Florida authorities located the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto in a wooded area.

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– Madeline's mother's boyfriend, 37-year-old Stephan Sterns, is the prime suspect.

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[{"selector":"#anim-7c3852ae-1a98-4020-a789-5c5dc1c0f53b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a69be8d8-9e18-416e-934c-479e2919067a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a3051cbe-9000-49e5-8016-4f52ca349807","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 118.87629%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – Sterns was supposed to drop Madeline off at school on the morning she went missing, but she never arrived.

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