UNC student Faith Hedgepeth's accused killer pleads not guilty, 14 years later

Posted Aug 4, 2026
Miguel Salguero-Olivares pleaded not guilty on Monday to the 2012 rape and killing of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth. His attorney presented the plea during a court hearing that will determine what evidence jurors can hear when the case goes to trial beginning Sept. 28. Salguero-Olivares was arrested nine years after Hedgepeth's killing. (Daily Tar Heel)

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