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The mother of the 14-year-old Florida boy accused of killing a 13-year-old cheerleader by stabbing her 114 times has been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence in the case against her son.
The mother of the teen charged with killing Tristyn Bailey was arrested Saturday on a charge accusing her of trying to scrub blood off his blue jeans.
Aiden Fucci, 14, has been accused of killing 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey by stabbing her more than 100 times
Crystal Smith, 35, the mother of Aiden Fucci, the 14-year-old accused of stabbing his 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey to death, has been arrested for evidence tampering.
The state attorney said it “would be an understatement to describe Tristyn’s murder as horrific.” He said Tristyn was stabbed a staggering 114 times, with 49 of those wounds sustained to her hands and arms. Larizza described those wounds as “defensive”, and said that Tristyn suffered them as she “fought for her life.” Larizza also confirmed that investigators recovered what they believe to be the murder weapon: a folding buck knife, which was recovered in a pond near to Tristyn’s body. Fucci could appear in court again as early as Friday. Read our Aiden Fucci live blog below ...