Why Stoughton PD’s First Story About Sandra Birchmore Doesn’t Add Up

The first investigators to look at Sandra Birchmore's death called it suicide the same day they found her. A twenty-three-year-old pregnant woman with a duffel bag strap around her neck tied to a closet doorknob. No autopsy yet. No phone examined. No DNA compelled from the last person captured on surveillance entering her building.Federal prosecutors allege that person was Matthew Farwell — a Stoughton detective and union president who allegedly began a physical relationship with Sandra through the department's own youth program when she was fifteen.The department behind that investigation has a record that never made national news. On-duty shakedowns. Convicted chiefs. FBI wires. A deputy chief's compromising photos emailed to every officer and spouse. A sergeant's truck killing a seventy-four-year-old — the explanation a lemon seed — acquitted and back on duty.The FBI found Farwell's DNA on the ligature. Trial starts October 5 in Boston.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #TrueCrimeToday #HiddenKillers #StoughtonPD #FarwellTrial #PoliceMisconduct #FederalTrial #Massachusetts #TrueCrime