Topic
5 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2012
Faith Hedgepeth, a University of North Carolina sophomore, went to a nightclub with her roommate Karina Rosario on the night of September 6, 2012, before she was found beaten to death.
“On the night of September the sixth, 2012, Faith, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina, went to a nightclub with her roommate, Karina Rosario.”
2012
Prosecutors said Miguel Salguero Olivares's DNA matched DNA found on a rum bottle, the suspected weapon, which was tangled in Faith Hedgepeth's comforter.
“prosecutors said his DNA matched the DNA found on the suspected murder weapon, which was a rum bottle found tangled up in Faith's comforter on the bed.”
2012
A friend who picked up roommate Karina Rosario that night testified he saw something that looked like blood on her finger, which the defense used to question her account.
“But that friend testified that he saw something that looked like blood on Karina's finger when he picked her up.”
2021
Investigators arrested Miguel Salguero Olivares in 2021 for the Faith Hedgepeth murder; he had no criminal record and no known connection to her.
“Then, in 2021, investigators arrested Miguel Salguero Olivares, a man with no criminal record and no known connection to Faith.”
Undated
On cross-examination the prosecution's DNA expert admitted she could not say when Salguero Olivares's DNA was left on Faith Hedgepeth.
“but they got her to admit that she couldn't say when that DNA was left on Faith. It could have been there for days, as a matter of fact.”
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