Stephan Sterns: What was the dynamic of a predator living within a family?
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Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories
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ποΈ 19 March 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to police off the cuff, real crime stories. |
| 0:15.5 | I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD. |
| 0:22.9 | You know, folks, a lot of us with this Stefan Stern's case, of course, the homicide of |
| 0:29.6 | Madeline Soto and her mother, Jennifer Soto, a lot of us are frustrated about this case. |
| 0:35.9 | And much of it is because of the lack of new information coming out |
| 0:41.1 | from the Kassemi Police Department, which I've said numerous times, I applaud because it means |
| 0:48.0 | they're doing a great job. They're keeping this investigation close to the vest. And it's also been said that if they get a really, really solid murder case, |
| 1:02.4 | murder indictment, they have probable cause already that these charges that we now see |
| 1:10.4 | will somewhat be included in the murder charges, because the |
| 1:15.6 | murder charge will be a much higher charge, which is death penalty eligible. And these charges will |
| 1:25.6 | act as the felony that makes this a special case, a capital case. |
| 1:34.9 | So all of those things are taken into consideration, but the police, the Kassemi police right now are are in the driver's seat, and they're operating |
| 1:47.8 | this ship like the captain of the ship, because they can take their time and they can build |
| 1:54.1 | the most solid case against this predator that you've ever seen. But when we look at this case also, there are certain things |
| 2:05.1 | that don't sit well with any of us, us in law enforcement and the true crime community, |
| 2:12.2 | and anyone that is concerned over a predator living with a young girl for almost six years. And on the thumbnail |
| 2:22.3 | right here, Stephen Stearns, what was the dynamic of a predator living within a family? Just think about that. What was the dynamic? What was his role? |
| 2:42.0 | We saw on one document that Jennifer Stearns, excuse me, Jennifer Soto, viewed him as a stepfather. |
| 2:52.3 | And then she viewed him as a boyfriend. |
| 2:56.7 | What was it? |
| 2:57.8 | Was it that he was a stepfather? |
| 3:01.6 | Or was that he was a boyfriend? |
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