Farwell defense challenges evidence, seeks release in Birchmore murder case

Former Stoughton officer charged in woman's death seeks release

The former Stoughton police officer accused of killing a woman he sexually exploited and her unborn baby is asking a federal judge to release him from custody ahead of his trial, 12 News has learned.

Ex-Stoughton police officer accused of murdering pregnant woman asks to be released from jail

Farwell claims another person is the biological father of Sandra Birchmore.

Former Stoughton officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore renews request for release from jail - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is renewing his request for release from jail. Farwell is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child in 2021 to cover up their sexual relationship. He has been held at a detention center in Rhode Island since the FBI arrested him in August 2024. Prosecutors said he began sexually exploiting Birchmore when she was 15 in the Stoughton Police Department’s mentoring program. Officials say…

Farwell attorneys point to unnamed person as father of Birchmore's unborn baby

According to The Boston Globe, the new motion from his defense attorneys says an unnamed person fathered Sandra Birchmore's unborn son.

Legal error in Birchmore murder case falsely accuses Farwell brother of being father of unborn child

In a massive legal blunder, the lawyers for accused murderer Matthew Farwell, an ex-Stoughton cop facing life in jail if convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore, "amended" a pre-trial bail motion after alleging the defendant's brother was the father of the victim's unborn child.

Farwell defense challenges evidence, seeks release in Birchmore murder case

The new filing outlines the defense’s version of evidence in the case tied to the death of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.