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Prosecutors in Sandra Birchmore case say they have DNA evidence they intend to use
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…
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POST Commission decertifies officer connected to Sandra Birchmore case
Stoughton Police Officer William Farwell, the twin brother of the former police officer accused of killing a young pregnant woman, has been decertified.
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Officer involved in Sandra Birchmore case decertified by POST Commission
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…
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Standout in Stoughton for Sandra Birchmore
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…
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Community holds standout in Stoughton to seek justice for Sandra Birchmore
Demonstrators were out on a rainy Saturday calling for justice for Sandra Birchmore.
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Tensions run high at Canton police audit meeting: Watch what happened
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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Tempers flare at Canton Police Audit Committee meeting: Watch the explosive video
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...
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Tensions run high at Canton police audit meeting
A committee is struggling to nail down a firm to conduct an audit of the Canton Police Department.
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2 candidates running to unseat Norfolk County DA Michael Morrissey in 2026
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…
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2 candidates get early jump on race to unseat Norfolk County DA
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.
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Upcoming hearing for ex-Stoughton officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore canceled. Here's why
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…
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Ex-Stoughton officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore asks for more time to review 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…
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Sandra Birchmore case | Reaction in Stoughton to officer's arrest
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.
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Sandra Birchmore's family speaks: ‘Her biggest wish was to become a mother'
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...
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Exclusive: Birchmore family reacts to arrest of alleged murderer
The family of Sandra Birchmore is reacting to the decision to charge a former Stoughton police officer with her murder.
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‘Her family deserves answers and she deserves justice': Gov. Healey weighs in on Sandra Birchmore case
Twice this week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was asked about the Sandra Birchmore case, and both times she spoke forcefuly, saying Birchmore’s family deserves answers and she deserves justice. Former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell pleaded not guilty last week after he was indicted on charges he strangled Birchmore in early 2021 and tried to stage her death as a…
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Birchmore's family feels vindicated after Farwell's arrest: ‘Truth has finally come to light'
Relatives of Sandra Birchmore say there has been a sense of relief since charges were brought against a former police detective in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Birchmore died in February 2021, and while her death was initially ruled a suicide, her family and others have said she was killed. Matthew Farwell, who was a detective with the Stoughton Police Department, has been…
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Sandra Birchmore's family feels vindicated after Matthew Farwell's arrest
Loved ones have long said Sandra Birchmore did not die by suicide, as authorities ruled, and they are reacting to this week’s federal indictment of a former detective accused of killing her.
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Sandra Birchmore case is 2nd Norfolk County death probe that feds intervened in
Legal experts say it’s unusual for federal authorities to become involved in a local investigation, especially twice within the same county, as has happened in the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases.
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Stoughton working to restore trust in police amid Sandra Birchmore allegations
As friends and family of Sandra Birchmore continue to come to grips with the new allegation, laid out in a federal indictment, that she was killed by the Stoughton police officer with whom she had a yearslong sexual relationship, town officials say they have been working hard to reform the department....
...“Everybody in this building is committed to justice for Sandra,”...