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Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student’s death
Jurors found forensic evidence linking him to the 2012 killing, and a judge imposed life without parole plus 45 to 65 years.
- On Friday, Miguel Salguero Olivares was convicted of first-degree murder and rape in the 2012 death of Faith Hedgepeth, a University of North Carolina sophomore, and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old beaten to death in her apartment 14 years ago; authorities arrested Salguero Olivares nine years later after a DNA sample matched evidence recovered from the crime scene.
- Forensic experts testified that DNA and fingerprints on a rum bottle linked Salguero Olivares to the crime, while defense attorney Jason Murphy argued investigators had "tunnel vision" in assuming guilt.
- Jurors deliberated for two days before convicting him of murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary, resulting in a life sentence plus 45-65 years on additional charges. Connie and Roland Hedgepeth told the judge they forgave the killer.
- Roland Hedgepeth stated it had been 5,158 days since losing his daughter, describing her as a beacon of hope, and said "Nevertheless, I say it without reservation, I forgive Miguel for what he did.
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Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student's death
A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, rape and other charges after prosecutors told jurors that forensic evidence was "screaming his name."
·Washington, United States
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Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC-Chapel Hill student’s death
A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, rape and other charges after prosecutors told jurors that forensic evidence was “screaming his name.”
·Atlanta, United States
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