Madeline was reported missing on on Feb. 26, in Kissimmee, Fla., and her mother’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, 37, was arrested days later on unrelated charges of possessing child sex abuse material, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said at the time. He is now charged with murder in connection with the girl's death.

Madeline Soto, 13, disappeared in February, and her mother's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, is now accused by police of murdering her