JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Attorneys for the teen who confessed to murdering his middle school classmate by stabbing her to death could call 22 witnesses on his behalf.
First Coast News obtained a copy of the witness list submitted by Fucci's defense team. It says these people "may be called as witnesses for the defense in the pending sentencing hearing."
The list includes eight minors, four employees of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office and employees of both Fruit Cove Middle School and Patriot Oaks Academy, which both Fucci and his victims attended.
Fucci pleaded guilty to first degree murder Feb. 6, the same day jury selection in his high-profile murder trial was set to begin. The St. Johns County now admits he fatally stabbed his 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey in May 2021.
The judge ordered a presentencing investigation and a predisposition report. On Feb 23, he will set a date for a sentencing hearing. Both sides agreed two days would be needed.
Tristyn was reported missing on May 9, 2021. Her family noticed she was missing when her siblings came to wake her up for Mother's Day breakfast and discovered she wasn't there.