New Video Shows Maddie Soto's Mom and Alleged Killer Talking To Deputies: 'She Never Made It'

Orange County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on February 26 from Maddie Soto's mom as she reported her missing. Bodycams were recording as deputies spoke to Maddie's mom, Jenn Soto, and Stephan Sterns. Sterns, Jenn Soto's boyfriend, is now charged with sex crimes involving Maddie and her murder. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the videos and outlines the major moments in this episode of Crime Fix - a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.
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[@LawAndCrime]

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[@dickfitswell3437]

How much y'all get for this grift? Copy and paste. Read the same script that other grifters read. So how much is it worth to pause the bodycam of a missing CHILD thats life was taken. Disgusting. Put these grifts at the end.

[@tamaraann5926]

She let that monster sleep in the same bed as Maddie for “snuggles”. She’s just as guilty for what happened to this sweet girl.

[@mel...s]

These predators know the kind of women to attach to. He has been dipping his toe in the water for years before he jumped in. She is not innocent.

[@-MattMcCauley-]

It happens all the time, statistically kids who do not live in the same home as their real dad are 40 TIMES more likely to suffer abuse and/or fall victim to homicide.

[@JS-ee3rd]

Super inappropriate, mom should know better

[@onthecasejeannie]

Yas! Lock her away for a long time!

[@joemo1033]

The destruction of the family is the biggest sin committed by the left. Traditional family values exist for a reason.

[@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825]

She never stood a chance with a mother that let her boyfriend SLEEP WITH HER AT NIGHT TO "SNUGGLE"

[@madisonbaxter9906]

It’s so disgusting. The only man I feel comfortable with my kids alone is my husband. Not to stereotype but just no.

[@TheMadelineTV]

It’s heartbreaking!!!!

[@denisecarmen]

The worst part is that he wasn't even the mother's boyfriend when he killed her! Total access to the house and her child! Revolting!

[@julieemery8907]

I think Madeleine was the only reason that monster was with the mother. Total & utter freedom to do what he pleased to her beautiful daughter. 😢😢

[@suganmoodley6475]

@@madisonbaxter9906 Absolutely

[@ettajfan5882]

I'm glad I've never been desperate for a boyfriend.

[@mel...s]

Never in my whole life... I don't understand it.

[@calico-kat-mom6204]

I hear you.They are not desperate for a boyfriend

[@R_A_3000]

Me too.....Well maybe that's because I'm a guy with a wife. 😆

[@Perfinn]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you but maybe don't blame the child for being manipulated? She wasn't desperate for anything, she was groomed by an adult.

[@ascribecalledtess7439]

​@@Perfinn You indeed misunderstood, though i don't know how because it was pretty obvious that the person who made the comment was referring to Maddie's mother, not her.

[@Beth-pf6oo]

"Hey there"???? Your young daughter is missing and you greet the cops with "HEY THERE"? I've seen people more upset that their cat was missing. I would be off the walls with fear for my child. There wasn't a speck of worry in that mother. Wtf.

[@cece585]

Exactly what I thought

[@Shayla-m4k]

"what's going on here?".....OFFICER MY DAUGHTER IS MISSING!.....not "soooooooo" and then tells HIS story!

[@ambera.7668]

That really rubbed me the wrong way too. Her whole demeanor was way too relaxed for the situation.

[@ccorleans3063]

Absolutely 💯

[@sunginval5755]

Yup that was me with my cat. Facts.

[@christineparrish5121]

This man is SICK & THERE IS NO WAY HER MOM DIDN'T KNOW!!! THIS ANGERS ME BEYOND BELIEF

[@madisonbaxter9906]

Pure ignorance

[@bevlewis4744]

Let’s hope what ever prison he goes to, their not ignorant in any way.

[@Odinsdottir72]

I’m just a random mom and grandma and I hate to say this but I don’t think mom is innocent in this whole situation.

[@-MattMcCauley-]

Odd that you "hate to say" truth just because it reflects poorly on another woman. Female in-group preference is massive and you just illustrated that well-established fact. Another fact is that kids who do not live in the same home as their real dad are 40 TIMES more likely to suffer abuse and/or fall victim to homicide, yet women still insist that children's best interests be totally ignored and that mothers be favored for custody.

[@CraiiZeD]

⁠@@-MattMcCauley-all I would say is that birth fathers are no less innocent when forced upon with child custody, I sat as a juror for one such case, the father ran a halfway house full of felons and acted as a religious figure for them, and on top of that unsettling environment, he s/a’d his daughters regularly

[@JunoAbby]

Chill out dude. She said “hate to say this” because nobody likes to think that the mom has something to do with it. Sheesh.

[@diegomachado9752]

Agree

[@Odinsdottir72]

@@-MattMcCauley- I “hate to say” this about any parent mom or dad. I really don’t want to think a biological parent would hurt their babies.

[@shellibabick]

The Mother looks 💯 guilty!

[@TheMadelineTV]

I’m SORRY but the mother is guilty!

[@Dustyp3ar]

Because she is. She served her daughter to this creep on a silver platter

[@Refran777]

Sucks they don’t charge her. She’s free to be the sick woman she is out here.

[@49ersfan62]

​@@Refran777I think her arrest is coming

[@kristalplummer958]

She don’t seem worried she caught laughing and making jokes for ur child being missing she didn’t seem worried Maybe she knew something the whole time

[@louettesommers8594]

I can’t believe how long it took her to find a picture of her precious little girl.

[@juneaskew6871]

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING...SHE'S DISGUSTING ‼

[@philricke8372]

Stephen had plenty of photos on his phone of her but not the kind the police were initially looking for. Sick MF

[@annjepsen1621]

She clearly wasn't her mother's priority.

[@MichelleSolis-m9j]

My phone storage is full of my boys and even my fur babies. Took way too long

[@LynnTanner-ls9kx]

Because she hated Maddie she viewed her as the "other woman" instead of the child and victim she was.

[@anonymouscomment8477]

She’s guilty just based off the fact she let Stephan sleep with Maddie when she had “headache”. She’s one of those moms who put men above her kid.

[@monicascott2354]

Not because of a headache, but for "anxiety."

[@TheMadelineTV]

It’s one of those things that just entirely unthinkable!!!! She should be charged!

[@Blessedchosenone50]

I have a sister like that 💔

[@elen2662]

@@Blessedchosenone50 I have both sister and mom like that, and I'm grateful my father never left us even after divorcing my mom.

[@francinejones2524]

Absolutely. And she’s now covering for him.

[@madisonkludy8541]

Absolutely makes me sick to my stomach. This poor kiddo was suffering behind closed doors, and then killed by the same monster. The mother knows more than she's saying.

[@lifeinpodunkville543]

Of course she knows. She was sending him to her daughter's bed on the nights she had a headache. She knew what he was doing.

[@KimVest]

They are both monsters

[@Dustyp3ar]

Poor Madeline didn't stand a chance with whackjob mom that gave her bf her daughter on a silver platter

[@CultyClips911]

It's fairly common for child molesters to target single moms with kids. They start relationships with them to get to the kids.

[@lesliejames4390]

Im 25, single, and don't have kids but I've never thought about this. wow

[@thatgirl9532]

Don’t forget about easy targets, vulnerable moms it’s easy to manipulate someone going through a tough time

[@alyssarector96]

Totally agree! Just wish they wouldn’t fall for it

[@CruzxJess]

True. I have cameras in my house and my boyfriend never touched my twin girls.

[@kschwitter]

She is so cavalier and nonchalant. Disgusting.

[@deedrathelibra]

Her affect is all wrong. And he is so creepy looking.

[@Juke582]

A lot of mental defect there! Not normal at all and is why that scumbag took advantage of her. Developmentally disabled bad. But seems she has zero remorse and keeps lying regardless and could care less about the daughter! So aggravating!!! She better hide back in Mexico forever now if she is not prosecuted, as the world wants to get her! But her lies are not excusable!

[@sheilaringer5588]

mental health medications make u that way, responding flat, that's so many people do not like taking it, u feel very little with it u are numb😊

[@trinleywangmo]

@@sheilaringer5588 There's a HUGE difference between looking "creepy" and having a flat/lethargic (medicated) affect.

[@Stormstorm1]

​@@sheilaringer5588 No one's referring to a "flat affect." 🙄

[@TheSmcdona731]

Stephan Sterns wears his shame like a coat.

[@StonedBarbiee]

I’ve seen people more concerned over their lost cat

[@mio7464]

I hyperventilated when I couldn’t find my cat for over an hour. I can’t imagine not being able to find a child.

[@Dustyp3ar]

Poor Madeline didn't stand a chance with whackjob mom that gave her bf her daughter on a silver platter

[@anitaz278]

@@mio7464same I cried like a baby and then got both my cats gps collars

[@49ersfan62]

When my dogs ran away.i was in tears

[@sarahwales6276]

​@@49ersfan62 Same, mine was missing for 6 hrs and I was devastated, sick with worry and no way would you have got a smile out of me let alone laughing

[@phoenixmerridian9119]

she knew. What parent gets told from their school that their kid "didnt make it" and not freak out on the person that took them to school

[@brittaneyupton2945]

Facts!!!!!!!!!

[@lollll1293]

She originally lied saying that they both dropped her off at the school. But then it changed to him only dropping her off near the school. She disgusts me. They both need prison time.

[@monicarenee7949]

When I first heard the story I felt bad for the mom but the more I see I’m also starting to suspect her

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

I'd be climbing the walls. When my rabbit was missing I was canvassing the neighbourhood and calling animal control within minutes

[@mermaidsquad1391]

Exactly!!!! He would have needed to be put into protective custody if it were me

[@Sleeplessinsilverlakes]

Why would they wait until dark to report her missing, as a mom I would have reported it the minute the school called

[@truthhurts2879]

They did report it, the police dropped the ball and didn't turn up for almost 4 hours later. Not that it would have made any difference sadly 😢😢😢

[@heather9340]

Apparently the school message didn't come thru till 6 pm. She went to pick her up, wasn't there. Then later gets automated absence message from school. The school even said they're changing protocol bc of this.

[@cheryl5994]

​@truthhurts2879 THE COPS DO HAVE OTHER JOBS TO DO ASWELL, THEY CAN'T JUST DROP EVERYTHING BECAUSE A TEENAGER DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL. WE ALL KNOW THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CASE NOW, BUT AT THE TIME 4 HRS IS NOTHING FOR COPS TO GET TO A SITUATION.

[@49ersfan62]

​@@cheryl5994exactly.maybe they were short handed

[@allisonjames2923]

Seriously? You wouldn’t try to call your child first? Make some calls to your kid’s friends, try to track their phone etc before you called the police? Unless you had information that actually suggested someone took her, the police wouldn’t be your first call, especially for a teenager.

[@jeangomez8342]

Mom needs to be held accountable.

[@gabyzajaczkowski2857]

Agreed.

[@AlpineArts]

I agree as well. 👏

[@micktaylor9332]

I also agree. 100%

[@kani6855]

I feel like the school needs to as well not blaming them but when I was in high school and I didn’t show up teachers and even Principals would show up too bring me too school

[@agrant5697]

Jennifer is guilty too.

[@marshapieroni6677]

Guilty of being enabling fo sa but not guilty of murder. She is one strange woman and horrible mother

[@annemariedawson6439]

The mother failed at protecting her daughter.

[@tammyfrancis7856]

She offered her daughter up because he wanted her! Don’t be gullible in this stuff.

[@madisonbaxter9906]

The fact that he was a cast member at disney world makes this a million times more disgusting

[@Natalie_TrueCrime]

And creepy!

[@dobiacco]

Typical for Disney.

[@MissAnnieXO]

makes a lot of sense too. p files always work near kids.

[@cherychabot6750]

​@@dobiaccoABSOLUTELY 💯 that is normal for Disney. BOCOTT DISNEY

[@sew_gal7340]

is it shocking that disney is always linked to ped0**philes??? No it is not

[@puzzlite]

I'm so mad. What kind of mother lets her young daughter sleep in the same bed as her boyfriend in a different room? are you kidding me?! Either she's in on the child abuse or she's one of the worst so called mothers i've heard of. I'm beyond disturbed.

[@got2bteri]

Exactly 💯

[@katjay3125]

In on it

[@puzzlite]

@@katjay3125 I dont really want to go that far because if she truly didn't know then she's lost a daughter at the hands of somebody she decided to trust and piling on her is pretty awful. But boy, I cannot imagine my mother making me sleep in the same bed as her lover in a separate room

[@SherriLight-f6j]

Maybe he paid the mother to keep quiet

[@aaaooooooooooo]

@@puzzlitewell she did so yes she does kno well what was going on

[@infamousbird323]

Lock her mother up also !!!

[@blackeagle6268]

Anybody ever see a mother of their missing child start out saying " sooooo... 🤢🤢🤢

[@AlpineArts]

It was like she was on stage, having to read her lines. She’s telling the story her loser bf told her to tell. She’s a weak and pathetic excuse for a mother.

[@nadinedessaint806]

Right… she was too calm for me 😢

[@lunaopenyourmind7554]

She didn’t have a picture ready??????? That speaks volumes 😢

[@49ersfan62]

Did mom "accidentally factory reset" her phone also

[@mrasic3507]

EXACTLY 💯 SHE LAUGH'S IN POLICE INTERVIEWS- SHE'S LIED TO POLICE & MEDIA ABOUT "SEEING MADDIE GET READY FOR SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING" 🤬 She's a monster

[@rhondaloveloveloves9551]

I despise him for what he did but I despise her even more for allowing him to do it. I feel so badly for what Maddie had to endure all those years from that monster. Her Mother placed her in danger repeatedly. Unforgivable.

[@LynnTanner-ls9kx]

I completely understand you and feel the same way!

[@ccorleans3063]

Many of us already thought the mother was acting sketchy and something didn’t seem right with her Now after hearing the mother say she would send her daughter to the same bed as this creep makes it 💯% crystal clear she knew exactly what was going on she sent her daughter straight to him handed her on over NO Mother would do such a thing yeah right for snuggles get outta here! This infuriates me to no end!!!! Desperate disgusting and so disturbing I’m over here losing my mind with this‼️😡😤this is pure EVIL period

[@amydiehl5493]

She’s not even that upset to me ... I would be flipping out of my mind !!

[@66mpag]

Right? Her eyes would be swollen if she cried a lot but doesn’t look like she’s shed a tear at all.

[@amydiehl5493]

Seems like she knows more than what she is telling them

[@amydiehl5493]

Something she knows more than shes letting on

[@SanaKhan-bc2vo]

If this woman is not charged, there will be no justice for Maddie. How is she so clueless to what was going on in her house, please charge this woman.

[@cassiewarren8154]

I was clueless in my own home, didn’t find out until years later what he did to my girls… but if I ever see him in public, I’ll go to prison…

[@Bonnie-pt2ne]

I would be hysterical if this was my child. All of the worst thoughts would be running through my mind!!! I don’t believe that mom didn’t know. It’s like she’s reporting her lost dog. Unbelievable

[@ang_ro]

I'd literally be way more distraught if my cat was missing. she is guilty af

[@jerrysdancer3769]

One would be hysterical if their dog was lost as well 😭

[@madisonbaxter9906]

I would be hysterical for my dog was missing!

[@monicarenee7949]

I was out in the streets running frantically for my lost dog. I remember one time when my daughter was about 4 she was playing with her cousins outside and she walked off without anyone seeing her and I freaked out. She was only a little ways away but I was frantic until I saw her. I couldn’t imagine a whole day going by without her and being as calm as this mom

[@JiselEspinoza]

I would go crazy if my dog went missing I can’t imagine how I would be if my CHILD was missing she definitely knew something was going on

[@Realtalkwithaly]

Moms story has changed so many times. She is more involved than she lets on

[@gloriaflores6960]

I was crying hysterically when my cat when missing. I can’t understand the “hey there”

[@TheGrandStrander]

His defensive posture from the start is a HUGE 'tell'.

[@TheListOf]

Yes, it sure is.

[@Stormstorm1]

Yup...arms crossed to begin with.

[@tinacross3423]

Turns away and covers his face when cop walks in. Blocking gestures

[@ang_ro]

WHEN IS SHE GONNA BE ARRESTED

[@49ersfan62]

Soon.i believe this may go to a grand jury

[@Towla]

Dang, what happened to protecting our children? She had so much life left to live. I'm disgusted with that mom. 🤮

[@AjHx90x]

Yeah it’s really crazy how often this crap seems to be happening. Smh

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

Imho, mom not only knew, she accepted and condoned it. She was willing to do whatever it took to keep that man in her life.

[@micktaylor9332]

I believe that too. I mean no normal parent would even consider allowing the sleeping arrangements etc that Jenn Soto was totally fine with. It's disturbing. And she failed to protect her daughter and pretty much offered her up on a plate. It's beyond disgraceful.

[@picodegallo18]

That's been my suspicion too. Jenn was complicit with access to Madeline to keep him coming back.

[@Kezzy82]

They are both Sick Sick F’s!!😖

[@Jungleboy-z4c]

When I see things like this I always think. I worked overseas for decades and never had children. Now I’m in my late 50’s and I’d do anything to have a child to care and protect and watch them grow up. That child lived in terror.

[@HeatherHenton]

Just the thought of how anxious I would have been in her situation. I'm 42 but I've never had to deal with that. My dad is awesome thankfully.

[@sew_gal7340]

Children are not objects for you to feel fulfilled

[@greenleif]

​@@sew_gal7340 🚩 The fact that _that_ is what you got from this person's comment says something about how _you_ see children. OP @kevinhudson3032 spoke from a place of compassion & care. _You_ spoke from a transactional approach to family relationships. You ought to get that looked at.🤔

[@sarahwales6276]

​@@sew_gal7340Did anyone say they are??

[@bisquitngroovy]

@@sew_gal7340weird take. Why the heck would you have children if it didn’t make you feel fulfilled- as a parent? This is what happens when you don’t care about being fulfilled as a parent and are fulfilled with a having a creep boyfriend instead.

[@Tara-LouiseHolloway]

She looks so quilty. Nervous and jittery.

[@emilyingridlaura3419]

Agree. She has humongous bug eyes too! Crazy eyes!

[@nemarchepas]

It's almost comically guilty looking

[@earthdaddy]

Dogs never cease to amaze. They really are God's gift to us- Most pure hearted, loyal best friends, helpers, and life savers. He actually did a great job. Tried hard and finally laid down to say "Maddie was never here." Sadly he was spot on...

[@pistolpete8231]

Pure hearted?? Yea right. If they weren't trained and tamed, they'd literally attack all the time. Stop it. They're not as great as you make them out to be.

[@meredith12438]

Taking a hard stance against dogs? lol ok weirdo

[@earthdaddy]

@@pistolpete8231 literally the weirdest, most backwards and inaccurate comment I've ever seen. If you're not trolling, you're creepy AF and not to be trusted. Imagine being jealous of and hating on dogs. Lol

[@monicarenee7949]

@@pistolpete8231 dogs don’t have to be trained not to attack. They just have to be socialized which means just being raised around humans who don’t hurt them. Same as other humans. You must have gotten bit as a child and now taking it out on all dogs

[@jodymontez693]

She knew! The whole time!😢 look how she looks up! Calculating. Sold this kid to him! Never cried one tear!

[@heather9340]

If my kid didn't go to school and i didn't know where they were, I'd be in there sobbing talking to them. She's so calm and cold. They way she spoke about not being at the bday party. She didn't love her daughter and i think she knew all along. Horrible. RIP Madeline.

[@lizzponce]

Yep like she knew she was dead already.

[@truthhurts2879]

This rehearsed and ridiculous excuse of not being seen dropping her off as Maddy is embarrassed by her family car so likes to be dropped off around the block so nobody sees the vehicle is a straight up lie I'd wager. Not only to explain why no cctv catches Maddy being dropped off, but I also don't for one second believe that Maddy was that kind of kid. She comes across as very well behaved, polite and empathic and wouldn't want to hurt her mothers feelings so would never say that. I suspect it's a well crafted lie to explain why he can't be seen dropping her off. Ugh, these people are the worst.

[@hopeklemann1]

the boyfriend is awfully stoic and silent in this....

[@susiepoadster4642]

Look at him, just look at him, specting gf Mom to have his back when the police arrive

[@valansley]

Did you see his face when the officer asked for a picture of Madeleine 😅😅😅

[@hopeklemann1]

@@valansley yes I did and it was kind of spooky -knowing what we know ...wasn't it

[@pamjarrett-s9s]

She looks like she is reporting someone that just stole a bike! Lol. No mother of a missing child would be that calm or so cold, and he could care less.

[@dianjane]

I was 100 times more upset when my bike was stolen.

[@pamjarrett-s9s]

@@dianjane yep!

[@tonyascarlett2413]

Rest in peace, precious Madeline. I am so sorry that happened to you. You are loved.

[@HuskysMommy]

Did the mom cry once? I just can’t wrap my head around the lack of concern

[@greenleif]

🚩Sadly, disgustingly, I'm beginning to think mom was jealous. Because she _knew_ what her bf was doing to her little girl...

[@natashacutiepie6074]

They aren't even comforting one another. I doubt they made eye contact the entire time.

[@hamtarumi1856]

His eyes is very scary.....

[@visualmoon2771]

Her eyes are scary too.. Jennifers eyes look crazy

[@66mpag]

Especially that right eye 👁️ of hers 😖😖😖 she’s gross! So is he 😖😖

[@44LillPuffin]

@@visualmoon2771 he has this weird flat face. Like I know what you are saying about his creepy eyes, flat eyes. I know we always say in hindsight about these evil people looking evil but even the first time I seen him I thought he would make you uncomfortable, like start talking to you if you where waiting on a bus at night and give you skin crawlies.

[@Stormstorm1]

No soul....blank in the eyes

[@hamtarumi1856]

@@Stormstorm1 Indeed

[@griceltorres7701]

Jen knew , but the need to have a man in her life was more important than protecting her daughter.

[@sarahrendon2480]

That mom is way too calm

[@Syuri-z1g]

She let her daughter sleep with her man!????? She is as guilty as he is, for allowing a full grown mansleep with her daughter. What part of this is ok?

[@suzannekelly2826]

Wild seeing footage like this than knowing the outcome..kinda like chris watts ...

[@madisonbaxter9906]

I can’t look at his eyes in his mugshot picture. There’s something extremely dark and disturbing in those eyes.

[@44LillPuffin]

I just commented on someone else's comment about this. Horrible, weird, creepy, flat eyes and face.

[@MontegutMQ]

Murderer is still as a stone… creepy

[@gethaunted]

It simply defies common sense that the mother, at the very least, did not know what Stephan was doing to Maddie. But it was probably worse than that

[@ccorleans3063]

Right!!! 💯

[@micktaylor9332]

Exactly. Couldn't agree more.

[@ANDREASMITH-d4v]

The mom 100 percent looks gakkkked out in this video.

[@visualmoon2771]

Yessssss

[@thruErinseyes]

You mean like Xanax.

[@adamznewchild1313]

Mom needs prison time

[@alphonsebladergroen619]

Sterns definitely has a picture of her, thousands.

[@melissamcclain34]

The way the mother greeted the officer with "Hey there" when she was about to report her daughter missing really rubs me the wrong way and that monster standing there with his arms crossed was a definite giveaway. I feel like the mom is just as guilty, no way I'm letting a man share a bed with my daughter!! And the fact while looking for a pic of her daughter she nonchalantly mentions she wasn't at her 13th birthday party and didn't even have any of the pics saved to her phone 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@natashacutiepie6074]

All this time and you don't have a picture ready to give the officers when they arrive?? Yea the Mom is definitely guilty. Idc what anyone says.

[@shirleybeattie9606]

Did you see how long it took her to find a photo of Maddie. Only child so why not have her on screensaver. Or an album for just Maddie. She is so GUILTY

[@SA-bx5pp]

She’s guilty of something, but her not having a recent pic is not that crazy. Do you not have a preteen?? They aren’t exactly jumping for joy for their parents to take their pic.

[@nah4215]

@@SA-bx5ppthis girl was 9 lol

[@spottedpurpleorchid7257]

@@nah4215 Maddie was 13. She had just celebrated her 13th birthday the day before she was murdered.

[@monicarenee7949]

@@SA-bx5pp yeah my sister was like that from like 12 onwards, just hated pics. Even with my 6 year old I have plenty of pics but they’re candid not always posing face on. So I may have to scroll a bit for a full face pic

[@mochalatte8202]

​@@nah4215she was in middle school

[@TaylorWilliamsnaturalisttaylor]

Not her acting like she doesnt already know ...

[@ccorleans3063]

Right⁉️

[@lindageorge6174]

Did you notice the dog handler said, that he dumped her off here, instead of drop her off?

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

No, Linda. Clean your effing ears

[@raemandrewz]

Yes! Everything she said rubbed me the wrong way.

[@mattdoliver1984]

What part was that please? I didn't catch it

[@mochalatte8202]

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[@mochalatte8202]

She even said that Maddie probably left her phone and ran off to a friend's and the next day she'll probably show up..way to take it seriously....

[@lululuna1702]

The mother knew for sure, they wouldn't look at each other the whole time the police was there talking with them.

[@thruErinseyes]

She is never looking at him. And she is having angry body language towards him. Like handing him the phone without a word or look and then making him wait for a long time before she took the phone back. She is dismissing him. I am telling you I am master of body language. She knows. Or she thinks she may know.

[@Mulatica89]

They should add an additional charge of wasting resources trying to look for a girl they know isn’t missing. Wasting resources that could be used on people who are alive.

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Prosecutors know how to creatively stack charges. If he was someone, of means they would be better off suing him civilly.

[@jswan312]

The “mother” is moving side to side just like Chris Watts. 😳😳😳😳

[@Pandalover1982]

My exact thought!

[@LessaMeieam]

But the boyfriend was not. Narcissistic for sure. Thinks he got away with it

[@sianbeecham2825]

That’s called the monkey step.

[@lindageorge6174]

The mother's first visit with the police to let them know that her daughter was missing, and never showed up at school, didn't seem to give a care! I'd be hysterical! And she's like so my daughter was dropped off and never showed up at school!

[@TwistedQuill]

Im sorry but neither one of these parents is reliable.... NOT SORRY

[@TripPiper]

She let a grown man sleep with her daughter. She needs to be arrested

[@JemIsMyName-o]

Her answer to the cop asking her what’s going on told me everything I needed to know. That witch knew and I wouldn’t doubt she was involved.

[@zmarrera]

In Spanish there's a saying and it translates to. "More of a woman than a mother". It means a woman who focuses on men etc more than her kids. This mom is one of them

[@tiffanyb.7596]

Makes me SICK the mom was consoling the monster!! They’re both disgusting!! 🤬 ALL the lies the mom told, she saw her daughter getting ready for school etc. etc. Protecting this gross coward! Poor Madeline didn’t have a chance! 💔

[@coleo1356]

Dude. I’d be more frantic if my dog was missing.

[@winston67]

He’s wearing sandals with pants he’s definitely guilty.

[@bobtranquilli9985]

Dont call him a "parent". He was just a shackup.

[@carlotaestrada9869]

WHY IS SHE COVERING FOR HIM ,, HE A MONSTER

[@ccorleans3063]

Because she is Evil and she knew what was going on! She sent her own little daughter to get in bed with that monster just the two of them tf 😡

[@cynthiaconnors183]

Because she's complicit. If he doesn't go down because she protects him, then she thinks she won't go down either.

[@sandrablosser9888]

Probably supplies her with drugs and other benefits.

[@cmstacy]

He's her bed buddy....Madeleine was only her daughter.

[@TheListOf]

Because she is a monster, too.

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

If you love your children, don't leave them alone with men!

[@relationshit3]

men, women, dogs, Dolphs...... period!!

[@thepearlswirl]

That part 🎯

[@l-train7876]

@@relationshit3what’s a Dolph?

[@relationshit3]

@@l-train7876 dolphins🐬

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

@@relationshit3 I think we all know the most dangerous demographic isn't dolphins, it's men.

[@rockilucid5221]

Mom needs to be charged as well 🙄

[@Jshdg0192]

Arms crossed the whole time. Closed off. Barrier between him and the cop

[@littlemissaugie3966]

Is the time stamp right cause why are they all in a tax office at midnight when the kid went missing early in the day when school started?! This is so weird

[@HLB313]

Because the school didn’t notify them she wasn’t there but they’ve also said they didn’t go out looking they waited at home…

[@shellythrivelife]

I think thats where the grandmother worked maybe, bc someone mentioned sometimes she walks to grandma’s work.. who knows all sus!

[@theresap50177]

Once Grandma knew there was no going back!!

[@lorip9963]

So they weren’t at the crime scene.

[@Swansong321]

It's sickening

[@BBrax374]

Please charge the mom with something. Women do anything to keep a man. Disgusting & selfish. She needs to be in jail.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Please do NOT lump me in the same category as that cretinous “mother”. My children’s welfare always came before that of any man!

[@valansley]

Do you have a picture of her ??? It was her birthday and she couldn't find a picture??? HE OF COURSE HAS PLENTY

[@Platinum907]

🤮

[@Peachesandplanties]

I would be frantic. My 10 year old went missing for like 20 minutes and I couldn't even breathe when I called 911... she looks suspicious

[@ToniCasta]

With 28,886 cases of missing children last year I’m surprised the dog handlers just like “oh she’ll probably just show up tomorrow..” 😮

[@AngelxBabyxoxo]

That made me so sngry

[@mochalatte8202]

Many of those are foster kids too smh

[@llong2283162]

She does not appear to be the least bit upset about her missing daughter

[@carlotaestrada9869]

LYEING LYEING LYEING,, TAKE HER TO JAIL ALREADY

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

Learn how to spell lying

[@visualmoon2771]

They got their point across🤣

[@Carl_McMelvin]

wtf is lyeing?

[@ImOpinionated]

Why is she so calm?! My son was 20 mins late getting home on a day we had confusion over walking and being picked up and I lost it. I was in hysterics thinking something happened to him. This little girl is missing for hours and the mom is cool as a cucumber. Wtf? Was she in on it too if the bf did it?

[@insanadee5084]

I'll bet his attraction was to Maddie more than her mother and possibly his sole purpose for dating her.

[@stephanielake71]

Stern just stands there...knowing what he did to her and what he was doing to poor Maddie.

[@missyelliot6237]

The dog handler footage is so annoying to watch.

[@IvyPlans]

She is extremely calm...a little too calm.

[@mecharidley]

Mom should be charged too. She’s just as guilty.

[@hunee8]

Dog did the best it could 🙏 the cop knew her dog well . Much respect. Justice & may this lovely girl RIP

[@duchessmartinez2035]

Don't think so, Maddie was never there. Dog handler said she was and went to a friend's.

[@TeaSpiracy]

"Hey there" with a cheery uoward inflection is NOT what you would expect a Mom to say upon figuring out her child has been missing and didnt go to school.

[@thruErinseyes]

Exactly. She is never looking at him. And she is having angry body language towards him. Like handing him the phone without a word or look and then making him wait for a long time before she took the phone back. She is dismissing him. I am telling you I am master of body language. She knows. Or she thinks she may know.

[@sjb5169]

If I found out my daughter never even made it to school. I would be completely distraught by that point. She doesn't show any typical signs of a distressed parent of a missing child. Other than being nervous around the police officer. I hate it, but I believe she knew her daughter was being abused.

[@amandameekhael]

The dog handler needs a new job.

[@curiositycloset2359]

Not really. There was no scent.

[@isabelramirez5618]

Maddy was never there. This is why the dog didn't pick up her scent.

[@rhyanteeter3467]

Agreed. Why was she calling the poor dog stinky?

[@angelagazzo4800]

This woman is so guilty, if my daughter was missing I would be frantic.

[@BooPeek13]

I want to see interrogation tapes of mommy dearest. Surely they're going to charge her with something. The fact they haven't yet is outrageous.

[@melissalove726]

Mom's demeanor is creepy 🤬

[@orcuttcat]

Poor dog was sent on a bogus job