Birchmore's friend, mental health counselor testify in Farwell trial
- On Thursday, Jason Pickard, the biological father of Sandra Birchmore's unborn child, took the stand in the murder trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell.
- Pickard, a 37-year-old defense contractor, revealed he and Birchmore maintained a sexual relationship starting in December 2019, though Birchmore initially told him Farwell was the father.
- Birchmore disclosed to Pickard that Farwell initiated their sexual relationship when she was a minor, prompting Pickard to encourage her to report the officer; prosecutors allege Farwell killed her to prevent exposure of their relationship.
- Defense attorney Joanne Daley suggested during cross-examination that Birchmore may have engaged in autoerotic asphyxia before her death, contradicting prosecutors' evidence that she was making plans for the future.
- Chief U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper instructed jurors to consider Pickard's testimony with "particular caution" due to his immunity grant, as the trial examines whether Farwell staged Birchmore's death.
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Boston HeraldSandra Birchmore case: Matthew Farwell’s DNA linked to ligature by MSP crime lab
A forensic scientist at the Mass State Police Crime Lab linked Matthew Farwell’s DNA to the ligature found on Sandra Birchmore’s body, according to testimony at Farwell’s federal murder trial. The ex-Stoughton cop is accused of killing Birchmore, 23, and causing the death of her unborn child in February 2021, then staging the scene to make it look like Birchmore hung herself with a duffle bag strap in her Canton apartment. The defendant maintain…
Father of Sandra Birchmore's unborn child testifies at Matthew Farwell's Massachusetts trial
Jason Pickard, a U.S. Army recruiter who testing revealed was the father of Sandra Birchmore's unborn child, took the witness standThursday in Matthew Farwell's federal trial.
37-year-old father of Sandra Birchmore’s unborn child testifies in Matthew Farwell murder trial - Boston News, Weather, Sports
The father of Sandra Birchmore’s unborn child took the stand in the Matthew Farwell murder trial Thursday, and the 37-year-old said he was granted immunity...
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