Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial: Neighbor Recalls Cookout Across From Where Faith Parked | Pt 32

The day before Faith's death, a neighbor grilled at a table right across from where she parked. Then the State asks who came, and when. This is the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial in Durham County, North Carolina. Faith was a 19-year-old UNC student, found in her Chapel Hill apartment by her roommate. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial on the charges, and he is presumed innocent. In Part 32, Day 8, a relative of the defendant by marriage finishes his testimony for the State. Then the State calls Luis Lopez, a neighbor who lived in Faith's apartment complex with his wife and about six brothers-in-law. Start with the phone call. The relative says the defendant's mother called him a few weeks before he testified and asked him to tell the truth, because the two of them had never spent time together, "not even in a cookout." Then the State spends the rest of the Part on a cookout. Mr. Lopez says he "only saw her a couple of times," in the parking lot. He says the day before her death was his day off, that he and his wife grilled at a table she would park right across from, and that guests arrived one by one: brothers-in-law at about eight, nine and ten, and his wife's cousin, on foot from the same complex. So why ask the defendant's relative about a cookout, and then call the man who hosted one? Nothing here says why that guest list matters. And about the call: if all the defendant's mother asked for was the truth, what is the jury meant to take from hearing about it? He is still on direct at the interpreter's break. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:16 Video starts 0:03:11 to 0:05:30 - How he learned of Faith's death: a coworker came in crying 0:05:30 to 0:06:47 - The defendant's mother called him a few weeks before trial 0:06:47 to 0:09:11 - Her request: tell the truth, you never even went to a cookout with him 0:09:11 to 0:14:39 - He is released, and the State calls its next witness 0:14:39 to 0:16:19 - At the time, the next witness lived in Faith's apartment complex 0:16:19 to 0:18:47 - He shared the apartment with his wife and about six brothers-in-law 0:18:47 to 0:20:29 - He remembers the killing, and seeing her in the parking lot 0:20:29 to 0:23:25 - The day before her death: his day off, and a cookout outside 0:23:25 to 0:27:58 - A photo his wife took at that cookout 0:27:58 to 0:30:42 - The cookout table sat across from where she parked 0:30:42 to 0:32:03 - The only cookout he ever had there, from mid-afternoon 0:32:03 to 0:32:56 - His brothers-in-law arrived one by one, at eight, nine and ten 0:32:56 to 0:34:41 - A late guest, his wife's cousin, walked over from the same complex 0:34:41 to 0:36:00 - The interpreter's break: court recesses with him still on the stand --- 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