Man convicted of 2012 killing of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth
The gist
A jury convicted Miguel Salguero Olivares of murdering UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth in 2012, sentencing him to life without parole.
The verdict closes a 14-year-old high-profile case of a missing and murdered Indigenous person.
How it unfolded
- Sep 7, 2012Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore, was found dead in her off-campus apartment; cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
- 2012Investigators found evidence of sexual assault and a note on a takeout bag; DNA at the scene belonged to an unidentified male.
- Sep 16, 2021Chapel Hill police arrested Salguero Olivares after his DNA matched a profile from the scene; he was charged with murder and held without bond.