Next week, the trial finally gets underway in Durham for the man who’s accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth back in 2012. Miguel Salguero-Olivares was arrested in 2021 and the legal process has been ongoing ever since; jury selection for the trial is set to begin Monday, September 28.

To preview the trial, Aaron welcomes Orange and Chatham County District Attorney Jeff Nieman.

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