Murder of Faith Hedgepeth

Necronomipod

Cool Down Media

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Grab a beer and join us as we tell the story of Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC student from the Haliwa-Saponi tribe whose promising life was cut short when she was found beaten to death in her off-campus apartment in 2012. We’ll go through her life, the final night before the 911 call, the strange evidence in that apartment, and the controversial voicemail and DNA profile that kept her case in the spotlight even as years went by without an arrest. Then we’ll get into the long-awaited DNA hit that finally led to a suspect nearly a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 2012, UNC student Faith Hedgepeth was found beaten to death in her Chapel Hill apartment.
0:12.0	The crime scene showed signs of rage and a disturbing message scrawled on a fast food bag.
0:18.0	DNA pointed to a single unknown man, but years to pass without an arrest.
0:23.8	In 2021, investigators finally matched the sample to Miguel Salguero Olivierres, a man with no clear link to faith.
0:33.1	He now faces charges of rape and murder, but more than a decade later, the full story of that night still isn't clear.
0:40.5	I'm Mike.
0:41.9	I'm Ian.
0:43.6	And I'm Dave.
0:44.9	If you thought your DUI was just going to be a standard misdemeanor, stick around.
0:50.1	DNA is forever.
0:52.2	This is Necronomopod.
1:30.5	Ah! DNA is forever. This is Necronomapod. Dave, you had a bit of an experience back a few days ago on Friday?
1:31.6	How are you holding up?
1:34.1	I had to have a tooth pulled.
1:37.1	It seems to be fine now.
1:43.2	Maybe just one day of pain, but I'm getting over it now. So thank you for your concern.
1:44.7	Not fun, though.
1:45.6	Not a fun thing.
1:47.2	No, that's not a good experience.
1:49.1	Just doing some Tramidol haze for a few days, just chilling out on the couch.
1:54.5	Yeah.
1:55.3	Yeah.
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