Murder suspect tried 14 years after UNC student's death

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 12:08 · Archive

A suspect has gone on trial for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth, a University of North Carolina student found beaten to death.

Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was found beaten to death in her off-campus apartment on 7 September 2012. She was discovered naked by her roommate. A suspect has finally gone to trial for her murder, more than 14 years after her death.

Prosecutors say the suspect left DNA evidence on a bloody bottle found at the scene. The Daily Mail reports that a harrowing message was etched on a fast food bag discovered next to her body, though the outlets do not provide further details of what the message said.

How it is being reported

• Suspect in UNC student's murder left DNA on bloody bottle, prosecutors sayFaith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was found beaten to death in 2012.CBS News · 8 Oct, 11:32
• Harrowing message etched on fast food bag found next to UNC student's dead naked body... as suspect is finally on trial 14 years laterFaith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old junior found by her roommate naked and beaten to death in their off-campus apartment on the morning of September 7, 2012.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 00:44

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