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What is the Snapchat photo of Aiden Fucci?
AIDEN Fucci, the 16-year-old convicted of murder was sentenced on Friday, March 24, 2023.
The teenager was convicted in connection to the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.
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What is the Snapchat photo of Aiden Fucci?
A photo of Aiden Fucci resurfaced on social media of him behind a cop car holding up a peace sign with the caption: “hey guys has inybody [sic] seen Tristyn lately."
During a police press conference on Monday, May 10, 2021, Sheriff Robert Hardwick said officials were aware of the photo.
Hardwick said: “I will say our real-time intelligence center really has captured all these videos as much as we can. We monitor it.
“Unfortunately, with some of these things that are actually maybe you think is detrimental to the case actually help us to in the case and actually don’t actually hurt the case because we’re collecting this media.”
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The Sun can confirm it is now being probed by police as part of their investigation.
Before a court appearance on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Hardwick told WOKV that the image shows he is "proud of what he did."
Hardwick said: "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."
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Fucci was a fellow student at the school that Tristyn went to.
What happened to Tristyn Bailey?
Tristyn was last seen in St Johns, Florida on Sunday morning, May 9, 2021, after being reported missing by her family at 10am.
Her body was found by a neighbor in the woods near her Durbin Crossing home.
She was found fatally stabbed.
The following week, Fucci was arrested in connection with her murder.
She was stabbed 114 times, with 49 of those wounds sustained to her hands and arms, according to Florida attorney RJ Larizza.
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What was Aiden Fucci's sentence?
Fucci, who was initially charged as a juvenile with second-degree murder, was eventually charged with first-degree murder.
Fucci, 16, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in February 2023.
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On Friday, March 24, 2023, Fucci was sentenced to life in prison.
He was not eligible for the death penalty because of his age.
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