Prosecution Expert Testifies Sandra Birchmore Was Strangled, Crime Scene Was Altered

Prosecution could rest after calling final witnesses in trial of Matthew Farwell

Testimony resumes Wednesday as the prosecution nears completion in the case of Matthew Farwell, the former Massachusetts police officer who is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore in 2021 to hide a sexual relationship that began when she was a minor.

‘Miss Birchmore was a victim of a homicidal act’: Independent medical examiner testifies for prosecution in Farwell trial - The Boston Globe

“This is a strangulation-related injury where the bone is squeezed inward,” Dr. William Smock testified.

Expert details injuries he says prove Sandra Birchmore was strangled before scene was staged

BOSTON — Sandra Birchmore was the “victim of a homicidal act,” a prosecution expert testified Tuesday, pointing to injuries he said show the pregnant woman was killed in February 2021.

Prosecution expert testifies Sandra Birchmore was strangled, crime scene was altered

Forensic Doctor William Smock, an expert witness for the prosecution, told jurors Tuesday, “Ms. Birchmore was the victim of a homicidal act.”

Farwell’s twin brother retakes the stand, strangulation expert testifies in trial - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (WHDH) - William Farwell, the twin brother of defendant Matthew Farwell, testified in his federal murder trial Monday in exchange for immunity, meaning he