Attorney for Aiden Fucciโs mother is requesting to eliminate state DNA analyst from testifying
Trial for Crystal Smith is expected to begin in two weeks. Smith, the mother of Aiden Fucci, is charged with tampering with evidence after investigators say she washed her sonโs jeans that later tested positive for blood.
โThis crime had no motiveโ: Aiden Fucci sentenced to life in murder of Tristyn Bailey
After two days of sometimes graphic and often emotional testimony, Judge R. Lee Smith on Friday sentenced 16-year-old Aiden Fucci to life in prison for killing his 13-year-old schoolmate in the early morning hours of Motherโs Day in 2021.
โHe is beyond savingโ: Tristyn Baileyโs family asks for maximum sentence for killer in emotional hearing
The second day of the Aiden Fucci's sentencing hearing Wednesday began with victim impact statements, including from Tristyn Baileyโs best friend and six members of her family: three of her four siblings, her parents and one of her grandmothers.
Aiden Fucciโs mental health likely to be a focus during sentencing hearing, attorney says
In a St. Johns County courtroom on Monday, when Aiden Fucci pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 13-year-old schoolmate Tristyn Bailey, the 16-year-old disclosed the medications he is currently taking.
State Attorneyโs Office releases photos taken during Aiden Fucciโs questioning
News4JAX on Friday obtained photos from the Seventh District State Attorneyโs Office that were taken by investigators when Aiden Fucci, whoโs charged with murder in the death of Tristyn Bailey, was taken in for questioning by the St. Johns County Sheriffโs Office.
Judge denies defenseโs motion to delay Aiden Fucciโs murder trial
The lawyer representing Aiden Fucci, the teen accused of killing Tristyn Bailey, filed a motion Wednesday morning asking for a continuance of his murder trial and saying she is appealing the judgeโs order for a six-member jury to the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Documents: Aiden Fucci got into jail fight, has threatened to kill inmates, officers, their families
Jail reports obtained Thursday by News4JAX from the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office show Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged in the murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, has been involved in multiple disturbances while incarcerated at the Duval County jail.
State files motion for 6-member jury in trial of Aiden Fucci, teen accused of killing Tristyn Bailey
The State Attorneyโs Office for the Seventh Judicial Circuit has filed a motion to impanel a six-member jury for the trial of Aiden Fucci, the teen accused of killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, according to St. Johns County court records.
New confidential defense motion filed in case of Aiden Fucci, teen charged in Tristyn Baileyโs death
The attorney representing Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged with murder in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, has filed another motion in his pending case, and is asking that the aim of the motion remain confidential.
I-TEAM: Lawyers for Aiden Fucci filed documents asking him to be transported to an unknown location
Recently filed legal documents are giving the News4JAX I-TEAM new insight into the arguments lawyers for Aiden Fucci may make in his upcoming trial. The now 16-year-old is charged in the fatal stabbing of his schoolmate 13-year-old Trystan Bailey on Mothersโ Day 2021.
Judge: Aiden Fucci will stay in Duval County jail, murder trial will stay in St. Johns County -- for now
Aiden Fucciโs defense team suffered two blows Tuesday when a St. Johns County judge denied a motion to move the teen out of the Duval County jail and also opted not to change the venue for the murder trial -- at least not yet.
Attorney for Aiden Fucci, teen accused of killing Tristyn Bailey, files exhibits in support of venue change request
The lawyer for Aiden Fucci, the teen accused of killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, on Wednesday filed exhibits in support of a motion seeking a change of venue, as well as a new motion.
Blade tip recovered from Tristyn Baileyโs body came from knife found in St. Johns retention pond: FDLE
A blade tip found in 13-year-old Tristyn Baileyโs body originated from a knife that was discovered in a St. Johns County retention pond, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report released Tuesday.
Aiden Fucci draws line on cooperation with investigators in Tristyn Bailey case, court records show
The St. Johns County teenager accused of killing his 13-year-old schoolmate, Tristyn Bailey, has opted to flex his constitutional rights and refuse to say or do several things without his attorney present.
Aiden Fucciโs lawyer wants media excluded from pretrial proceedings, promises change of venue motion
The defense lawyer for Aiden Fucci, the now-15-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, is asking the judge to bar the media and the public from all future pretrial proceedings, saying the teenโs right to a fair trial is at stake.
Killing of Tristyn Bailey was โ100% premeditated,โ Aiden Fucciโs friend told detectives
News4JAX on Thursday obtained discovery material, including emails and social media posts, in the case against Aiden Fucci, the now-15-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.
Accused killer Aiden Fucci appears in court in murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey
More than a year after 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found brutally murdered in St. Johns County, the teen accused in the stabbing death of his schoolmate appeared in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in the case.
Nearly 1 year after Tristyn Bailey found brutally murdered, teen accused in stabbing appears in court
The now 15-year-old Aiden Fucci, who is charged with first-degree murder in Tristyn Baileyโs death, appeared in court again Thursday, ahead of his scheduled November murder trial. He has pleaded not guilty.
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When told of Tristyn Baileyโs death, accused killer asks: โHow is that my problem?โ
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 โdrawings of a violent nature.โ
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Arraignment set for Aiden Fucciโs mother on tampering with evidence charge
The State Attorneyโs Office on Friday filed its formal charge of tampering with evidence against Crystal Lane Smith, the mother of Aiden Fucci, the teenager accused in the stabbing death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey in St. Johns County.
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Teen accused of killing Tristyn Bailey will now be represented by public defender
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 Defenderโs Office after a judge granted his attorneyโs motion to withdraw as counsel on Thursday.
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Snapchat photo among social media posts being looked at in Tristyn Bailey investigation
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 deputyโs cruiser.