New evidence in Logan Mott murder case

There is new evidence in the Logan Mott case was released by the state attorney’s office Friday.

The teenager is accused of killing and burying his grandmother, 53-year-old Kristina French, in the backyard of his father’s Neptune Beach home in November 2017.

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The state attorney's office released hundreds of pictures that were taken at the crime scene.

Those pictures included images of French’s bloody shirt and the shallow grave in which police said she was buried.

The new discovery also contained bank statements, the autopsy report and police reports that detail the investigation and evidence recovered.

The medical examiner’s office ruled French’s death a homicide. The report said she suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

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The medical examiner also said French had several stab wounds on her body.

Police first responded to the home on Seagate Avenue on Nov. 22 in reference to a missing person investigation.

Mott and French were reported missing after his father, Eric, returned from vacation and found his home is disarray.

During the investigation, police found that Mott hadn't shown up to Sandalwood High School that Monday or Tuesday.

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Action News Jax learned French also didn't show up for work those days.

According to the medical examiner's report, the last time French was known to be alive was on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. when she spoke with her doctor’s office on the phone to confirm an appointment.

Co-workers told police they had spoken with French earlier that day and she had sounded groggy.

On Nov 24, police said they found French buried in a shallow grave in the backyard.

The police report said her body had been wrapped in thick clear plastic and secured with duct tape and masking tape.

Police said the teen used French’s debit card at a convenience store in Hanover, Pennsylvania on Nov. 23.

Police also said Mott was spotted on video surveillance in Friench's missing Dodge Dart.

One day later, Mott was stopped on the Peace Bridge in New York by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers as he was trying to cross into Canada.

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The Border Patrol officer said he noticed a Pennsylvania tag attached to the car driven by Mott, but did not observe an inspection sticker attached to the front windshield, as required.

The officer said Mott first told him he had left his wallet in a hotel room, but eventually provided his name and birth date, which showed he had an active auto theft warrant.

The report said three firearms were located in the cab of the vehicle and all were loaded with live ammunition.

Once French’s autopsy results came back, an arrest warrant for murder was obtained Nov. 28.

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The teen was extradited to Jacksonville on Dec. 5.

He was subsequently charged with murder and grand theft auto.

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The documents also included details of conversations that police said Mott had with friends.

One of the friends told police that, during a phone conversation on Nov. 20, Mott told her he “did something bad” and that he “shot someone.”

According to the report, Mott said he shot a woman "execution style" and there was "blood everywhere.”

Another friend told police that she spoke with Mott via Instagram days before he was reported missing. She said he told her he intended to leave for Canada on Sunday.

According to the report, she contacted him after he was reported missing and asked him about his grandmother, to which he responded, “About my grandmother -- just pretend she was never born. okay? Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to.”

Mott is due in court Aug. 16 at 9 a.m. for a pretrial hearing.

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