Long awaited: Here's what Aiden Fucci and parents have to say in Tristyn Bailey slaying

For nearly two years, Tristyn Bailey's family and their Durbin Crossing community and law enforcement families have likely wanted to know how the 13-year-old's killer and his parents felt.

Ahead of his expected sentencing Friday, they have submitted letters to the court.

Wednesday the judge, court and community heard the anguish of the Baileys in their emotional victim impact statements. The only member of Fucci's family to testify in the two days of sentencing hearings was his grandmother, Deborah Spiwak.

Although the Fuccis' words were in the form of letters — Aiden's handwritten — here's what they had to say about what happened on Mother's Day 2021 in St. Johns County.

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Aiden Fucci's unedited letter in its entirety

Dear Judge Smith

My name is Aiden Fucci, I am 16 years old.

First off I want to say that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the pain I caused to the Baily family. I sorry to the friends, brothers, sisters, mom, dad and any other family relatives. I'm sorry that you didn't get to know her that long. You did not have any long relationships with Tristen and for that I'm sorry.

For the community I'm sorry I brought all this pain on everybody and I'm sorry and I know my apawlogy will not fix anything or bring her back but I hope it help in some way.

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And for my dad I'm sorry that he had a bad spot in his work because of me. I miss being out door's with my dad and brothers. I miss the fun we had like fourwheeling, paintballing, going on the long car trips. Dad your made things fun like the tarp to the fourwheeler so we could slide on the tarp behind. Dad your special because you made fun out of nothing. Love you.

To my mom I want to send my apawlogy's as well. I'm sorry that she had to move her house because people were sending threats to the house and my family. And that my little brother and sister had to chage school's because of me. Mom now I miss your lemon peper chicken. I miss your hug's. I miss you. The longer I'm in her the more I forget the more memories I lose. I'll never forget you love me.

Crystal Lane Smith's letters in their entirety, Aiden Fucci's mother

Honorable Judge Smith,

Upon recommendation from my attorney, it is with deepest regret that I am not present to speak on behalf of my son Aiden today, the day my child is to be sentenced for the murder of another child.

As a mother, the love you have for your child is difficult to articulate to others, unless they're a mother themself. To be helpless to protect your child is a mother's worst living nightmare. To cope with such a loss is unimaginable.

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I grieve for the devastating loss of Tristyn, I grieve for the subsequent arrest of my son, and I grieve for the irreparable agony inflicted on the Bailey family, as well as all other friends and families effected. Most of all, however, I grieve for Stacy Bailey as a mother.

Your Honor, nothing can measure the depth of despair caused by Aiden's crime and the inability to help your child when they need you most. From a mother pleading on behalf of the life of her adolescent son, please show my Aiden mercy, he is not beyond saving. Thank you.

The Bailey Family:

Although we have never met, I am writing you to express my deepest condolences for the tragic loss of your daughter. I have thought of Tristyn every day since her death. I know I will think of her every day for the rest of my life. I know my words cannot undo anything and I know you will experience the grief you are suffering for the rest of your lives.

As parents, when we hold our newborns for the first time, we begin to understand unconditional love and we begin to dream of our child's future. I understand that Aiden robbed you of that future. He also robbed himself of his future. As his mother, I cannot and have never stopped loving Aiden, but I understand that my love for him cannot change what has happened.

I understand your family is forever scarred, but I also wanted you to know that we grieve with you. My prayers go out to you and your family.

Excerpts from Jason Fucci's letter, Aiden Fucci's biological father

There are so many things we want to say, and it's not that we don't have enough words, but we are struggling to find the right ones. There are no words to right this wrong. Those words don't exist in this situation. All we can do is express the absolute sorrow we feel within ourselves as parents and for everyone impacted by what occurred. No words can ever convey the utter heartbreak and pain we all have been enduring, each of us processing in our own ways. It is a different kind of pain to grieve the living while mourning the child of another. Pieces of ourselves remain broken as we struggle to move forward, trying to understand the circumstances of what happened.

Aiden truly is a kind and caring boy who has the love and support of an entire community of family — his parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, teachers, coaches, and even his Boy Scout troop. He is our baby of the family — only 14 at the time, not even old enough to drive. This tragedy blindsided all of us.

We have so many positive and happy memories with Aiden, his 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, upholding and creating traditions that we carried on as a family. After school and doctors' appointments, we would stop by Sweet Frog or Jeremiah's Italian Ice and if you rode "shotgun," you got to pick the playlist on the drive home. Aiden liked sitting up front and his taste in music was so diverse and included anything from 90's hip hop to John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" — a song that was sure to get the whole truck howling out of tune. If it was our weekend, every first Saturday of the month, we would all go to Cars and Coffee. Aiden enjoys building cars with us just as much as he loves baking with his cousins. We remember waking up Christmas morning and deciding in that moment to drive north because Aiden had never seen snow. We ended up on Blue Ridge Mountain, where Aiden made his first snow angel and had his first snowball fight.

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Like most teenagers, he also loves video games and his phone. He especially likes mobile games where we could all download the game and play together, but he also respected that dinner with family was sacred and would often remind his siblings, "No phones at the table!". We had some of our best conversations over homemade chicken n' dumplings, which is his favorite. Aiden has always been such a thoughtful boy. He has what most would consider traditional manners. He is the first to hold the door open for a stranger, he still says "please" and "thank you," addresses people as "ma'am" or "sir" ...

On our last family adventure, May 1st, 2021, we took the kids tubing, had lunch at Whitey's Fish Camp, and then picked up some bait at their tackle shop. Aiden even learned how to drive the boat that day. He loves anything with an engine and spent a lot of time riding ATVs, mudding, and racing go-carts. He loves paintballing and we remember he would ask to borrow the green flight suit because it was lucky and made him feel invincible, like Superman.

This is the Aiden we know. This is the boy we remember. The same boy who sat between us at the movie theater, slurping his white cherry Icee, asking if we thought this was going to be a good movie. The same boy that would say "I love you" at the most random time. A 14-year-old kid trying his best to navigate through his adolescent years — mostly fearless, sometimes apprehensive, but always our son.

We respectfully request the Court's compassion and mercy.

(Note: This letter also was signed by his wife, Yasmin Fucci)

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