Faith Hedgepeth Trial, Day 6: DNA evidence mounts as jury hears crucial testimony
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It’s Day 6 of Miguel Salguero-Olivaras’ trial, and jurors heard hours of testimony about DNA recovered from Faith Hedgepeth’s body and items inside the apartment.
Investigators identified an unknown male DNA profile that appeared across multiple pieces of evidence in the room where Hedgepeth was killed, including the blue wine bottle where Oliveras’ fingerprints and palm print were found.
But after a day of complicated forensic testimony, one major question remains: Who does that unknown DNA belong to?
Tonight on “Courtroom Insider,” Grace Wong joins Nate Eaton to break down the key evidence, the fingerprints linking Salguero-Olivares to the bottle, and the DNA findings that could become a turning point in the long-awaited search for justice for Faith Hedgepeth.
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