Police Called it a “Butt Dial.” Her Father Heard a Murder

September 7th, 2012. Chapel Hill, NC. A 911 call leads police to Apartment 501, where UNC junior Faith Hedgepeth is found dead. For 9 years, most of the details of this case was hidden from the public—until DNA led to an arrest. But does the official story actually hold up? In this episode of Beach House 34, we learn about the 1:23 AM voicemail that was the "butt dial" and contains three voices. We also learn about a 19-month delay in collecting video evidence and how neighbors of Faith were never questioned after the crime. All. of this may have allowed a killer to remain free for nearly a decade. What we cover: The Timeline: The 42-minute window between Faith’s last text and her roommate's departure. The Evidence: The cryptic note on a Time-Out restaurant bag and the palm print on the murder weapon. The Contradictions: Why independent audio analysis challenges the Chapel Hill PD’s official timeline. The 2024 Update: What the new rape and sexual offense charges tell us about the current state of the prosecution against Miguel Salguero-Olivares. 00:00 What We'll Learn 16:47 The Handwritten Note 29:26 What Might the Suspect Look Like? 33:33 The Suspect SOURCES The Daily Tar Heel — Coverage of the investigation, timeline, and legal challenges to sealed records https://www.dailytarheel.com Still no answers in Hedgepeth killing (Dec. 5, 2012) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10355967.html Hedgepeth search warrants resealed by judge (May 22, 2013) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10356047.html Faith Hedgepeth records to stay sealed (Mar. 19, 2014) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10356407.html Court documents unsealed in search for Faith Hedgepeth’s killer (Sept. 5, 2014) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10356752.html Chelsea Dulaney, The Atavist — In the Shadow of the Sealings https://magazine.atavist.com/in-the-shadow-of-the-sealings-faith-hedgepeth-chapel-hill-murder/ he Daily Tar Heel — 9-1-1 transcript release https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2014/07/faith-hedgepeth-911-transcript The News & Observer — Reporting on released 9-1-1 records https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10356790.html Inside Edition / Crime Watch Daily — Chilling voicemail coverage https://www.insideedition.com/chilling-voicemail-in-faith-hedgepeth-murder-case-made-public-21019 Indian Country Media Network — Voicemail reporting https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/chilling-voicemail-in-hedgepeth-murder-case-made-public The News & Observer — Expert, police dispute voicemail interpretation (Feb. 20, 2016) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article61283547.html ABC News / 20/20 — DNA-based suspect image released (Sept. 23, 2016) https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-image-released-faith-hedgepeth-murder-case/story?id=42322240 Parabon NanoLabs — Snapshot DNA phenotyping https://parabon-nanolabs.com/snapshot/ Arrest announcement (Sept. 16, 2021) https://abc11.com/faith-hedgepeth-miguel-salguero-olivares-chapel-hill-murder-arrest/11027349/ DNA match explained in court documents (Jan. 24, 2022) https://abc11.com/faith-hedgepeth-murder-miguel-salguero-olivares-dna/11487954/ Additional charges filed (Nov. 14, 2024) https://abc11.com/faith-hedgepeth-case-additional-charges-miguel-salguero-olivares/15520077/ WRAL — Newly released documents detail police case https://www.wral.com/newly-released-documents-detail-police-case-in-faith-hedgepeth-murder/20840561/ Haliwa-Saponi Tribe (official site) https://www.haliwa-saponi.org Alpha Pi Omega Sorority https://www.alphapiomega.org #FaithHedgepeth #TrueCrime #BeachHouse34