Miguel Salguero Olivares Convicted in 2012 Killing of UNC-Chapel Hill Student
Miguel Salguero Olivares was convicted of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense, and burglary for the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dallas Fort Worth, TX, October 24, 2026 —
Miguel Salguero Olivares was convicted of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in connection with the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, who was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The information provided for this report identifies Hedgepeth as the victim and names the four offenses for which Olivares was convicted. It does not provide the date or location of the conviction, details about the court proceedings, or information about the evidence presented. The circumstances of the killing beyond its year are also not specified.
No sentencing information was included, so the sentence imposed, if any, cannot be reported here. The information also does not state whether Olivares has filed an appeal or describe any subsequent legal proceedings. It gives no additional biographical details about Hedgepeth or Olivares.
Accordingly, the available account establishes the conviction and the offenses listed, but does not provide enough information to describe how the case developed or what followed the verdict. Further details about the trial, sentencing and later proceedings were not included in the summary and are not available for this report.
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