Top Stories of 2021: An Arrest Made in the Murder of Faith Hedgepeth

Posted Dec 28, 2021
Just more than nine years after the murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth, whose case has long been an unsolved mystery, came a break-through. On September 16, Chapel Hill became the site of a major announcement: a suspect accused of killing Hedgepeth was in custody. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares currently faces first-degree murder charges. (Chapelboro.com)

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