds me of Chad Daybell. 🤮

[@sassynfree884]

He was gone for two months. What if she was pregnant by him, and was going to tell?

[@Mashenka6564]

My thoughts as well… 😣

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Autopsy. Waiting game

[@2ndskinshannonhulllmt259]

Even if she was...I am not sure they will tell the public that. They have enough to put him away for ever...hopefully put him down. That mother was complicit with the abuse if not the murder too. Poor sweet Maddie...she deserved far better in her short life.

[@dontdoxmeforthis6398]

Just a quick correction: Maddie's mom didn't report her missing... Maddie's Aunt and Grandma did

[@FarmGirlFlipFantastic]

She had her birthday party without her mom (& this piece of crap??) how sad

[@easygrowing9928]

And after the party she was home alone with him....

[@purple102199]

This is sickening to me what woman in a right mind lets her boyfriend sleep in the same bed with a her daughter. I wouldn’t even let my husband sleep in the same bed with his own biological daughters. I completely agree the mom should have some charges too!!!!

[@lmiller1413]

Did she work the night shift?

[@alirowe1226]

"we had time to kill" 😮😢.. this non human needs the full force of justice.. fly high sweet girl 💞

[@SUSYQ509]

He had time to kill...

[@gointothedogs4634]

She was already dead.

[@bobbiesox6289]

Her mom needs to be looked at HARD. She knew way more then she’s saying. She’s just as creepy and wrong as him!!!

[@HoosiHerHillbilly]

Is such an ex that he talks about her having her period recently that’s so disgusting that he was talking about her private matters

[@rachelfay9582]

Yes! Was it really necessary for him to throw that in there?

[@anabellys]

He was talking about her as if she were an adult on her period 🤢😢

[@gigiunderwood3630]

I don’t hear that part

[@KPetty]

It’s because he realized she was finally at that age where he couldn’t just mess about with her. Pregnancy, etc. It disgusts me to even fathom. She also liked a classmate, she became a risk of telling. 😢 I hate crimes like this. I pray for her soul daily.

[@Angel0fTruth]

​@@rachelfay9582 it's disturbing actually that he was putting that out there. Makes me wonder if he got her pregnant and that is his way of trying to play "innocent". What a sick monster!

[@natalierose1072]

Her mother needs to be in jail with him!

[@theridges876]

accidentally factory reset smh. common line

[@nixwestlake9196]

Right. It’s impossible to âccidentally factory reset

[@ReadyFreddy1011]

🤣 ikr

[@prechagirl]

And during an update

[@Jenny-nz8fb]

It’s impossible to find out how to factory reset any device never mind doing it by accident!!

[@GDRAGON8818]

I have NO WORDS ! the fact he actually came up with an entire "story", knowing what he did to maddie and describing what she likes , saying " i love you " etc. . . I just cannot even listen to his voice anymore. This is dreadfully disgusting to even consider giving time too. He'll doesn't even want this P.O.S

[@user-bo2vg6iy1w]

HE IS STRAIGHT LYING!!! There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to ACCIDENTALLY FACTORY RESET YOUR PHONE‼️‼️‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@brooklynseder]

Let's just be real, Jennifer basically admitted to pimping her daughter out to Stephen.

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Y I K E S YESSSSSS just to keep a mannnnn

[@JackieBlue65]

She has no sparkle in her eyes,poor darling 💔💞

[@r0ckymarie]

Stop letting strange men around your children. How many times does this have to happen for mothers to learn… Edit: after hearing the sleeping arrangements…lock the mom up, are you fxcking kidding me?

[@LSU_aspilltiger]

Too many details. You know he is lying

[@emmyrose1802]

I was thinking that. All the extra commentary. So obvious. The detectives are like, mmmm hmmm.

[@unazitella702]

Came here to say the same thing. As if he's trying to convince investigator.

[@marissavallejo2987]

I think Maddie’s mom is here posting… To Maddie’s mom, What’s done is done, you cannot take back anything that you did or didn’t do. The best thing to do now is admit/confess what you know, speak the truth. Give your daughter peace and free yourself of what you know. Stop denying, stop trying to act like you were completely innocent, speak the truth. If you truly love your daughter and I believe you do, speak all of the truth. There is forgiveness, but you also need to do the right thing.

[@robyn874]

A normal maternal mother would never consider allowing her on again off again boyfriend to sleep with her daughter; putting her in a vulnerable dangerous situation. This is neglect & abuse from both adults! RIP Madeline 🙏❤️ You deserved so much better

[@natalierose1072]

The disgust in the investigator's voice

[@nishahyde]

the sicko mother let them sleep together...in denial? my butt

[@TheMary0831]

Stephan Sterns lies without a problem. He's a very practiced liar.

[@January.]

VERY OBVIOUS

[@PotentialofHydrogenClean]

This is why I never let strangers around my kids. I am not blaming the Mom for the Creep's actions either. Simply saying I never would have let him leech onto ME in the first place to get to my kids. Most kids are abused by people they know, so I keep their circle as small as possible.

[@djohny-ne3gg]

you should blame her, she lied to cover this up after the fact

[@iyaniole6010]

@@djohny-ne3ggThat woman knew everything that was on this nasty man’s phone prior to Maddie’s disappearance. It’s pathetic how desperate some women get for men to the point where their whole maternal instincts are eradicated.

[@deborah3912]

I'm blaming the mother too, he was molesting her for YEARS!

[@_Dark222Angel_]

she may have looked the other way to keep her man unfortunately

[@PotentialofHydrogenClean]

@@djohny-ne3gg If they prove she was guilty of helping him cover his tracks after the fact (or that she knew he was abusing her daughter and did nothing), then she could be charged with that and sentenced appropriately. Doesn't change the fact that people will still comment that I am blaming the Mom for his actions if I did not say I wasn't. And, I'm not blaming her for what he did. He never would have done that to my kids, but being ignorant (not knowing she was being abused) is not a crime. Hold each of them accountable for their own actions.

[@nettierhys8351]

Her mother is complicit in this poor childs murder...I cant cope with such evil predatory people

[@user-pj4qq3du2v]

Do not remarry with daughters!

[@djohny-ne3gg]

exactly. I picked keeping my daughter safe and alive. she's now 24 I'm still single lol it turned out I was too smart to ever go back to that nonsene

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

It's not worth the risk.

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

They weren't married.

[@nixwestlake9196]

Nor expose them to boyfriends until they’re 18+. Clearly men can’t control themselves

[@mel...s]

Daughters,? There are men who prey on women with boys. Create a safe space for hpir children. Communcate with them

[@SUSYQ509]

Child abuse letting your man sleep with your vulnerable daughter in the same bed.

[@blessedbythebest1003]

TOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHH TRUSTING DESPERATE FEMALES.

[@k20z3keith7]

Dude said "poo-pooed the idea".... what?

[@americannightmom183]

Super freakin weird.

[@gointothedogs4634]

a lot of people talk like that. so what?

[@k20z3keith7]

@@gointothedogs4634 A lot? Probably not. Apparently child killers do though

[@crystallewis407]

He was never the stepdad just a sometimes boyfriend

[@asun41966]

yeah but he lived there full time that part about living in another location is a total lie Jen Sotos friend lived there and moved out once Stearns moved in she was creeped out by him

[@blessedbythebest1003]

P I M P

[@drag6249]

Poor girl

[@socialbutterfly4146]

This entire case is so heartbreaking! One of the most exciting times in a young child’s life. Turning 13. Becoming a “teen”. They look so forward to now being a teenager! The horrible life she was forced to live up until her birthday… Then being murdered one day later!! So horrific!

[@user-yo7dc1ke7l]

Hope they find way to charge both of those monsters the mother just acted like she didn't give a crap

[@iluvfentanyl]

his lying makes everything so sadistic

[@jucat60]

He sounds like Chris Watts another psychopath.

[@darlamene3558]

Her mother failed her.. I’m so sorry for what that little girl had to go through