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Ex-officer convicted in Sandra Birchmore's death to seek new trial

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A courtroom sketch from the trial of former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.

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Matthew Farwell convicted over the death of Sandra Birchmore (opens NBC Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Matthew Farwell, at left, and Sandra Birchmore, at right
WHDH Boston
Jury finds Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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The jury has found Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. Farwell, a former Stoughton police officer, is charged with killing...
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Former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore, unborn child (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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A federal jury Tuesday found former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. Farwell, 41, of Easton, was...
New York Post
Disgraced ex-cop Matthew Farwell found guilty of killing pregnant Sandra Birchmore (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Disgraced ex-cop Matthew Farwell was convicted Tuesday by a Boston jury in the killing of 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
CBS News
Matthew Farwell convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore, unborn child (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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A jury has found former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
Boston
Matthew Farwell found guilty in the deaths of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby (opens Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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The former Stoughton police detective faces life in prison.
News Nation Now
Jury finds Matthew Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore (opens News Nation Now)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Federal prosecutors alleged Farwell strangled Birchmore and staged her death as a suicide to conceal their relationship.
WWLP Springfield
Former officer Matthew Farwell found guilty in Sandra Birchmore murder case (opens WWLP Springfield)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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A federal jury found former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child.
Bangor Daily News
Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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BOSTON (AP) — A former police detective was convicted Tuesday of murdering a pregnant Massachusetts woman, Sandra Birchmore, to keep her from revealing that he had sexually abused her when she was 15. Matthew Farwell, 40, was found guilty of strangling Birchmore on Feb.
Fox News
Ex-Massachusetts police officer convicted of murdering pregnant woman in staged suicide (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Matthew Farwell faced charges of killing Sandra Birchmore after she allegedly threatened to expose a relationship that began when she was 15.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Ex-officer convicted of killing Massachusetts pregnant woman to keep her quiet about sex abuse (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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A former police detective was convicted Tuesday of murdering a pregnant Massachusetts woman, Sandra Birchmore, to keep her from revealing that he had sexually abused her when she was 15.
Court TV
‘Justice was served’: Feds suggest police may take ‘corrective actions’ after officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore (opens Court TV)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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BOSTON (Court TV) — A former police officer faces a life sentence after a jury convicted him of killing a woman and her unborn baby to cover up a years-long affair that began when the victim was underage.
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Sandra Birchmore’s family, Stoughton officials, prosecutors react to Matthew Farwell conviction (opens Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton police detective, was convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
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Norfolk DA acknowledges ‘criticism’ after Matthew Farwell convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore (opens Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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District Attorney Michael Morrissey was "constrained" by a medical examiner ruling Sandra Birchmore's death a suicide, the DA's office said.
WHDH Boston
‘It’s a great day’: Family and supporters of Sandra Birchmore react to Matthew Farwell guilty verdict (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Family members and supporters of Sandra Birchmore reacted outside court Tuesday to former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell being found guilty of killing Birchmore in...
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Sandra Birchmore’s family criticizes state law enforcement for lack of investigation into her death (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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After a federal jury found former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child, family and supporters of Birchmore...
Newsweek
Ex-Cop Matthew Farwell Convicted in Deaths of Sandra Birchmore, Unborn Baby (opens Newsweek)
Published Nov 10, 2026
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Matthew Farwell was convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore and staging her 2021 death to look like a suicide.
The Boston Globe
A guilty verdict for Matthew Farwell, a reckoning for everyone who failed Sandra Birchmore (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Nov 11, 2026
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Matthew Farwell killed Sandra Birchmore and called it suicide. Justice took federal investigators and friends and family who wouldn’t give up.
KYMA Yuma
Matthew Farwell found guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore, causing the death of her unborn child (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Nov 11, 2026
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The man accused of killing Sandra Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child has been found guilty.
NBC Boston
Ex-officer convicted in Sandra Birchmore's death to seek new trial (opens NBC Boston)
Published Nov 11, 2026
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A courtroom sketch from the trial of former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.

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