Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial: Defendant's Relative Tells Jury Why He Feared Testifying | Pt 31

He is related to the defendant by marriage, and he once told officers he was afraid to testify. Now he is on the stand for the State. This is the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial in Durham County, North Carolina. Faith was a 19-year-old UNC student. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial on the charges, and he is presumed innocent. Part 31 opens Day 8: Erin Ermish of the State Crime Lab finishes on the bottle top, then the State calls a witness who answers through an interpreter. On the bottle, listen to her reason for the split: more DNA from a person who left blood than from one who left skin cells. Then watch the defense ask why she swabbed only the cap and the bottom. With the new witness, keep what he saw apart from what he heard. He heard the defendant drank, "but I never saw it." He says talk of him at the picnic table is not true. What is the State building with him? --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:19 Video starts 0:01:52 to 0:06:58 - Before the jury comes in, the court puts on the record why it questioned the witness itself on Day 7 0:06:58 to 0:07:57 - The State's DNA analyst returns: the bottle that was tested again years later 0:07:57 to 0:09:31 - Was she surprised by the retest results? Her answer: not necessarily 0:09:31 to 0:10:25 - Has a latent print analyst's DNA ever turned up on an item she tested after them? Yes 0:10:25 to 0:12:32 - The top of the bottle: about 95 percent Faith, about 4.5 percent best fits the defendant 0:12:32 to 0:13:42 - The defense: she had the bottle first and swabbed only the cap and the bottom 0:13:42 to 0:15:28 - More concerned with fingerprints than DNA? The analyst explains where she swabbed and why 0:15:28 to 0:20:53 - The analyst is released by agreement and the State calls its next witness 0:20:53 to 0:25:06 - The next witness, related by marriage to the defendant's family, testifies through an interpreter 0:25:06 to 0:31:16 - How he knows the defendant: his sister is married to the defendant's uncle 0:31:16 to 0:33:55 - The defendant worked at the restaurant for about three to five months, clearing tables 0:33:55 to 0:40:04 - He once lived in the apartments "where the tragedy happened" 0:40:04 to 0:44:29 - He names the relatives and friends who lived at Hawthorne at the View 0:44:29 to 0:46:52 - The picnic table at the dead end: he saw the group there once 0:46:52 to 0:48:50 - The defendant's car the last time he saw him: a grey BMW 0:48:50 to 0:52:34 - Did he spend time with the defendant? No, and what he once told officers about drinking 0:52:34 to 0:54:54 - He told officers he was afraid to testify 0:54:54 to 0:56:16 - Why he was afraid: "They know my family, they know me" 0:56:16 to 0:57:40 - The court calls the morning break 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