Private investigator who worked on Hedgepeth case believes more arrests, charges possible
Private investigator Hunter Glass say he's not surprised someone was charged in her Faith Hedgepeth's death, and he believes more people could face criminal charges.
Posted — UpdatedMiguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares, 28, remains in jail at Durham County without bond in connection to Hedgepeth's death.
Private investigator Hunter Glass say he's not surprised someone was charged in her death, and he believes more people could face criminal charges.
"I wasn't surprised. [There's] an old saying, 'Crime isn't good if you can't eventually brag about it,'" said Glass.
An autopsy determined she had been beaten to death, and investigators said an empty liquor bottle was used.
Glass said he knew about Salguero-Olivares, but he did not have him listed as a possible suspect. Glass said he believes Salguero-Olivars may have come in to contact with Hedgepeth at a nearby club.
Hedgepeth was last seen alive around 4 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2012, when her roommate left their apartment at Hawthorne at the View on Old Durham Road in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill police said Hedgepeth and her roommate went to The Thrill, a local nightclub, the previous night.
Glass said he think there will be more charges in Hedgepeth's death.
"Personal opinion, I think there is more to it than that. I think Miguel was involved -- that's obvious. I think at the same time, we will find out there were more people involved in this," he said.
According to an autopsy report released in 2016, Hedgepeth's roommate found her "covered by a blanket on top of her slightly askew mattress with large amounts of blood."
Chapel Hill police described Hedgepeth as being positioned on the floor, leaning against the bed, with her shirt pulled up and no clothes from the waist down. There was a pool of blood near her body and blood spatter on the wall and the bedroom closet door.
Investigators found semen on Hedgepeth, but they have never said publicly if she had been sexually assaulted. DNA from the semen matched male DNA found elsewhere in the apartment.
Included in the information released in 2016 was a photo of a note that they believe was written by the killer that was found on Hedgepeth's bed. The note appeared to read "I'm Not Stupid (expletive) Jealous."
"With him hanging out at the night club, that is not a Latino nightclub. There are going to be plenty of people who don't speak Spanish. He knows plenty of English, in my opinion," said Glass.
Glass added that while he hasn't talked to Hedgepeth's family since an arrest was made, he keeps up with them on social media.
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