STEPHAN STERNS WRITTEN WITNESS STATEMENT TO POLICE/DISSECTING TRUTH FROM LIES

STEPHAN STERNS WRITTEN WITNESS STATEMENT TO POLICE/DISSECTING TRUTH FROM LIES

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  The following is, word for word, Stephan Sterns written 

statement to the police on the day of Madeline's "disappearance."

After the reading the statement, we will further analyze:


 "Dropped off about a block or so from school sometime between

8:25-8:40 a.m. Turned around and headed back towards town. I

watched my rearview mirror as she made her way in the direction

of school. She was searching through her backpack for something,

but still moving in the direction of the school. So, I carried on with

my day. I stopped by nearby vape shop but it was closed so I 

went home, and left an hour later or so to check the vape shop

again. It was open so I bought my vape juice and retuned home.

Relaxed with Jenn for awhile. Later went out that afternoon for

a few more errands, and returned home around 2:30"

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WHAT ISSUES/PROBLEMS STAND OUT IN WRITTEN CONFESSION?


  1. Stephan had stated multiple times, prior to writing the 

statement, declared that "he and Maddie made really good time

this morning. She got up at around 7, and we were out the door

by 7:30 a.m.

  2. The very first sentence is lacking any pronoun. The pronoun

should be "I", since Sterns is talking about himself dropping her

off. Absence the pronoun, it's distancing language.

 3. Stephan cannot account for his time of day of abduction. There

are gaps in his timeline, and misleading times as to when she was

dropped off at school. His statement reflects he dropped her off

an hour plus later than when he first made statements on time.

4. In the second line, "Turned around..", again has no pronoun.

The missing pronoun, again, would be "I" since Stephan is

making the written statement.

5. Stephan, according to surveillance videos, DID NOT arrive

"early" at the vape shop to wait for it to open. It was approx.

8:45 am when he attempted to go to vape shop. Most smoke

or vape shops open around 10a.m. Obviously lie refuted by

surveillance which does NOT show Stephan's car near the vape

shop at the first time he denoted.

 6. Sterns has given contradictory accounts of what happened

when he dropped Madeline off at school. He stated, prior to his

written statement, he said he dropped Madeline off "about a

block" from school, because she "didn't want McDonalds, she

wanted to go to church nearby, to meet up with school friends.

Video surveillance in this area was pulled and Stephan and Maddie

were not visible during any timeframes.

7. Stephan discusses in his statement that in his rearview mirror

he observed "Maddie looking for something in her bag", "but was

moving in direction of school." This denotes Maddie searching for

something important that she could be missing; or something

she didn't have. (ie, her cell phone being forgotten at home). 

This is somewhat of a concerning statement, as Stephan is

observing Maddie in search of something/missing something.

If Sterns was really concerned that she had forgotten something

or could be missing something, he made no attempts to assist

the child. Despite knowing she'd "accidentally" left her cell phone

at home that morning; allegedly.

 8. Sterns leaves out ENTIRELY from the story that he actually

had a flat tire on Old Hickory Road that was observed by at least

two witnesses. Despite telling Jenn over the phone that he'd

hurt himself/his fingers changing a tire, this event never even

makes it into Stephan's written police statement.

 9. Sterns stated he returned around 2:30. This is definitively

NOT TRUE. Jenn Soto leaves at 2:30 each day of the week to

"be the first" to pick Maddie up from school. This day was no

different. Sterns was NOT HOME by 2:30 to accompany Jenn

to pick Madeline up at school. In actually, Sterns returned 

slightly after 2:45 pm, well after Jenn left to pick up Maddie. And,

had just returned from "dumping" Madeline's body and fixing

a flat tire that he acquired, on his dad's borrowed car; that was

witnessed by two separate people.

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