Stephan Sterns 51 - Redacted - Redacted
Stephan Sterns 51 - Redacted - Redacted
Stephan Sterns 51 - Redacted - Redacted
On February 26, 2024, at approximately 2000 hours, ,a was reported missing to the Orange
County Sheriff s Office by her (Orange County case 24- .
provided a sworn written statement to Orange County deputies summarized as follows: On 02/26/2024, at
approximately 0800 hours, saw getting ready for school. stated Stephan Stems took her to
school and dropped her off about a block away from the school. said Stephan dropped off on Town
Loop Boulevard between Town Center Boulevard and said Stephan dropped her off
between 0830 hours and 0845 hours. went to around 1600 hours to pick
up but she never came out of the school. stated she checked the area and then went to her mother's
office, which is located near the school, but could not locate her.
Deputy Joseph from the Orange County Sheriff s Office contacted the on-call Domestic Crimes Detective, who
investigate missing persons, who advised to send the report to the Missing Persons squad.
On February 27, 2024, Detective Hunt from the Orange County Sheriff s Office was assigned the case. Therefore,
Detective Hunt began his investigation. Detective Hunt interviewed and Stephan during the initial phase of his
investigation. During these interviews, Detective Hunt noticed some inconsistencies in their statements.
Later, Detective Tagler with the Orange County Sheriff s Office arrived on scene and was asked to assist with
interviewing Stephan. Detective Tagler would eventually become the lead investigator for the Orange County Sheriff s
Office case. Detective Tagler interviewed Stephan at See Detective Tagler's supplement for
further details.
On February 28, 2024, the search warrant for the residence was executed. During the execution of the warrant,
information was discovered from Stephan's cellphone and it was also discovered Stephan never dropped off
at school. At that time, Detective Morris was assigned as the lead investigator on the case and the investigation was
turned over to the Kissimmee Police Department.