Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
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Oct 20, 2026
MandyHOST
Faith was born on September 26th, 1992 in Warrenton, North Carolina, to Roland and Connie Hedgepeth.
MandyHOST
She grew up nearby in Hollister, and was a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, which is a state recognized indigenous tribe with a community centered in North Carolina's Halifax and Warren Counties.
MandyHOST
That community remained an important part of Faith's life when she went away to college.
MandyHOST
She was interested in joining Alpha Pi Omega, a historically Native American sorority, and her schoolwork included researching her own tribe's history.
Sean SpruceHOST
She is an attorney and the former director of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Tribal and Native Affairs.
Sean SpruceHOST
She is a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe.
Sean SpruceHOST
Hello, Fatima, and welcome to Native America Calling.
Fatima AbbasGUEST
Hi, Sean.
Mel BarrettHOST
So Alexis is, um, she testifies about the, how they were brought up in a very small...
Mel BarrettHOST
She and Faith were brought up in a very small community in Hollister, North Carolina, Warren County, North Carolina, um, within the, um, the Haliwa-Saponi tribe community.
Mel BarrettHOST
So I...
Mel BarrettHOST
It sounds to me like they were brought up on a reservation.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was a student at UNC.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She came from a very loving family, part of a close-knit community, uh, the Haliwa-Saponi tribe in Hollister, North Carolina, where she grew up.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was gonna be the first person in her family to graduate college, and she was on track.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Instead, in the early morning hours of September 7th of 2012, the defendant crept into her apartment, beat her in the head, sexually assaulted her, and left her bludgeoned, bloody, dead or still dying, alone.
Akilah DavisCORRESPONDENT
At, you know, different points, some of them are appearing stoic, some concerned, some, uh, just really interested, curious about what they're seeing.
Akilah DavisCORRESPONDENT
On a separate note, I'd also like to mention that the chief of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe is inside the courtroom today.
Akilah DavisCORRESPONDENT
Reporting live in Durham, Akila Davis, ABC 11, Eyewitness News.
Amber RupintaHOST
Yeah.
Anya KaneHOST
But either way, she wanted to work with children and make a positive impact on her community.
Anya KaneHOST
She was a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribal community in North Carolina, and then got an opportunity to study at the prestigious UNC Chapel Hill campus, so University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Anya KaneHOST
And when she was murdered, she was a sophomore there.
Anya KaneHOST
So she was kind of in that community for a while, made a lot of friends, and was enjoying the typical college experience when unfortunately that was brought to an abrupt end.
Angela Garcia-LaMarcaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Faith Hedgepeth was nineteen years old in September of 2012.
Angela Garcia-LaMarcaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was a student at UNC.
Angela Garcia-LaMarcaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She came from a very loving family, part of a close-knit community, uh, the Haliwa-Saponi tribe in Hollister, North Carolina, where she grew up.
Angela Garcia-LaMarcaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was gonna be the first person in her family to graduate college, and she was on track.
Katie WeaverHOST
This is Faith Danielle Hedgepeth.
Katie WeaverHOST
She was a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, and a biology student.
Katie WeaverHOST
She actually wanted to be a pediatrician.
Katie WeaverHOST
So she was living with her friend, Karina Rosario, in an off-campus apartment at, uh, Hawthorne at The View in Chapel Hill.
Monica CaseyCORRESPONDENT
We know she was a biology major.
Monica CaseyCORRESPONDENT
She was from Warren County and she was a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe.
Monica CaseyCORRESPONDENT
She was found dead in her apartment by her roommate and a friend early in the morning in September of 2012.
Grace HollandHOST
A long time for her family to hopefully get some answers and justice here.