Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial Day 7 Top Moments / Septillion, an Unswabbed Phone, a Lab That Stopped

Day 7 of the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial: the five moments that mattered, in court order. One witness held the stand all day, Erin Ermish, the State Crime Lab DNA analyst. The defendant is presumed innocent. I am not the jury, and only the jurors decide. 0:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:18 Video starts: TOP MOMENT 1: 170 septillion times more likely Her lab never says a profile belongs to one person; it weighs two hypotheses, and she reaches for a seesaw, an ant against an elephant. Her result for one swab taken from Faith: about 170 septillion times more likely if it came from Faith and the defendant than from Faith and one unknown, unrelated person. A one followed by 26 zeros. Why it made the five: it is the State's headline number, and the whole cross aims at how it is made. 12:16 TOP MOMENT 2: Why Faith was not on both sides of the Bacardi cap numbers Defense attorney James Rainsford on cross. The software put 95.49% of the DNA on the cap with the component that best fit Faith, and the cap tested presumptively positive for blood. Why not assume Faith in both hypotheses? Lab procedure: the bottle did not come directly from a person's body. "Yes, it would change the likelihood ratio." The software could run it. It was not run. Why it made the five: the hypotheses are chosen, and the choice moves the number. 22:28 TOP MOMENT 3: What was never swabbed on Faith's phone Spot by spot on State's Exhibits 127 and 128. The buttons, the back of the purple case, the back of the phone and the paper inside the case: none swabbed. She tested a pen for touch DNA; the paper "potentially" carried it too, and was not sampled. Why it made the five: she was after DNA from whoever handled that phone, and here the jury learns how much went unsampled. 35:05 TOP MOMENT 4: Hairs, pillows, sheets, a comforter The end of the cross. No hair roots tested. Pillows, bed sheets, the comforter: not tested. A spot on a pair of jean shorts, presumptively positive for blood, was passed over, and nothing prevented testing it. Why it made the five: Top Moment 3 was parts of one item; these are whole items that never reached her bench. 43:43 TOP MOMENT 5: Why the lab stopped, argued with the jury out On redirect the State asks about a talk with Chapel Hill police over receiving more items. The defense objects on hearsay, confrontation and due process; the jury goes out. "Therefore, the objection respectfully is sustained." The State tries again through her standing as an expert, and the judge allows one narrower question. The jury hears her answer: in 2013 she stopped receiving crime scene items because of the unknown DNA profile found on multiple items. Why it made the five: you see the whole fight the jury never saw, then the answer that survived it. 59:18 Missed Day 6? Watch the Thumbprint, the Database, the Unknown DNA in Day 6's Top Moments:    • Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial Day 6 Top Mom...   A number with 26 zeros on one side; an unswabbed phone, untested sheets and a lab that stopped on the other. Which weighs more with you, and why? Tell me in the comments. 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