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THE boyfriend of a killed teen’s mom has been charged with murder weeks after the girl’s body was found in the woods, according to police documents.
Stephan Sterns stands accused of killing Madeline Soto, who was found dead in St. Cloud, Florida, about 27 miles south of Orlando, days after she went missing.
Sterns, who was dating Madeline’s mother, Jenn, has been the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
The day Madeline went missing, Sterns told Osceola County sheriff officials he had dropped off the teen down the road from her middle school that morning.
However, suspicion grew when police reviewed surveillance footage that allegedly showed Sterns discarding items in a dumpster at an apartment complex.
Detectives later recovered Madeline’s backpack and school-issued laptop in the dumpster Sterns was accused of tossing items in.
