Mass. cop faces trial in Sandra Birchmore case after she was ‘groomed starting at 12 —then killed’ when she got pregnant

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is facing a federal trial for the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. Prosecutors allege Farwell groomed and sexually abused Birchmore beginning when she was 15, eventually murdering her and staging her apartment to look like a suicide after she became pregnant. While the death was initially ruled a suicide, federal investigators later indicted Farwell for killing a witness. Farwell has pleaded not guilty, and while DNA tests confirmed he was not the father of the child, prosecutors argue he believed he was at the time of the killing.

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is facing a federal trial for the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. Prosecutors allege Farwell groomed and sexually abused Birchmore beginning when she was 15, eventually murdering her and staging her apartment to look like a suicide after she became pregnant. While the death was initially ruled a suicide, federal investigators later indicted Farwell for killing a witness. Farwell has pleaded not guilty, and while DNA tests confirmed he was not the father of the child, prosecutors argue he believed he was at the time of the killing.