Suspect in UNC student's murder left DNA on bloody bottle, prosecutors say

The first-degree murder trial of Miguel Salguero Olivares began on Wednesday, over 12 years after the death of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth. Prosecutors allege that Salguero Olivares, a stranger to the victim, raped and beat her to death in her off-campus apartment, citing DNA evidence found on a rum bottle, inside the victim's body, and on a note at the scene. The defense contends that the prosecution's case is incomplete, pointing to potential blood on a roommate's hands, lost evidence from the bathroom, and the challenge of connecting DNA presence directly to the commission of a crime.

The first-degree murder trial of Miguel Salguero Olivares began on Wednesday, over 12 years after the death of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth. Prosecutors allege that Salguero Olivares, a stranger to the victim, raped and beat her to death in her off-campus apartment, citing DNA evidence found on a rum bottle, inside the victim's body, and on a note at the scene. The defense contends that the prosecution's case is incomplete, pointing to potential blood on a roommate's hands, lost evidence from the bathroom, and the challenge of connecting DNA presence directly to the commission of a crime.