Madeline Soto's disappearance: Jenn Soto, Maddie's mom talks to FOX 35 Orlando

Jenn Soto, Madeline Soto's mom, spoke to FOX 35's Hannah McKenzie this week about the disappearance of her 13-year-old daughter. "Maddie" Soto has been missing since Feb. 26, days after her 13th birthday, and hours after she was dropped up at school. Jenn Soto's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, dropped Maddie near the school, but the girl never made it to class.

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[RowanBlake]

so the guy who raped and murdered her daughter is literally sitting right behind her? this is deeply disturbing.

[beachykeen]

If my daughter was missing, I wouldn't even be able to speak. I'd be hysterically crying.

[marybonnell]

I don't understand how you can talk about your missing child so calmly

[cwbrooks]

This is F-ing unreal. Imagine covering for any killer, let alone a child killer, let alone a child killer who killed your child.

[Molly-hswp]

WE dropped her off, then WE should be in jail. The boyfriend had to sit there and make sure she didn't say anything wrong. Our poor children are suffering and being ignored. It's so sad!

[sheinFL]

No teen girl forgets her phone. Poor Madeline. The mom is covering for boyfriend IMO

[katieAnn-fp]

The mother is involved. point blank period. disgusting

[LaAmericanaMasMexicana]

She's too matter of fact, calm, bright-eyed, suggesting what "could have happened" to her, repeating the same thing over and over unnecessarily. This woman wasn't worried at all. I'd be crying hysterically, shaking, pleading for help, unable to get words out. She STAYED AT HOME while supposedly not knowing where her daughter was. My feet would be BLEEDING from searching everywhere. 🤬

[caroljones]

Nothing worse to see is a mother covering for her boyfriend...disgusting! So obvious and incriminating.

[justbrandy]

Why on earth would she not go into the school to see if her daughter was inside instead of immediately just driving around looking for her when she wasn't in the pickup line....

[annabelleroma]

Her interview is cringe worthy. Crying without tears is always a red flag.

[RayorBanz]

Him sitting there in the back ground like that... speaks volumes... this was either a hostage video or a team effort... they're both sick

[pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds]

Mother knows everything that happened, and protected her boyfriend over her daughter.

[aliciabriones]

She was jealous of her daughter point blank period. She allowed that man to sleep with her daughter to keep him around because he did not want her… he wanted her daughter.

[deborahbata]

She is lying. Shame on you for not protecting that child from that evil man.

[monicataddei]

How can she give such a clear description of dropping off her daughter when she wasn't even there? So disgusting

[erinmboehm]

The mom straight is lying. She was killed at the house and was dead when she was out in the car. This mom is guilty as f

[corvezmommy]

She's given two different stories in two different interviews. She won't call her by her name. The fake crying and instant stopping. Let's just cut the bs and charge the mother too at this point.

[MsDrSantana]

"Once upon a time she was diagnosed with autism..." This woman weaves such a tail of deceit she even uses the words "once upon a time."

[Supercali]

A young teen will forget most anything but NEVER her phone. That was it for me. Mom is lying her ass off.