Judge Outlines Jury Selection, Opening Statement Plans for Farwell's Trial

Matthew Farwell’s defense drops data bombshell in final hearing before ex-cop’s murder trial

Matthew Farwell's defense team alleges Massachusetts State Police lost all raw data from Sandra Birchmore's laptop just days before the accused killer was arrested: "They lost everything."

Mass. State Police lost Sandra Birchmore laptop data before Farwell arrest, lawyer says

BOSTON — A defense lawyer for Matthew Farwell revealed Friday that a Massachusetts State Police trooper tasked with examining Sandra Birchmore’s laptop lost the device’s raw data in 2024, potentially destroying evidence that could have benefited Farwell’s defense.On Aug. 24, 2024, the server Trooper Nicholas Guarino was using to review Birchmore’s laptop “crashed completely and failed,” leaving investigators with only a PDF extraction of the dev…

Judge outlines jury selection, opening statement plans for Farwell's trial

A federal judge in Boston hopes to seat 12 jurors and 4 alternates quickly next week for the trial of Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police officer accused in connection with the death of a young woman with whom he allegedly had a years-long sexual relationship.

With jury selection days away, pretrial hearing held in Matthew Farwell case

With jury selection just days away, a final pretrial conference was held Friday in the Matthew Farwell case. The hearing was held to address any remaining issues. Jury selection is set to start on Tuesday morning and opening statements could take place before the week is over. In federal court Friday, Judge Denise Casper said she plans to seat 12 jurors and four alternates when jury selection begins Tuesday. She has scheduled opening statements …