SANDRA BIRCHMORE: MA vs. Matthew Farwell for 2021 murder and cover-up *GUILTY*

I used to start a fair amount of case threads but life has me not doing so in quite awhile. The title will likely need more info, date, etc. and an intro.

I don't know enough yet to have an opinion but keep running into this case. Of course it jump started due to being the same area as Karen Read with LE involvement and yet nothing about them is similar. Night and day different.

An issue I have with cases of suicides or drownings, some various things like that is when they rule such accidental or suicide when it cannot be known. Not saying they aren't right in a lot of cases but short of solid proof it is such, I think they should in many cases be ruled undetermined.

It seems this one is heating up and I think a thread should be started but a mod may have to tweak my title and intro.

 

[Kimster]

For me personally, I just don’t like to be on camera. Now, I don’t walk around thinking “oh my I’m on camera all the time”. But if I was at work, and my boss said there’s a camera on you, I would feel really self-conscious. It’s just a personal thing.

 

[Guess Who]

For me personally, I just don’t like to be on camera. Now, I don’t walk around thinking “oh my I’m on camera all the time”. But if I was at work, and my boss said there’s a camera on you, I would feel really self-conscious. It’s just a personal thing.

I dont like to be, but have accepted that it is far more than i like and I sure don't blame those that want their property surveilled. Ive worked at places that did have cameras inside and I looked at it like it's for my protection, too. If anything of mine went missing, I would be able to see ifit was me that misplaced it or if somebody took it or was looking through my stuff. It definitely keeps those nosy people that think it's ok to go through your stuff at bay.

 

[Guess Who]

I dont like to be, but have accepted that it is far more than i like and I sure don't blame those that want their property surveilled. Ive worked at places that did have cameras inside and I looked at it like it's for my protection, too. If anything of mine went missing, I would be able to see ifit was me that misplaced it or if somebody took it or was looking through my stuff. It definitely keeps those nosy people that think it's ok to go through your stuff at bay.

I will also add that the person that insisted on installing those cameras is also the very person I was leery of going through people's stuff.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

https://apnews.com/article/police-officer-massachusetts-killing-sandra-birchmore-closings-4e291004241a78aaa0ec2c0d5c6caaa7

Jury begins deliberating in the trial of the ex-officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore​

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the trial of a former Massachusetts police officer accused of killing a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing he had begun sexually abusing her when she was 15.


“You know on Feb. 1 Matthew Farwell didn’t go to Sandra Birchmore’s apartment for a clean break,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Fogarty told the jury in closing arguments. “He went to clean up the mess he created for himself years earlier, a mess that could bring serious charges and destroy his life. He cleaned up the mess by taking Sandra’s life.”

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jury-finds-matthew-farwell-guilty-of-murdering-sandra-birchmore/

Jury finds Matthew Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore​

A jury has found former Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell guilty on two counts of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby after allegedly sexually abusing Birchmore for years.

A jury of eight men and four women came to its decision following nearly four weeks of testimony.

Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore, unborn child, jury says

Former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell was found guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child by a federal jury on Tuesday.

www.wcvb.com

Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore, federal jury says​

Former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell was found guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child by a federal jury on Tuesday.


After about 15 hours of deliberating, the jury on Tuesday found him guilty of killing a witness or victim and protection of unborn children. Quiet sobbing and cries could be heard in the courtroom as the verdict was read.

"Evil. Demonic. Predator. Predator ... that would be the best word of all," Birchmore's cousin, Barbara Wright, said of Farwell outside the Moakley Federal Court House after the verdict.

"Nothing that happened in the courtroom can return Sandra or her baby boy to our family," cousin Ray Cosgrove said. "But truth matters. Accountability matters. And the trust we place in people in positions of authority carries an enormous responsibility. My hope is that Sandra's story, ultimately, becomes more than the circumstances of her death."

The verdict came after the jury of eight men and four women told the judge Monday afternoon that they were "in a deadlock that looks like it will not change any time soon." They resumed deliberations Tuesday morning.

Farwell will be sentenced on Feb. 3. He faces an automatic sentence of life in prison.

"Today a federal jury has confirmed what became apparent to me some time ago, that Sandra was murdered and that her murderer was a police officer who took advantage of her trust and faith in the badge and uniform," Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara said. "There are those who wanted to forget Sandra Birchmore. But enough people would not remain silent. Enough people spoke up. Enough people asked questions."

"It is the outcome Sandra, her unborn child, and her family have deserved for more than five years ... " Stoughton acting Police Chief James O’Connor said in a statement. "What happened to Sandra is a profound betrayal of the trust every police officer is sworn to uphold."

"By all accounts, she was a caring and loving person. Sandra did not deserve this. When you think of her, I hope you recall the girl full of love, life and hope. And that is what Sandra deserves," Foley said.

 

[Cousin Dupree]