Live updates: Closing arguments underway in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial

"He left his DNA like confetti all over that room"

The prosecutor argued that Faith and the defendant did not know each other, pointing to testimony from Faith's friends. Referring to testimony about the men Faith dated, the prosecutor told jurors, "Faith had a type, and that wasn't it."

The state then showed body-camera footage of SBI agents approaching the defendant as he was on his way to work.

Continuing the theme that "the evidence is louder than the noise," the prosecutor dismissed several issues raised by the defense, including blood evidence from the apartment and elsewhere.

"All of this trail of blood leads nowhere. It's just noise," the prosecutor argued.

The state acknowledged investigators may have made mistakes or missed things during the investigation, but argued that does not erase the physical evidence prosecutors say connects the defendant to the crime scene.

"No matter what kind of mistakes were made and things were missed, it doesn't erase the palm print or remove DNA," the prosecutor told jurors. "That evidence still exists."

The prosecutor then delivered one of the state's strongest lines of the closing argument:

"They still got the guy. He left his DNA like confetti all over that room."

Second prosecutor: "The evidence is louder than the noise"

A second prosecutor has taken over the state's closing argument, telling jurors, "The evidence is louder than the noise."

The prosecutor began challenging points raised by the defense, including witnesses and evidence attorneys had previously suggested jurors would hear or see.

"You're going to hear from the downstairs neighbor. Did you hear from her? Nope," the prosecutor said, arguing her testimony would not have added anything beyond hearing "drunk college girls thumping around."

The prosecutor also questioned whether jurors saw certain crime-scene photos or heard from several of the defendant's former girlfriends, as the defense had suggested.

"It's noise," the prosecutor told jurors.

The state's fourth chart focuses on first-degree murder based on malice, premeditation, and deliberation.

The prosecutor then told jurors the case comes down to one central question: whether they believe the forensic evidence.

"There's really one question y'all need to answer: Do you believe the forensic evidence in this case?" the prosecutor said.

The state told jurors that if they do not believe the evidence, they must find the defendant not guilty.

But if they do, prosecutors argued, they must find him guilty.

The state is using charts on an easel to walk jurors through its case.

The first chart reads "First-Degree Burglary." Prosecutors argued the defendant broke into an occupied apartment at night without the tenant's consent and did so intending to commit a sexual offense, rape and murder.

The state pointed to DNA evidence prosecutors say links the defendant to empty bottles inside the apartment, arguing, "He went in with intent."

A second chart focused on the state's sexual-assault theory. Prosecutors told jurors the crime scene was "screaming" that Faith had been sexually assaulted, pointing to semen evidence recovered during the investigation.

The state then displayed a photo of the Bacardi rum bottle and reminded jurors that the defendant's DNA was found on the top or neck of the bottle.

"He beat her again and again and again until her skull cracked into pieces," the prosecutor argued.

The state told jurors they could infer the bottle was the murder weapon.

Prosecutors also walked jurors through their first-degree rape argument, pointing to sperm and male DNA evidence and arguing that the lack of vaginal injuries was consistent with their theory that Faith was unconscious before penetration.

At least one juror could be seen holding their face during this portion of the state's presentation.