Abused at 8, Murdered at 13; The Sad, Short Life of Madeline Soto

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

AUTOPSY REPORT WILL NOT BE RELEASED. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan will explain what happened to Madeline Soto and Dave Mack will dig into the back story of the entire family. You will find out by the time she reached 13-years-old, Madeline Soto had already been sexually abused for years. When she was a “missing 13-year-old" from Florida, the news covered every tidbit of information about the search for the teen. One piece of evidence that made it to the press was how Madeline Soto told a friend when she turned 13, she was going to live in the woods. That is why police searched the woods for Madeline.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:28 Introduction, talk about parents protecting children

00:04:28 Talk about Madeline Soto saying she wanted to live in the woods

00:05:31 Discussion of ages 12 and 13

00:09:04 Discussion of Madeline not taking cell phone

00:12:29 Talk about family being told about evidence

00:16:42 Discussion of time children go to school

00:20:07 Discussion of Madeline Soto seen in vehicle

00:21:49 Talk about being haunted by evidence

00:26:26 Discussion of Madeline Soto

00:30:26 Talk about video surveillance of suspect

00:33:22 Discussion of 60 charges against suspect

00:37:32 Discussion of evidence of previous abuse

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