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Faith Hedgepeth murder trial begins, roommate takes stand, expected to take it again Thursday

Headline from WNCT Greenville

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — After over a week of jury selection, the murder trial of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth is beginning. Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore when she was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Chapel Hill on Sept. 7, 2012.

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  1. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Jury seated in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A jury was seated Monday in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial. Opening statements will begin once alternates are chosen. Hedgepeth was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was found dead in her apartment on September 7, 2012 at 19 years old.

  2. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Jury seated in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial: Officials (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A jury was seated Monday in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial. Opening statements will begin once alternates are chosen. Hedgepeth was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was found dead in her apartment on September 7, 2012 at 19 years old.

  3. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Jury selection stretches into seventh day in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — We are one step closer to opening statements in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial, as two more alternate jury members were confirmed on Tuesday. Now, attorneys need just one more. Hedgepeth, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill sophomore, was murdered in 2012.

  4. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Live updates: Faith Hedgepeth murder trial begins (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — After over a week of jury selection, the murder trial of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth is begining. Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore when she was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Chapel Hill in 2012.

  5. FOX 46 Charlotte

    Alternate jurors chosen in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial; Opening statements to begin soon (opens FOX 46 Charlotte)

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    Update 10 a.m.: All alternate jurors Wednesday morning have been chosen in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial. Opening statements to begin at approximately 10:30 a.m.. Watch CBS 17 Plus for live coverage. DURHAM, N.C.

  6. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Trial begins for a man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth 14 years ago (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    The trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago began Wednesday with the prosecution alleging she was killed in a fit of rage by a stranger who left his DNA all over the crime scene. The defense said the evidence doesn’t add up.

  7. FOX8 WGHP

    Faith Hedgepeth murder trial begins, roommate takes stand (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — After over a week of jury selection, the murder trial of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth is beginning. Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore when she was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Chapel Hill on Sept. 7, 2012.

  8. WNCT Greenville

    Faith Hedgepeth murder trial begins, roommate takes stand, expected to take it again Thursday (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    WNCT Greenville's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — After over a week of jury selection, the murder trial of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth is beginning. Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore when she was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Chapel Hill on Sept. 7, 2012.

  9. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Live updates: Faith Hedgepeth murder trial Day 2 (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The second day of the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial will begin where the first day left off — with her roommate Karena Rosario on the witness stand. The prosecution finished their questioning of Rosario late Wednesday afternoon.

  10. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Live updates: Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continues with third day of testimony (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Friday will be the third day of testimony in the murder trial of Faith Hedgepeth. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student was found dead in her apartment on Sept. 7, 2012. A man named Miguel Salguero Olivares was arrested in 2021 and charged in her death.

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