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State Attorney R.J. Larizza officially announced Thursday a grand jury in St. Johns County had indicted Fucci on first-degree murder charges. The state attorney’s office also filed a transfer order to move him to the adult court system. He will be moved out of a juvenile facility to one outside of Volusia County where he is currently.
Larizza laid out the evidence against Fucci Thursday revealing the 13-year-old girl was stabbed a total of 114 times with at least 49 to her hands, arms and head that were defensive in nature.
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“We can’t see what happened at this pond but we know there was a struggle,” Larizza said, also saying “To say that it was horrific would be an understatement.”
"The word accident is nowhere involved in this case," St. Johns Sheriff Rob Hardwick said about the case involving the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.
St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick described the killing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey as “not an accident” and called her death a “cold-blooded murder.”
Detective: Killing of Tristyn Bailey ‘probably one of the most tragic and difficult cases that we have faced’
Detective: Killing of Tristyn Bailey ‘probably one of the most tragic and difficult cases that we have faced’
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Director Howard Cole is a veteran homicide detective who’s overseeing the case
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St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Director Howard Cole (WJXT)
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – From the search to the discovery to the arrest, the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey is taking a toll on the community, including the investigators.