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North Carolina Jury Convicts Miguel Salguero-Olivares of Murder

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC · How we work

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A North Carolina jury convicted Miguel Salguero-Olivares of first-degree murder and related charges.
Judge Keith Gregory sentenced him to life without parole, imposing consecutive terms for each conviction.
Prosecutors presented DNA that matched Salguero-Olivares throughout the apartment, 170 septillion times more likely than an unknown source.
Faith Hedgepeth’s parents said the verdict gave them long-awaited closure after 14 years.

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A North Carolina jury convicted Miguel Salguero-Olivares of first-degree murder and related charges.
Judge Keith Gregory sentenced him to life without parole, imposing consecutive terms for each conviction.
Prosecutors presented DNA that matched Salguero-Olivares throughout the apartment, 170 septillion times more likely than an unknown source.
Faith Hedgepeth’s parents said the verdict gave them long-awaited closure after 14 years.