The Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that it cannot release its report on Madeline Soto’s autopsy, which reveals her cause of death.
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The Medical Examiner’s Office said the report is “confidential and exempt” from being publicly released because it involves a “minor whose death was related to an act of domestic violence.”
Deputies found the missing 13-year-old girl’s body March 1 in a wooded area in rural Osceola County.
No one has been arrested in connection with her death.
Read: Madeline Soto: Kissimmee police chief says detectives can’t be rushed in their investigation
Deputies named Stephan Sterns — Soto’s mother’s boyfriend — the prime suspect in the girl’s disappearance days before her body was found.
On March 12, the State Attorney’s Office filed 60 new charges against Sterns, including multiple counts of sexual battery with a child and lewd or lascivious molestation.
Channel 9 has obtained the 911 call that Soto’s mother made to report that the girl was missing.
Read: Madeline Soto case: Stephan Sterns faces 60 new charges
Reporter Daryl Matthews is listening to that call and will provide a full report on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4.
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Read: Madeline Soto: A timeline of her disappearance & death
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Friday evening that Madeline Soto’s body has been found. Investigators said Osceola County deputies found the missing 13-year-old girl’s body at about 4:30 p.m. in a wooded area along Hickory Tree Road.
Detectives believe Stephan Sterns killed 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Monday morning at a Kissimmee apartment complex.
Investigators discovered the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Friday afternoon.
Investigators discovered the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Friday afternoon.
Investigators discovered the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Friday afternoon.
Sources say that Maddie’s body was found in rural St. Cloud near Hickory Tree Road.
Police and deputies canvassed the area of Osceola County for 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
The Kissimmee Police Department will handle the search for Madeline Soto, said Chief Betty Holland.
The sheriff said the efforts will now shift to recovering her body.
Sheriff John Mina said he is confident that she is dead, and recovery efforts will continue.
Members of the community will gather to pray for 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
Deputies in Orange County said 13-year-old Madeline Soto has been missing since Monday morning. And now, her mother’s boyfriend is in jail on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sex abuse material. Stephan Sterns was supposed to go before an Orange County judge Thursday morning but refused to be in court.
More than 50 members of the Orange County Emergency Response Team looked for the 13-year-old in various areas as our detectives continued their investigation.
More than 50 members of the Orange County Emergency Response Team looked for the 13-year-old in various areas as our detectives continued their investigation.
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Friday confirmed that the body of Madeline Soto, 13, has been located.
