Crime · Chapel Hill, NC
Jury Convicts Man in 2012 Murder of UNC Student Faith Hedgepeth
On Friday, Oct. 23, a jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of murdering and raping UNC student Faith Hedgepeth, who was killed at age 19 in 2012. The state presented DNA evidence linking him to the crime scene, including skin cells on a Bacardi bottle used to crush her skull. He will spend the rest of his life in prison. This reflective column by Chapelboro reporter Henry Taylor recounts covering the trial, which began testimony Oct. 7.