TRISTYN BAILEY

The body of Tristyn Bailey, 13, a seventh-grader at Patriot Oaks Academy in Saint Johns, was discovered Sunday, May 9, 2021.

It’s been nearly a year since the brutal killing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey in St. Johns County.

Aiden Fucci, the St. Johns County teenager charged with the brutal stabbing death of his schoolmate appeared in court Wednesday.

A new video was released Tuesday in the murder case against Aiden Fucci, the St. Johns County teen charged in the grisly slaying of schoolmate Tristyn Bailey.

‘He knew something was wrong with him’ said a student

St. Johns County detectives investigating the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey not only found bloody clothes and sneakers in the bedroom of her accused killer, Aiden Fucci, but also a notebook containing “drawings of a violent nature,” News 6 partner News4Jax reports.

‘Tampering with evidence is tampering with justice,‘ says state attorney

The mother of a Florida teen accused of killing Tristyn Bailey was charged with tampering with evidence, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

She was charged with tampering with evidence in the case of her 14-year-old son, who is accused of stabbing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey 114 times.

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy accused in a teenage girl's slaying is facing a charge of evidence tampering, authorities say. State Attorney R.J. Larizza said in a news release that Crystal Lane Smith, 35, was arrested Saturday morning in St. John's County. An arrest warrant claims that Smith scrubbed a pair of jeans belonging to her son, Aiden Fucci.

Crystal Smith, mother of 13-year-old Florida boy accused of murder, arrested for tampering with evidence According to an arrest warrant, Crystal Smith, the mother of Aiden Fucci, was wanted for washing the jeans he wore when he allegedly killed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. (St. John's County Sheriff's Office/St. John's County Sheriff's Office)ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The mother of a 13-year-old boy accused of murder was arrested Saturday for tampering with evidence, investigators said. According to the arrest warrant, Smith, the mother of Aiden Fucci, was wanted for washing the jeans he wore when he allegedly killed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. ARRESTED: Crystal Smith is in the St. Johns County Jail facing evidence tampering charges.

The mother of 14-year-old Aiden Fucci, who is accused of murdering 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, has been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence, according to an arrest warrant.

A 14-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 13-year-old classmate.

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Chilling new details have emerged about the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old cheerleader who was found dead in a wooded area in Northeast Florida on Mother’s Day.

Aiden Fucci will be tried in adult court and faces a possible life sentence in the stabbing death of Tristyn Bailey earlier this month. Bailey was last seen at a community center in her neighborhood on May 9. During a news conference announcing the charge on Thursday, State Attorney R.J. Larizza said that charging Fucci as an adult was the only choice his office could make.

Aiden Fucci, 14, appeared before a judge Friday morning in a virtual first appearance on upgraded charges in the “horrific” murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.

Aiden Fucci, 14, will face a first-degree murder charge as an adult in the killing of Tristyn Bailey, a 13-year-old Florida girl.

Prosecutors said they have charged 14-year-old Aiden Fucci as an adult on first-degree murder charges in the homicide of his 13-year-old schoolmate, Tristyn Bailey.

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A 14-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old cheerleader whose body was found in the northeast Florida woods earlier this month. The State Attorney's Office in St. Johns County filed a notice Thursday to transfer Aiden Fucci's case from juvenile to adult court after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge, according to court records. Investigators said that Fucci had also told several friends that he planned to kill someone, though it wasn't clear whether Bailey was his intended target from the beginning, Larizza said.

The body of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found May 9 in a wooded area of St. Johns, a suburb of Jacksonville.

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The beautiful life and tragic death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey continues to have an impact on many people, especially in St. Johns County.

Aiden Fucci, the 14-year-old charged with second-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old schoolmate Tristyn Bailey, will now be represented by the Public Defender’s Office.

Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.

The attorney for Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tristyn Bailey, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel.

As the investigation into 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey’s murder continues, social media trolls continue to taunt her family and friends.

Prosecutors are still weighing whether to charge 14-year-old Aiden Fucci as an adult in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. Fucci is facing a second-degree murder charge.

News 6 partner WJXT-TV has received hundreds of messages on social media from people reporting posts from users claiming to have been part of the death of Tristyn Bailey.

While flashing a peace sign, the teen suspect in the death of Tristyn Bailey posted the photo along with the words, "Hey guys has inybody seen Tristyn lately."

‘This is a cold-blooded murder of a 13-year-old young girl who did not deserve to die,’ local sheriff says

Investigators said several people on social media are using the case to gain fame and followers.

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick describes the killing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey as “not an accident” and called her death a “cold-blooded murder.”

A 13-year-old girl was stabbed to death, according to a medical examiner, and her 14-year-old classmate has been charged in her murder.

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Aiden Fucci is in custody with the Department of Juvenile Justice.

St. Johns County detectives are reviewing social media posts as part of the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, including a widely-shared photograph showing a teenager in the back seat of a deputy’s cruiser.

Classmates, friends and family members gathered for a candlelight vigil in honor of a 13-year-old cheerleader whose body was found in the northeast Florida woods. Authorities said her community pointed to a 14-year-old neighbor in her death. Tristyn was last seen early Sunday morning at the community center in the Durbin Crossing community south of Jacksonville.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old Florida boy is facing a second-degree murder charge after a missing 13-year-old girl was found dead in St. Johns County, according to deputies. Fucci is accused of killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. Bailey’s body was found Sunday night in a wooded area, according to officials. READ: Lightning strike causes chunk of road to fly through windshield, injuring 2So far, her cause of death has not been released. UPDATE REGARDING THE TRISTYN BAILEY INVESTIGATION: Posted by St. Johns County Sheriff's Office on Monday, May 10, 2021

Community members told local media that Tristyn Bailey will be remembered as a cheerleader, a daughter, a sister, and a friend.

GoFundMe / St. John’s County SheriffAfter a daylong search, a 13-year-old cheerleader was found murdered in Florida—and police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who attended the same school.Tristyn Bailey’s family reported her missing at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and residents of St. Johns County came out in droves to look for her. The hunt ended tragically that evening when her body was spotted in a wooded area.The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office did not provide a cause of death; they said the seventh grader was clothed but did not confirm reports that she had on her cheerleading uniform.Sheriff Rob Hardwick said the teen arrested and charged with second-degree murder is the only suspect connected to Tristyn’s death. The Daily Beast is not naming him because he is a juvenile and authorities have not decided whether to charge him as an adult.“Our investigative team is out there interviewing all kinds of witnesses, whether directly or indirectly involved in this case,” Hardwick said at a press conference.“We have a suspect in custody. That is the only suspect that has to do with the death of Tristyn.”Hardwick said investigators are looking through a trove of social media posts that could be helpful to the case, but he did not comment on reports that a Snapchat under the boy’s name posted a photo of him in a patrol car with the caption: “Hey guys has anybody seen Tristyn lately?”Both Tristyn and the suspect attended Patriot Oaks Academy in St. Johns, though police said it was unclear how they knew each other or if they were in the same class.The sheriff acknowledged that news of Tristyn’s death had sparked an outpouring of emotion in the tight-knit county.“We know the community is angry,” Hardwick said.“We have a person charged with a serious crime, and we have a family that’s grieving the loss of a loved one. A child—a 13-year-old child.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

Florida police say they arrested a 14-year-old boy as a suspect in the death of Tristyn Bailey, a 13-year-old student and cheerleader.

St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick announces that the body found in the woods near Durbin Crossing is that of Tristyn Baily.

A Florida missing child alert has been issued for 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey of St. Johns, according to the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office.