Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial: 3 Days In, Where Did the Door-Frame Swab Go? | Pt 13

Two evidence techs, one bloodstain, two different stories about the same swab. Three days into the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial, where did it go? This is State of North Carolina v. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares, the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial in Durham County Superior Court before Judge Keith Gregory. Faith was 19, a UNC Chapel Hill student from the Haliwa-Saponi community in Hollister, N.C., on track to be the first in her family to graduate college. She was found in her bedroom on Sept. 7, 2012. Nobody was charged for nine years. He was arrested in 2021, has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is presumed innocent. If you are just finding this case, this is my catch-up on Days 1, 2 and 3 (Oct. 7-9, 2026), with the courtroom cut in. The State calls it a stranger case answered by the lab: his DNA on a rum bottle it says was the weapon, DNA and prints on a wine bottle, DNA on a food bag with a note. The defense says about 96 percent of the rum bottle's DNA mixture was Faith's, that only one small spot was tested in 13 years, and that a match tells you whose DNA it is, not when or where it was left. The judge has barred the defense from arguing that someone else did this. Faith's roommate, Karena Rosario, is not charged with anything. Then Day 3. On Sept. 10, 2012, a small bloodstain inside the bathroom door frame field-tested positive. CSI Tamika Price told the jury that swabbing it was a step that was missed. "Was that a mistake that y'all made?" "Yes, it was." Her trainer, Sheleathea Quick, said it was collected, placed in a white box and loaded into the truck, and then it was gone. I am not saying either one is lying. Either it was never collected or it was collected and lost, and nobody told the sergeant who asked for it. And the medical examiner's report came in with a line that Faith was last seen alive at 4 a.m., a line its own author, Dr. Lauren C. Scott, says she does not know is accurate. What I am carrying into Day 4: the State opened on the lab, and after three days the jury has not heard from one lab witness. That is my read, not the jury's, and the call is theirs. Court resumes Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. WHAT JUSTICE BREAKS DOWN 0:00 - What this video is, and a preview 0:17 - Intro 1:16 - Video starts: catching up on Days 1, 2 and 3 2:14 - Explains who Faith Hedgepeth was 5:14 - Lays out the State's theory: a stranger case built on DNA 7:48 - Walks through the defense opening: the rum bottle and the one spot tested 11:04 - Day 1: the niece, the roommate, and the question no one answered 14:11 - Day 2: Rainsford's cross, and something red on a finger three different ways 20:03 - Day 3: the two evidence technicians 21:11 - Separates two accounts of one swab: never taken, or taken and lost 24:34 - Challenges the 4 a.m. sentence in the medical examiner's report 27:31 - What I am watching for in Day 4: the lab 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