FAMILY and friends who loved Tristyn Bailey held a memorial service for her at Celebration Church in Jacksonville Tuesday evening.
Friends, family, classmates, and cheerleading teammates all showed up for the event, according to the St. Augustine Record.
AIDEN Fucci has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of the 13-year-old.
The 14-year-old is the only suspect in the murder of his classmate.
St Johns County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that Tristyn's cause of death was "sharp force trauma by stabbing".
Fucci was arrested last Sunday (May 9) and is being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Aiden and Tristyn both attended Patriot Oaks Academy in St. Johns, Florida.
A photograph that was circulating on social media following Tristyn's death appeared to have been posted on Aiden's Snapchat account showing him in the back of a cop car, holding up a peace sign with the caption "hey guys has inybody [sic] seen Tristyn lately".
St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick confirmed Monday morning that Tristyn's body has been found.
Hardwick said that her body was discovered fully clothed.
Tristyn was last seen on Sunday, May 9 at roughly 1.15am near the North Amenity Center, according to reports.
She was reported missing by her family at 10am that morning beginning a 16-hour search for the teenager.
Read our Aiden Fucci live blog below for the very latest news and updates…
- Julia Fields
MURDER WEAPON WAS A 'BUCK KNIFE'
A buck knife was recovered during the autopsy with the tip not intact.
This is believed to be the murder weapon.
The State Attorney described it as a "buck-knife," a very common pocket knife.
- Katie Balevic
BAILEY WAS 'FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE'
Larizza said Tristyn Bailey had 49 stab wounds on her hands and arms, indicating that they were defensive wounds.
"There were defensive wounds on this poor young lady, and she was fighting for her life," Larizza said.
- Julia Fields
AIDEN FUCCI TO BE REARRESTED
Fucci will be held separately from adults but in an adult detention center.
It has not been confirmed if he will remain in St. John's county or not.
Fucci will now be tried as an adult, facing a sentence of life in prison.
- Katie Balevic
FOLDING BUCK KNIFE USED IN STABBING
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza said Tristyn Bailey was stabbed with a folding buck knife.
"Some people use them for hunting," Larizza said. "They have multiple uses I would suspect."
Aiden Fucci is the only suspect in Bailey's murder.
- Julia Fields
TRISTYN BAILEY'S COUSIN SPEAKS OUT
Following the teen's death, Tristyn's cousin, Connie Stull, exclusively told The Sun that she hopes Aiden confesses.
Asked if she hopes he comes clean, she replied: "Yes I do. I have cried my eyes out.
"I looked him [Fucci] up on Facebook, but there are too many. I'm happy they made an arrest and hope they try him as an adult.
"Tristyn was a sweetheart, she loved cheerleading, I'm an emotional wreck, my husband and I didn't sleep well last night."
- Katie Balevic
FUCCI TOLD FRIENDS HE WAS 'GOING TO KILL SOMEONE'
Aiden Fucci had told friends that he was going to kill someone within the next 30 days, though he did not specify it would by Tristyn Bailey, Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza.
"There was never a specific individual identified," Larizza said.
"This could have been simply a case of the wrong place at the wrong time."
- Julia Fields
WERE TRISTYN HIS TARGET?
There were rumors that Fucci was trying to lore other girls into the woods the night Tristyn was murdered.
Fucci told friends he was going to kill someone within the month several times.
There was never a specific individual identified.
This could have been a case of the "wrong place at the wrong time."
- Katie Balevic
'NO EVIDENCE THAT BAILEY WAS RESTRAINED'
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza said there was no evidence that Tristyn Bailey was tied up or restrained.
He did not discuss whether the crime was sexual in nature or whether there were wounds that indicated sexual assault.
Bailey was stabbed 114 times.
- Julia Fields
FUCCI NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE
In a press conference, the State Attorney said that Fucci did not appear to be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol during the crime.
- Julia Fields
FUCCI WILL BE HELD SEPARATELY WHILE HELD IN JAIL
While being held in jail, Fucci will be held separately from the rest of the population.
This is typical procedure for minors, even when being tried as an adult.
- Julia Fields
SNAPCHAT IMAGE SHOWS FUCCI IS 'PROUD OF WHAT HE DID'
Before the court appearance on May 11, Sheriff Robert Hardwick told WOKV that the image shows he is "proud of what he did."
"I know it looks egregious with him making those statements in that car, but that is now evidence that we gather and use against him.
"So that just makes our case a better case to present to the State Attorney’s office and to present to a jury down the road saying this was his mindset."
It will be down to the state attorney to decide how Fucci will be charged.
- Julia Fields
FUCCI WAS HELD IN A DETENTION CENTER
Fucci appeared in court before Judge Richard Orfinger on the morning of May 11, wearing a dark-colored sweater, at a detention center in Volusia County.
"I do find that there is probable cause to believe the offense occurred and at this time I am going to order that Mr Fucci be detained by the department of juvenile justice in secure detention for 21 days or until further order of the court," the judge determined.
The teenager appeared to hold back tears as his detention terms were read out, before rolling his eyes when his parents were told they will have to pay $5 per day while he remains in the center.
- Fionnuala O'Leary
'WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT CONFESSIONS'
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza says they're "still working" on details of Tristyn Bailey's murder.
He described how the teen "fought for her life" during horrific stabbing detah.
"This is our duty," he said. "We looked at the facts, we looked at the law."
- Fionnuala O'Leary
ATTORNEY SAYS JUSTICE IS 'DIFFICULT'
"Be careful about what you say and do," Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza, before addressing the CCTV footage cops found.
"There was no signs of any struggle based on those videos… We know the results… There were defensive wounds on this young lady," he said.
- Fionnuala O'Leary
HORRIFIC DEATH
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza revealed that Tristyn Bailey was stabbed 114 times as he revealed details of the cheerleader's horrific death.
He told reporters she had 49 "defensive wounds" on her hands and arms.
- Julia Fields
MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED TRISTYN'S DEATH A HOMICIDE
A medical examiner ruled Tristyn’s death a homicide caused by “sharp force trauma by stabbing.”
Sheriff Hardwick told WJXT: "This is a cold-blooded murder of a 13-year-old young girl who did not deserve to die.
"That being said, I don’t wanna mention the number of times but it is horrific. It is horrible.
“And the word accident is nowhere involved in this case."
- Fionnuala O'Leary
TEEN CHARGED
Aiden Fucci, 14, WILL be charged as an adult, attorney says.
- Julia Fields
WHAT DID POLICE FIND IN FUCCI'S HOME?
An arrest report, obtained by First Coast News, alleged that security footage showed two teenagers walking at 1.45am. However, less than two hours later, at 3.27am, only one person was seen walking – holding a pair of shoes.
The report said that Fucci's mother mentioned something about him carrying his shoes, however, he told her it was because his feet hurt.
While executing a search warrant at Fucci's home, the report said that officers found items that tested positive for the presence of blood.
- Julia Fields
WHAT DOES SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOW?
An arrest report, obtained by First Coast News, alleged that security footage showed two teenagers walking at 1.45am. However, less than two hours later, at 3.27am, only one person was seen walking – holding a pair of shoes.
The report said that Fucci's mother mentioned something about him carrying his shoes, however, he told her it was because his feet hurt.
- Julia Fields
FUCCI'S 'SPONTANEOUS STATEMENTS' TO BE USED IN COURT
Aiden Fucci, 14, was arrested hours later and was charged on Monday with second-degree murder.
He was a fellow student at Tristyn's school, but few details have yet been released about whether they knew each other.
During an interview with Fox News on Thursday morning, Sheriff Rob Hardwick dubbed the incident a "horrific murder."
Discussing the police's interactions with Fucci, Hardwick insisted that "the suspect in the very beginning was very cooperative" when the situation was being dealt with as a missing person case.
However, "he said some spontaneous other statements that will be used against him," Hardwick claimed.
- Julia Fields
A CHANGE.ORG PETITION URGES FUCCI BE TRIED AS AN ADULT
Fucci was charged with second-degree murder on May 10, one day after Tristyn's body was found.
However, the teenager will now be tried as an adult and faces first-degree murder charges, instead of second-degree, according to motions filed in court on Thursday.
Fucci will now be represented by a public defender instead of his original attorney, who withdrew from the case with a judge's permission on May 21.
A petition on Change.org has gathered more than 200,000 signatures, urging the State Attorney’s Office to charge Fucci as an adult.
- Julia Fields
WHO WILL REPRESENT AIDEN FUCCI IN HIS TRIAL?
Fucci was charged with second-degree murder on May 10, one day after Tristyn's body was found.
However, the teenager will now be tried as an adult and faces first-degree murder charges, instead of second-degree, according to motions filed in court on Thursday.
Fucci will now be represented by a public defender instead of his original attorney, who withdrew from the case with a judge's permission on May 21.
- Julia Fields
WHAT DID POLICE SAY IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT TRISTYN'S DEATH?
Tristyn was last seen Sunday, May 9 at roughly 1.15am near the North Amenity Center, according to reports.
She was reported missing by her family at 10am on Sunday morning beginning a 16 hour search for the teenager.
Her body was found later that day by a neighbor in the woods near her Durbin Crossing home.
“This is a cold-blooded murder by an individual who, I’m not even gonna give his name. He doesn’t even deserve for his name to be mentioned,” Sheriff Rob Hardwick said during a press conference earlier this month.
- Julia Fields
WHEN WAS TRISTYN BAILEY LAST SEEN?
Tristyn was last seen Sunday, May 9 at roughly 1.15am near the North Amenity Center, according to reports.
She was reported missing by her family at 10am on Sunday morning beginning a 16 hour search for the teenager.
Her body was found later that day by a neighbor in the woods near her Durbin Crossing home.
- Julia Fields
AIDEN FUCCI POSTED A SNAPCHAT AFTER TRISTYN'S DEATH
Aiden and Tristyn both attended Patriot Oaks Academy in St. Johns, Florida.
A photograph that was circulating on social media following Tristyn's death appeared to have been posted on Aiden's Snapchat account showing him in the back of a cop car, holding up a peace sign with the caption "hey guys has inybody [sic] seen Tristyn lately".
Police confirmed the image was being reviewed as potential evidence in the case.
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