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Special Update Episode - Faith Hedgepeth - Killer Found Guilty is out now and details the case, the events leading up to an arrest and the trial which ultimately found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of murdering the nineteen year old UNC Chapel Hill student in September of 2012: spreaker.com/episode/update-… | followtepod.com
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🚨JURORS SPEAK🚨 ABC 11 in Raleigh-Durham sat down with 4 jurors from the trial of Miguel Olivares for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth. This jury did the work in deliberations, and took their jobs seriously. They did NOT like that the defense went back on their claim they would present witnesses.👇
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Special Update Episode - Faith Hedgepeth - Killer Found Guilty is out now and details the case, the events leading up to an arrest and the trial which ultimately found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of murdering the nineteen year old UNC Chapel Hill student in September of 2012: spreaker.com/episode/update-… | followtepod.com
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28 October 1776. White Plains, New York. George Washington was aware of General William Howe’s advance on his army. He had already sent some of his officers on reconnaissance missions to discover the British position and determine how soon they might reach White Plains. The Continental Army arrived at White Plains on October 23, ahead of Howe’s army. Washington chose a defensive position that he fortified with two lines of entrenchments. The trenches were situated on raised terrain, protected on the right by the swampy ground near the Bronx River, with steeper hills further back as a place of retreat. The American defenses were three miles long. Beyond that, across the Bronx River on the right, was Chatterton’s Hill, which commanded the plain over which the British would have to advance. Washington sent Maryland and Delaware forces, some Connecticut regimentals and some militia to Chatterton’s Hill to join an outpost held by Colonels Alexander McDougall and Rufus Putnam. There approximately 2,000 men began constructing fortifications. On the morning of October 28, 1776, Howe ordered his entire force, 13,000 strong, forward to White Plains to attack the American lines. Howe took General Henry Clinton’s advice and proceeded in several columns. Washington ordered his officers holding the lines—William Heath, John Sullivan, and Charles Lee to go forward and do the best they could. Then, Washington called for a detachment of 1,500 men under General Joseph Spencer to confront the British vanguard. The detachment crossed the Bronx River and waited behind stone walls for the enemy. They became engaged with the Hessians, pouring a destructive fire into their ranks until they found that they were about to be flanked. The Americans retreated across the river and ascended Chatterton’s Hill. Howe detached several thousand of his men and twelve pieces of artillery to attack Chatterton’s Hill. The British attack was organized with Hessian regiments leading the assault. Colonel Johann Rall was to charge the American right, while a Hessian battalion under Colonel Carl von Donop was to attack the center. When they reached the river, British grenadiers charged across and pressed up the steep and heavily wooded hill. They became targets of their own artillery which had ignited the dry autumn leaves and branches. The Hessians followed charging through the burning fields. They held their cartridge boxes above their heads to keep them from exploding. The Americans fired canister and grape into the oncoming enemy. The Royal Artillery responded with solid shot. The Americans repelled the first wave of attack as they poured musket fire into the approaching enemy. Rall’s Hessians rallied and taking heavy casualties, fought up the southern side of the hill. Rall’s charge scattered the militia and they “fled in confusion,” Colonel John Haslet of the Delaware troops reported. This exposed the American right flank. The British pelted the Marylanders and the Delaware Regiment with a “very heavy fire of their artillery and musquetry for about half an hour.” Reinforcements arrived, but the Marylanders and Delaware men were forced to withdraw. “The Americans overpowered by their numbers, were compelled to save themselves, as best they could,” recalled Marylander Captain Samuel Smith. Washington ordered a fighting withdrawal with the 1st Delaware Regiment guarding the rear. The Continental Army continued their retreat to North Castle, New York. Both sides suffered significant casualties. The high price (in casualties) the British army paid for the hill was enough to discourage further aggression on General Howe’s part. "White Plains, 1776" painting by Graham Turner
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🔥 BREAKING: TED BUNDY LINKED TO ANOTHER MURDER — 52 YEARS LATER. Utah authorities announced today that new DNA evidence confirms serial killer Ted Bundy murdered 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974. Melissa was the daughter of a local police chief. She disappeared on October 18, 1974, after meeting friends at a pizza restaurant in Midvale, Utah.. Her body was discovered nine days later in a wooded area. In a wild coincidence, today’s announcement comes exactly 52 years to the day that her body was found. Bundy never confessed to killing Melissa, but he was always the prime suspect. Now, nearly 38 years after his execution, advances in DNA technology have finally allowed investigators to close her case. Investigators matched DNA evidence from Melissa's case to evidence from Laura Ann Aime's murder, which had already been linked to Bundy through DNA testing. And the breakthrough raises another chilling question: How many more of Bundy’s victims remain unidentified or unconfirmed?
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Special Update Episode - Faith Hedgepeth - Killer Found Guilty is out now and details the case, the events leading up to an arrest and the trial which ultimately found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of murdering the nineteen year old UNC Chapel Hill student in September of 2012: spreaker.com/episode/update-… | followtepod.com
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Schedule for this week: Faith Hedgepeth update episode tomorrow, full episode release later in the week. New episode delves into a previously covered case in which a FOIA of police files has opened up a lot of doors which were previously unknown.
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Julian Michael Sam, 16, was supposed to buy tickets to his high school's homecoming game on Oct. 16, 1998. He never returned home. 28 years later, his family is still searching for answers. khou.com/article/news/local/…
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🚨 MISSING MONDAY | BRIANNA MAITLAND 🚨 22 YEARS MISSING. STILL NO ANSWERS. Brianna Maitland was just 17 when she vanished from Montgomery, Vermont, on March 19, 2004. After leaving work, her car was discovered backed into an abandoned barn about a mile away. Brianna was nowhere to be found. More than two decades later, her disappearance remains unsolved. 💰 REWARD: Up to $40,000 📞 FBI: 1-800-CALL-FBI 📞 Vermont State Police: 1-844-84-VTIPS 💔 Her car was found. Brianna was not. 🔄 PLEASE SHARE! Someone knows something. Help bring Brianna home! VOICES & EVIDENCE | Truth. Facts. Impact. #MissingMonday #BriannaMaitland #MissingPersons #BringBriannaHome #ColdCase #VoicesAndEvidence
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Can you help us get more eyes on Marisa Lara's disappearance? Marisa, now 16, has been missing for more than five months. She was last seen on May 9, 2026, in Surprise, Arizona, and may still be in the area or have traveled to California or Hawaii. Have information? Call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or Surprise Police at 1-623-222-4000. Poster: missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/…
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She was 17...coming home from a Valentine's dance. She never made it. Carla Walker's family waited 46 years for answers. Othram helped find them. Thousands of cases can be solved the same way. Join Othram Studios and help us solve the next case.
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Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student Faith Hedgepeth's death trib.al/YtBaIcq
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Nothing can bring Faith back or right this wrong. It is a horrible tragedy. I'm glad that at least her family gets to see this monster put away for what little consolation it offers. Justice for Faith.
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Rest in Peace
Tom Skerritt, who starred in the TV series “Picket Fences” and appeared in movies ranging from “MASH” to “Alien,” “Top Gun,” “A River Runs Through It” and “Ted,” has died of natural causes at 93. variety.com/2026/film/news/t…
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The defense for Miguel Salguero Olivares rested its case Wednesday without presenting evidence or calling a any witnesses. Olivares told the judge he would not testify in his own defense. Prosecutors rested their case Monday, Oct. 19, after nine days of testimony. The state called 23 witnesses, including forensic experts from the North Carolina State Crime Lab, Hedgepeth's former roommate and SBI agents.
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BREAKING: An arrest has been made in the missing person case of Michelle Parker. @OrlandoPolice have arrested Dale Smith Jr, Parker’s ex-fiancé on 2nd degree murder charges based on new evidence. Parker disappeared 15 years ago. @fox35orlando
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