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The upcoming episode of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights is all set to cover the brutal murder of Tristyn Bailey, a case that shook the entire community of Johns County, Florida, with its sheer brutality. The murder dates back to 2021 but remains fresh in the minds of Johns County residents.
The case is set to be the subject of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights season 4 episode 4. The episode will air at 9.00 PM EST on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The synopsis for the episode reads:
"Middle school cheer captain Tristyn Bailey is the future of Friday night lights at Creekside High. Police investigating her disappearance have to navigate teenage rumours and gossip in their small Florida town to identify a monster in their midst."
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Tristyn Bailey was stabbed to death 114 times. Her body was discovered the same day after she disappeared. It was quite easy for the police to locate the perpetrator and it turned out, shockingly, that the murderer was just 14 years old.
Ahead of the episode, let us go over the details surrounding Tristyn Bailey's murder.
Who is Tristyn Bailey and what happened to her?
Born to Forrest and Stacy Bailey, Tristyn was one of the five children of her household. She was born on January 18, 2008, in Singapore and spent a few years there before moving to St. Johns County, Florida, with her family.
Described as an outgoing and popular girl in her middle school, at the time of the incident, Tristyn was only 13 years old and was studying in seventh grade at Patriot Oaks Academy. She was not only popular among her peers but was also a cheerleader in her school.
On May 9, 2021, the Bailey family was preparing to celebrate Mother's Day. One of Tristyn's siblings allegedly went to wake her up but found her missing. After a search around the area for the 13-year-old, her family immediately alerted the authorities.
As authorities started interviewing people, a friend of Tristyn's claimed that she and Aiden Fucci had visited his house the previous night. Surveillance footage seemingly captured Fucci and Bailey walking east on Saddlestone Drive late that night. It also caught Fucci running back alone with his shoes in his hand.
Though Fucci was questioned almost immediately, he denied knowing where Tristyn went after they left. He later tried to change his story and claimed that he had pushed Tristyn after she tried to touch him inappropriately.
At around 6.00 PM the same day, Tirstyn's brutally stabbed and slashed body was discovered by a resident walking through a wooden area at the end of Saddlestone Drive, south of Jacksonville. She had allegedly suffered from 114 stab wounds, of which 49 were defensive. A Buck knife was also found in a pond near where her body was found.
Who killed Tristyn Bailey?
The next day, the police went to Aiden Fucci's house to look for evidence. It turned out that Fucci had a sheath that matched the knife used to kill Tristyn as well as clothes with blood on them. Everything combined, it turned out that Aiden had indeed murdered his fellow Patriot Oaks Academy student.
He was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison.
The upcoming episode of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights will cover this case in more detail.
