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Faith Hedgepeth Homicide

Nine years later, suspect arrested in murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth

By Praveena Somasundaram | September 16

At the time of her death, Faith Hedgepeth was a junior at UNC and had dreams of becoming a pediatrician. Hedgepeth, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, ...

From left, Taylor Springs of the NC State chapter of the Native American Sorority Alpha Pi Omega and Brooke Spaulding of the Campbell chapter pick up carnations for the silent walk held for the anniversary of Faith Hedgepeth's death on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

Eight years after her murder, Native American sorority remembers Faith Hedgepeth

By Lily Chubb | September 15

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

By Jamey Cross | December 3

Keeping faith: Family and police grapple with Hedgepeth’s unsolved murder years later

By Suzanne Blake | September 6

Faith Danielle Hedgepeth was a UNC junior found dead in her apartment on the morning of Friday Sept. 7, 2012. She was three weeks shy of her 20th birthday. A biology major, Hedgepeth attended UNC on a Gates Millennium Scholarship. She was from Warrenton and part of the Haliwa-Saponi American Indian Tribe.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating her death as a homicide. Records related to the homicide were sealed every 45 to 60 days until July 2, 2014, when the 911 call and redacted search warrants were released to the public. On Sept. 4, 2014, police released Hedgepeth's autopsy results and the un-redacted search warrants, along with video footage of Hedgepeth's parents asking the public for information.

There is a $40,000 reward being offered for information that leads to an arrest. You can call Crime Stoppers at (919) 942-7515.

General Script

Police hope new composite could break Faith Hedgepeth case

By Ryan Salchert | September 28

It’s been four years since Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her Chapel Hill apartment, and still the case remains unsolved.

Hedgepeth case reaches 3-year mark unanswered

By Rachel Herzog | September 8

Sometimes, Roland Hedgepeth goes to Durham and visits the woman who lived below his daughter in her Hawthorne at the View apartment.

Dozens call for justice for Faith Hedgepeth during memorial

By Jenny Surane | September 8

It didn’t take much for people to want to be friends with Faith Hedgepeth.

Faith Hedgepeth documents, autopsy unsealed on Friday

By Jenny Surane | September 7

Faith Danielle Hedgepeth was a fighter, that much her father knew.

Faith Hedgepeth autopsy: UNC junior beaten to death

By Jenny Surane and Bradley Saacks | September 4

Two years after a student was found dead in her off-campus apartment, an autopsy

Chapel Hill Police plead for Faith Hedgepeth information

By Jenny Surane | September 4

What scares Connie Hedgepeth most about her daughter’s homicide is the unknown.

Judge unseals 911 call, search warrants from Faith Hedgepeth homicide investigation

By Paige Ladisic and Bradley Saacks | July 2

On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning ordered to unseal all search warrants and the 911 call related to the homicide of UNC junior Faith Hedgepeth. ...

Judge Howard Manning heard a case Wednesday brought by The Daily Tar Heel and other local media organizations asking for records in the Faith Hedgepeth case to be unsealed. Hugh Stevens, an attorney representing the media companies, was facing the District Attorney's office. Judge Manning concluded that he will take some time to review the records.

Faith Hedgepeth records to stay sealed

By Jenny Surane | March 19

The records related to the Faith Hedgepeth homicide weren’t unsealed Wednesday, but members of the media still learned more about the case than they ...

Hedgepeth records sealed indefinitely

By Jenny Surane | March 19

Judge Howard Manning will take some time to review the records sealed in the Faith Hedgepeth homicide.

Video not requested in Hedgepeth homicide case

By Jenny Surane | March 18

It’s been 18 months since Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her off-campus apartment. Police say they are still diligently working to name a killer, ...

Media companies’ case to unseal Hedgepeth records postponed

March 18

The hearing for The Daily Tar Heel’s motion to unseal the records related to the homicide of Faith Hedgepeth was postponed to Wednesday to give the ...

Faith Hedgepeth records to be reviewed on March 17

By Jenny Surane | March 16

The sealing order will expire today on the records related to the homicide of Faith Hedgepeth. Hedgepeth was a UNC junior when she was found dead in her ...

Media file motion to unseal records for Faith Hedgepeth's homicide

By Jenny Surane | March 4

It’s like clockwork. Every 60 days, Durham County District Attorney Leon Stanback asks to have the records associated with Faith Hedgepeth’s case ...

Hedgepeth and Shannon cases still unsolved, open after a year

By Jenny Surane | December 3

More than a year has passed since two UNC students died at off-campus locations, and police from across the county still haven’t figured out the circumstances ...

Students, faculty, and friends gather on the Morehead Planetarium lawn on Tuesday before releasing balloons in honor of the students who have passed as part of UNC's Tar Heels Forever.

Balloon ceremony honors students who lost lives

By Carolyn Coons | November 19

Dozens of balloons dotted the sky Tuesday night as people gathered not to mourn, but to celebrate the lives of the nine UNC students who have died in ...

Faith Hedgepeth case to get new SBI help

By Jenny Surane | October 2

After a yearlong investigation with no suspects named, Chapel Hill police have reached out to the State Bureau of Investigation for more help investigating ...