In the early morning of May 9th, 2021, Tristyn Bailey was heading out around 1:15am to go hang out with a few friends. At her age, sneaking out was very prominent especially in a small town like St. Johns County in Jacksonville, Florida. It wasn’t unusual for kids to want to sneak out in the middle of the night to hang out with their friends and Tristyn was overall a well behaved girl who followed the rules so it wasn't assumed that she was going out to do anything bad. She was a 13 year old student attending 7th grade at Patriot Oaks Academy which was also located in a small suburb in Jacksonville. She was heavily involved in Cheerleading and was the head Cheerleader and cheer captain of her team. She had already won many awards and her coaches recognized her as a leader with a dedicated work ethic and lively personality. Her friends and family describe her as one of the most caring and sweetest people they ever knew and said she brought light to everyone around her. Her parents and siblings were sound asleep in their home the night of May 9th, and it being mothers day, they had no clue what they would be waking up to in the morning.