Ex-Massachusetts police officer convicted of murdering pregnant woman in staged suicide
FORMER MASSACHUSETTS POLICE OFFICER FACES MURDER TRIAL OVER PREGNANT WOMAN'S STAGED SUICIDE On Monday, the jurors sent a note to the judge saying that they were deadlocked, but the judge sent them home for the day and instructed them to return Tuesday to continue deliberating.
Key points
- She went on to say, "He was a police officer working as an instructor for the Stoughton Police Department's Explorer Program, a program designed to mentor young kids and introduce them to the world of policing.
- Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton Police Department detective, was convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore inside her Canton apartment in February 2021.
- Attorney for Massachusetts confirmed Farwell, 41, was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering Birchmore, 23, and causing the death of her unborn child.
We lost that future too." FORMER MASSACHUSETTS POLICE OFFICER FACES MURDER TRIAL OVER PREGNANT WOMAN'S STAGED SUICIDE FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Birchmore was found dead with a strap around her neck inside her apartment.
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- During closing arguments, prosecutors portrayed Farwell as a former police officer who feared Birchmore would expose his alleged misconduct.
- SEND US A TIP Prosecutors said Farwell killed Birchmore after she became pregnant and threatened to expose their years-long relationship, which they say started when he began grooming her when she was just 15 years old and he was 27.
- LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Meanwhile, Farwell's defense argued Birchmore died by suicide and pointed to her history of mental health struggles and previous suicidal statements.
- Investigators say he staged the scene to make her death appear to be a suicide.
- Her death was initially ruled a suicide, but the medical examiner later changed the official manner of death to undetermined.
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