Aiden Fucci’s mom released from jail after serving sentence in plea deal
Aiden Fucci's mom, Crystal Smith, has been released from jail after serving a 30-day sentence in a plea deal. More
June 5, 2023
Aiden Fucci
Aiden Fucci, 16, was sentenced to life in prison for brutally stabbing his classmate, 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, to death on Mother’s Day in 2021.
Aiden Fucci’s mom, Crystal Smith, pleads no contest to tampering with evidence
UPDATED: Crystal Smith was sentenced to five years of probation and 30 days in jail after pleading no contest to tampering with evidence. More
May 12, 2023
FL v. Crystal Smith: Aiden Fucci’s Mom on Trial
Crystal Smith is charged with tampering with evidence in the case of her son, Aiden Fucci, who confessed to killing Tristyn Bailey. More
May 10, 2023
Aiden Fucci penned ‘apawlagy’ letter to court ahead of life sentence
Confessed teen killer Aiden Fucci wrote an 'apawlagy' letter to the court days before he was sentenced to life in prison. More
March 28, 2023
Florida teen gets life in prison for killing young classmate
Aiden Fucci's case and sentence of life in prison for the killing of Tristyn Bailey may be reviewed in 25 years, according to Florida law. More
March 24, 2023
Ahead of sentencing, new audio reveals Aiden Fucci misled investigators
Newly released audio reveals then-14-year-old Aiden Fucci lied to investigators hours before the body of Trisyten Bailey was found. More
March 17, 2023
Sentencing of Aiden Fucci: Teenage Cheerleader Murder Case
Aiden Fucci is facing 40 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. More
February 2, 2023
Mother of teen in cheerleader’s slaying faces tampering charge
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — 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. She was later released on $25,000 […] More
June 7, 2021
Florida boy, 14, held without bond in 13-year-old’s death
ST. JOHNS, Fla. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a 14-year-old Florida boy held without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 13-year-old classmate. 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 […] More
May 28, 2021
14-year-old boy held on murder in 13-year-old girl’s death
The juvenile made his first appearance in court, via a Zoom call which his parents were also on. More
May 11, 2021