Sandra Birchmore

The firm that will audit the police department in Canton, Massachusetts, in the wake of the Karen Read case has been selected.

Supporters of Sandra Birchmore marched from the town hall to the police department in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, as organizers say they hope these monthly standouts will keep attention on her case.

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Dozens of supporters of Sandra Birchmore marched from the town hall to the police department in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, as organizers say they hope these monthly standouts will keep attention on her case. Birchmore’s supporters, wearing blue and white, say they want her to have a voice because she didn’t have one for the more than three years...

For more than three years, Sandra Birchmore’s death was ruled a suicide. Because of that, supporters say she didn’t have a voice. Now, they’re trying to change that.

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Federal prosecutors say they intend to introduce DNA evidence in their case against Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton police detective accused of killing Sandra Birchmore. Farwell has been indicted on a federal charge in the death of 23-year-old Birchmore, who was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts, apartment in February 2021. She was three months pregnant. Farwell is accused of…

Stoughton Police Officer William Farwell, the twin brother of the former police officer accused of killing a young pregnant woman, has been decertified.

A police officer accused of having an inappropriate relationship with Sandra Birchmore was the subject of a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission status conference Tuesday, where his attorney fought to keep her name out of the proceedings. Former Stoughton Police officer William Farwell is one of three officers accused of having an inappropriate relationship with Birchmore, one…

A group of people gathered on a rainy Saturday in Stoughton, Massachusetts, calling for justice for Sandra Birchmore. Demonstrators were out with signs, wearing light blue and white in support of Birchmore, who was 23 years old when she was found dead in her Stoughton apartment back in early 2021. “We’re out here today just trying to make the public…

Demonstrators were out on a rainy Saturday calling for justice for Sandra Birchmore.

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Emotions ran high at a meeting of the Police Audit Committee in Canton Thursday night – to the point where police had to be called to escort at least one community member out.

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A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department.

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A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department amid ongoing backlash over how police handled the investigation into Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death and the Sandra Birchmore case. Canton voters approved the independent audit of the Canton Police Department 903 to 800 in...

A committee is struggling to nail down a firm to conduct an audit of the Canton Police Department.

It may be two years away, but the race for district attorney in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, is already heating up. Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to try to unseat Michael Morrissey, who has faced criticism over the case against Karen Read. Over the months, there have been continuous calls for Morrissey to step down as district…

The 2026 race for district attorney in Norfolk County is already receiving a lot of attention amid criticism for Michael Morrissey over the Karen Read case.

Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police detective accused of grooming Sandra Birchmore as a teen and then killing her when she became pregnant with his child as an adult, has requested the cancellation of an upcoming hearing so his attorney can have more time to review his case. Farwell is facing federal charges in the death of Birchmore, who was…

Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police detective accused of grooming Sandra Birchmore as a teen and then killing her when she became pregnant with his child as an adult, has requested the cancellation of an upcoming hearing so his attorney can have more time to review his case. Farwell is facing federal charges in the death of Birchmore, who was…

People who live in Stoughton and surrounding Massachusetts communities say the Sandra Birchmore case raises questions about how her death, and the alleged cover-up, could happen, and how it could go unanswered for so long. 

The family of Sandra Birchmore is reacting to the decision to charge a former Stoughton police officer with her murder. In a statement to NBC10 Boston, Birchmore’s family said “based on our personal memories of her and the stories we have heard from others close to her, it is clear that Sandra had a huge heart and did everything...

The family of Sandra Birchmore is reacting to the decision to charge a former Stoughton police officer with her murder.

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