Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student’s death

A local news story from North Carolina, reported by WCNC Charlotte.

Local News · North Carolina · October 23, 2026

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Fourteen years after UNC sophomore Faith Hedgepeth was killed, a North Carolina jury found Miguel Salguero Olivares guilty in her murder.

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