Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial: Print Expert Finds an Identifiable Palm Print on a Wine Bottle | Pt 21

Two bottles reached the crime lab's print examiner in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial. One gave her nothing usable. The other did, before a single test. This is the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial in Durham County. Faith, a 19-year-old UNC student, was found in her Chapel Hill apartment in September 2012. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is presumed innocent of the charges. The State's print expert teaches the jury her method, then turns to the bottles. It opens with the jury out: the State raises jail calls it plans to introduce, and the defense says it can't stipulate. Nothing is decided. Weigh this. She says no number decides when a print is of value, and that her own work could transfer DNA. The Bacardi bottle had no identifiable prints. The blue wine bottle showed one identifiable palm print before any processing. Whose? The Part ends at the break with her still on direct, and no cross yet. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:21 to 0:04:58 - Video starts: Jury out: the State raises jail calls; the defense can't stipulate 0:04:58 to 0:06:12 - Fingerprints don't change: she shows her own thumbprints from 2007 and 2023 0:06:12 to 0:06:43 - Have two people ever had the same fingerprints? Even identical twins? 0:06:43 to 0:09:25 - ACE-V: analysis, comparison, evaluation, verification 0:09:25 to 0:13:22 - Loops, arches and whorls: the three fingerprint patterns 0:13:22 to 0:16:37 - Ridge endings, splits, dots: she stands and points them out 0:16:37 to 0:21:53 - No numerical standard: so who decides a print is "of value"? 0:21:53 to 0:23:46 - The red dots: each one a ridge event she found in both prints 0:23:46 to 0:25:04 - Identification, exclusion or inconclusive: the only three conclusions 0:25:04 to 0:27:19 - One ridge event that doesn't match, with no reason why, means exclusion 0:27:19 to 0:28:39 - Verification: a second examiner, and what happens when they disagree 0:28:39 to 0:31:30 - Chapel Hill police send the crime lab a Bacardi bottle 0:31:30 to 0:31:55 - The jury sees the Bacardi bottle, State's Exhibits 99 and 100 0:31:55 to 0:33:27 - Why the bottle went to DNA first: "We are not a clean section" 0:33:27 to 0:36:16 - Could her own work have transferred DNA? "Yes, it's possible" 0:36:16 to 0:43:30 - White light, alternate light, superglue fumes: every step on the bottle 0:43:30 to 0:51:05 - Why no print of value? Movement, distortion, overlapping touches 0:51:05 to 1:02:17 - A second submission: a paper bag, a phone, its case, a flyer. Any prints? 1:02:17 to 1:04:55 - The jury sees State's Exhibit 35, the blue wine bottle 1:04:55 to 1:08:03 - Before any processing: "one identifiable palm print." Then court breaks --- COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/nc-v-mi... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of North Carolina v. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares. Durham County Superior Court, North Carolina, Judge Keith Gregory presiding. Salguero-Olivares is charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student, along with other charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Opening statements were heard on October 7, 2026. He is presumed innocent unless and until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Full Trial...   No Breaks Edition:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: No Breaks ...   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Case Story...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Key Moment...   Commentary:    • NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #FaithHedgepeth #SalgueroOlivares