Closing arguments set in trial of man accused of killing UNC student in 2012

Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago.Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was beaten to death in her off-campus apartment in September 2012. Miguel Salguero Olivares was arrested nine years later after being pulled over for driving while intoxicated and providing a DNA sample that prosecutors say matched evidence from the crime scene.He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, rape and burglary charges.Testimony began Oct. 7 following eight days of jury selection. Salguero Olivares did not testify and his attorneys rested their case Wednesday without calling any witnesses. Nearly two dozen witnesses testified for the prosecution, including Hedgepeth’s roommate and other friends, crime scene technicians, state and local law enforcement and a DNA expert.Early testimony focused on Hedgepeth’s life and her last night alive,