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Key moments from ex-cop's trial in the death of Sandra Birchmore

Deadlocked jury deliberates on former cop Matthew Farwell's trial for killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn son in 2021.

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A Massachusetts jury remains deadlocked as it deliberates the fate of Matthew Farwell, a former police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn son in 2021. Prosecutors allege Farwell, who met the victim through a youth program, staged the death to silence her after years of abuse starting when she was 15. While defense experts dispute the cause of death, prosecutors claim a specific injury on the victim's chest proves homicide rather than suicide.

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Key moments from ex-cop's trial in the death of Sandra Birchmore

A Massachusetts jury remains deadlocked while deliberating the case against former officer Matthew Farwell regarding the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore. Federal prosecutors claim Farwell, who met the victim through a youth program in Stoughton, killed her after years of abuse that began when she was fifteen. Farwell faces charges for the deaths of Birchmore and her unborn son, alleging he staged the incident to appear as a suicide. Although local officials initially ruled the death a suicide, a federal investigation later reclassified it as undetermined before charging Farwell in 2024 and 2025.

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