{
  "id": 12848131,
  "title": "Suspect in UNC student's murder left DNA on bloody bottle, prosecutors say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/suspect-in-unc-students-murder-left-dna-on-bloody-bottle-prosecutors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:32:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/faith-hedgepeth-murder-unc-suspect-dna-bottle-prosecutors-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The murder trial for Miguel Salguero Olivares, accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth in 2012, opened on Wednesday. Prosecutors claim the 19-year-old died in a violent rage, leaving behind DNA on a blood-soaked bottle and a threatening note. Hedgepeth, a freshman at the University of North Carolina, was found dead in her off-campus apartment. Her roommate discovered her body off the bed, shirt pulled up, with no clothes below the waist. Prosecutors described Hedgepeth as a caring friend and described the crime as a devastating, horrifying nightmare. Defense attorney James Rainsford questioned the prosecution's evidence, pointing out missing details and forensic issues. Salguero Olivares was arrested in 2021 after a DNA match was found linking him to the crime scene.",
  "summary": "Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was found beaten to death in 2012.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}