Who was UNC student Faith Hedgepeth?
FAITH Hedgepeth was an undergraduate student of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who was found dead on September 7, 2012.
On September 16, 2021, it was announced that 28-year-old Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested in connection with her death 9 years after her body was discovered.
Who was UNC student Faith Hedgepeth?
Faith Hedgepeth was a student who was found murdered in her apartment by a friend on the morning of September 7, 2012 in UNC campus dorms.
Hedgepeth was a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Native American tribe recognized by the state of North Carolina,
She earned a Gates Millennium Scholarship to attend UNC and had hopes of becoming a pediatrician or teacher.
She was reportedly the first in her family on track to graduate from college.
In high school, Hedgepeth was an honor student, a cheerleader and a member of many extracurricular clubs.
Who is Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares?
Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is a suspect in Hedgepeth’s case who is now facing charges of first degree murder, according to local reports.
He was arrested “without incident” on September 16.
Former Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue had said in 2014: “What we lack is that key piece of information that can help us connect the strong case with the killer.”
When Hedgepeth’s body was found, it was determined that she had been beaten over the head with a blunt instrument and raped before she died.
Her roommate Karena Rosario told police there was “blood everywhere.”
A handwritten note was found next to her body, written on a fast-food bag.
Hedgepeth and Rosario had been on a night out together before the teen was found dead.
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Rosario had left their off campus home in the early hours and when she returned later that morning is said to have found her friend dead.
Faith’s mother Connie said: “When I got news this morning I didn’t do anything but cry.
“And thank God and praise God because I put it in his hands and it was his timing.”
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