Matthew Farwell convicted in the 2021 deaths of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby
Jurors found the former Stoughton detective guilty of strangling Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child after about 15 hours of deliberation.
- On Tuesday, a Boston federal jury convicted former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell on two counts: killing a witness and causing the death of an unborn child in Sandra Birchmore's 2021 death.
- Prosecutors argued Farwell killed the pregnant 23-year-old in her Canton apartment to prevent her from disclosing their years-long sexual relationship, which began when she was 15, and staged the scene as a suicide.
- Evidence showed Birchmore's phone recorded final movement at 9:40 p.m. on February 1, 2021, minutes before surveillance video captured Farwell leaving her apartment building at 9:43 p.m. Experts testified her injuries were consistent with a homicidal act.
- Reporting a deadlock on Monday, jurors ultimately returned the guilty verdict on Tuesday. Farwell faces a mandatory life sentence without parole, with sentencing scheduled for February 3, 2027.
- Local authorities initially ruled the death a suicide, but federal investigators later intervened after evidence was overlooked, ultimately leading to Farwell's indictment. Supporters of Birchmore's family gasped in court as the verdict was read.
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To form Massachusetts cop faces life in prison after a federal jury concluded he was responsible for the 2021 death of a woman he'd met through a police youth program—and of her fetus. Matthew Farwell, 40, was convicted Tuesday in Boston on charges that he killed 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore...
Farwell Found Guilty of Murdering Sandra Birchmore
Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell has been found guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. The verdict was handed down in Boston federal court this afternoon after three days of deliberation. He will be sentenced in February. The 40-year-old Farwell was convicted of strangling Birchmore on Feb. 1, 2021 – 12 days after […]
REPLAY: Former Massachusetts Police Officer Found Guilty of Murdering Sandra Birchmore and Her Unborn Child
A federal jury in Boston finds former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child on Nov. 10. Birch...
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