Faith Hedgepeth Murder Trial Day 3, No Breaks Edition: The Missing Swab and the Medical Examiner

One police technician says the swab of a red stain on the bathroom door frame was never taken. The technician who trained her says it was taken, boxed, and lost. Then the medical examiner takes the stand. Faith Hedgepeth was 19, a UNC Chapel Hill student found dead in September 2012 in the off-campus apartment she shared with her best friend. Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is on trial in Durham County Superior Court on the charges, and he is presumed innocent. Day 3 of the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial is the evidence: what Chapel Hill police took out of that apartment, what happened to it after, and what the medical examiner found. Tamika Price, on her first case as an evidence technician, told the jury the clean swab that should have followed the stain's field test was never collected: "that step was missed." Sheleathea Quick, who trained her, told the jury it was collected, put in a white box, and then lost. Price says she told only Quick it could not be found. Quick says she never told the lead investigator, Sgt. Matthews. Which account is right, and why did the lead investigator never hear it? WITNESS & HEARING GUIDE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:21 Intro 0:01:21 Video starts: the sheriff's no-reporting order 0:02:00 Before the jury comes in: the judge backs that order 0:08:44 Tamika Price, the police technician who processed the scene, continues on direct. The one photo that shows Faith is blurred 1:23:34 After the morning break: the judge orders the exhibits showing Faith's body sealed 1:57:11 The door-frame stain, and the clean swab that should have come next: "that step was missed" 2:07:50 The jurors look through the State's photographs in silence 2:16:36 Cross-examination by defense attorney James Rainsford: Price's first report, from 2012 2:24:37 Why her 2012 report said the swab was collected, and who she told it was missing 2:37:33 Faith's phone, handed straight to Sgt. Matthews at the scene and never tested by the SBI 2:48:37 After lunch: the stain sat below the latch plate, where the door opens and closes 2:54:42 Sheleathea Quick, the evidence technician who trained Price and worked the scene with her 3:00:55 Cross-examination: Quick says the swab was collected, boxed, and lost, and she never told Sgt. Matthews 3:11:52 Dr. Lauren Scott, the medical examiner. The jury sees the autopsy photographs, Exhibits 68 through 84, never broadcast; this video stays on the courtroom 3:42:42 Jury out on a break: the judge notes for the record that several jurors were crying 3:54:29 Jury out: the defense fights the autopsy report's "last seen alive at 4 a.m." sentence. Admitted over objection 4:07:00 Cross-examination of Dr. Scott: the district attorney's notes say "seconds" 4:16:57 Court adjourns until Monday at 9:30 --- 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 the 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