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Sandra Birchmore's alleged killer on trial. UNC student murder case. Plus, campus safety.
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- Crime & justice
In Massachusetts, former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is on trial for the alleged murder of 23-year-old pregnant teacher's aide Sandra Birchmore. His defense attorney says she died by suicide. In North Carolina, prosecutors are trying the man they say killed University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth 14 years ago. Her roommate faces tough questions from the defense. In Dateline Round Up, updates in the case of Lee Gilley, the man accused of killing his pregnant wife and fleeing to Italy. And trial continues for Naresh Bhatt, accused of killing his wife in Northern Virginia. Plus, resources for students...
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I'm Craig Melvin. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. I've always been a glass half full kind of guy. And now I'm talking to some people who look at the world that way too. Some really fascinating folks who share their defining moments, their triumphs, their challenges,
their stories are funny and quite candid. So I hope you'll join me each week and who knows, you might just come away with your own Glass Half Full. Search Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin from today on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Some crimes are so shocking, they don't just make headlines, they forever change our society.
I'm Katie Rang, host of America's Most Infamous Crimes. Each week I take on one of the most notorious criminal cases. Each case unfolds across multiple episodes, released every Tuesday through Thursday, from the first sign that something was wrong, to the moment the truth came out, or didn't.
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