The Murder of Madeline Soto: Stephan Sterns Sentencing | Court TV Podcast
The Murder of Madeline Soto: Stephan Sterns Sentencing | Court TV Podcast  
Podcast: Court TV Podcast
Published On: Thu Jul 24 2025
Description: Madeline Soto had just celebrated her thirteenth birthday when she disappeared, and just a few days later, her body was found in a wooded area. During the search for Madeline, authorities quickly zeroed in on Stephan Sterns, her mother’s boyfriend, after they discovered disturbing images on his phone and Google Drive account and charged him with murder along with dozens of sex crimes. On 7/21/2025, Sterns pleaded no contest to murder and guilty to 60 sex crime charges. This episode of the Court TV Podcast features the audio of the plea hearing, emotional victim impact statements, and sentencing in the murder of Madeline Soto. For more on the Madeline Soto case, Click Here.Watch 24/7 Court TV LIVE Stream Today https://www.courttv.com/Join the Investigation Newsletter https://www.courttv.com/email/Court TV Podcast https://www.courttv.com/podcast/FOLLOW THE CASE:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/courttvTwitter/X https://twitter.com/CourtTVInstagram https://www.instagram.com/courttvnetwork/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@courttvliveYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/COURTTVWATCH +140 FREE TRIALS IN THE COURT TV ARCHIVE https://www.courttv.com/trials/ HOW TO FIND COURT TV https://www.courttv.com/where-to-watch/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.