Chapel Hill Police: Man Charged for Intentionally Starting Fire in Franklin Street Building
Chapel Hill Police have arrested and charged a man responsible for intentionally starting a fire late Sunday in an Franklin Street building.
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Crime
‘Represent Her With Dignity’: Faith Hedgepeth’s Family, Investigators Find Closure in Conviction After 14 Years
The Hedgepeth family, prosecutors and investigators addressed media after Friday’s conviction and sentencing, ending a 14-year Chapel Hill murder case.
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Jury Finds Miguel Salguero-Olivares Guilty of Murdering UNC Student Faith Hedgepeth
The jury also found Salguero-Olivares guilty of first degree rape, first degree sexual offense, and first degree burglary.
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State And Defense Present Closing Arguments, Jury Enters Deliberations in Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial
Here are some highlights from both the prosecution and the defense’s final words to the jury in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial.
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With Defense Bringing No Additional Evidence in Hedgepeth Murder Trial, Here Are Highlights from the Testimony
The trial over Faith Hedgepeth’s 2012 murder will pick up on Wednesday with the defense’s evidence. Here are the highlights so far.
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Forensic Scientist Testifies Salguero-Olivares’ DNA Found on Murder Weapon, Faith Hedgepeth’s Body
Both the prosecution and the defense spent the day on testimony from forensic scientist and DNA expert Erin Ermish.
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Pittsboro Preschool Employee Facing More Than a Dozen Child Abuse Charges
An employee of the Amazing Explorers Academy preschool at Pittsboro is facing several charges of...
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Prosecution’s Experts Testify on Palm Print Identification, Evidence Handling in Faith Hedgepeth’s Murder
Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of Miguel Salguero-Olivares for the murder of Faith Hedgepeth. Here are the latest highlights.
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Police Investigating Car Crash Into Chapel Hill House; No Injuries Reported
Chapel Hill Police seeking a driver as part of an investigation into a car crash into a house in the Northside neighborhood overnight.
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Former Chapel Hill High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes with Student
David Orion Bennett, who taught at Chapel Hill High School for a decade, formally pleaded guilty on September 28 to a variety of sex crimes.
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