FBI Agents Expected on Stand Today in Trial of Matthew Farwell for Death of Sandra Birchmore
Prosecutors say the former Stoughton officer strangled Sandra Birchmore and staged the scene, while defense lawyers argue she died by suicide.
- On Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Matthew Dunne testified in the federal murder trial of former Stoughton Police Detective Matthew Farwell, detailing an unrecorded interview conducted shortly after Sandra Birchmore was found dead on February 4, 2021.
- Prosecutors allege Farwell killed the 23-year-old Birchmore to hide their long-term sexual relationship, which they claim began when she was 15 and he was 27; Farwell allegedly staged the scene to appear as a suicide.
- Surveillance footage from February 1, 2021, captured Farwell entering Birchmore's building wearing a mask, a detail witnesses called 'odd' given his public disdain for COVID-19 precautions.
- Dunne acknowledged making a 'tactical decision' not to take notes during the February 6, 2021, interview to prevent Farwell from 'shutting down,' though prosecutors argue he was staging the scene.
- The death was initially ruled a suicide, but the medical examiner later changed the manner to 'undetermined' in 2025; trial proceedings continue, with the jury expected to hear from additional witnesses regarding digital evidence.
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FBI agents expected on stand today in trial of Matthew Farwell for death of Sandra Birchmore
Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who is accused of killing Birchmore in 2021 to hide a sexual relationship that began when she was a minor.
Prior to Birchmore's death she was excited about her pregnancy, friend says in murder trial
Friend of Sandra Birchmore testified that they never discussed suicide in the trial against a former Stoughton police officer accused of killing the pregnant woman. Defense attorneys claim Birchmore killed herself.
MSP detective testifies in Farwell trial about early days of Sandra Birchmore investigation - Boston News, Weather, Sports
BOSTON (WHDH) - Testimony will continue for a third day in the Matthew farwell trial Thursday.Matthew Dunne, a state police detective, took the stand for
Trooper retraces early stages of investigation in Matthew Farwell murder trial
Testimony continued in former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell‘s murder trial Wednesday with the Massachusetts State Police trooper who interviewed him after Sandra Birchmore's suspicious death.
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