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Ex-Massachusetts Officer Convicted of Murdering Pregnant Woman and Staging Her Death as Suicide
A federal jury found Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
Filed November 10, 2026 · 📍 MA 02210
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Key points
- Former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell was convicted by a federal jury in Boston
- He killed Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child and staged a suicide
- Their relationship began when Birchmore was 15, prosecutors said
A federal jury in Boston has found former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child [1].
Prosecutors said Farwell killed Birchmore after she threatened to expose a relationship that began when she was 15, and then staged her death to look like a suicide [2].
CBS News Boston reported the verdict [3].
Order in the Court's take: a badge is a public trust. When an officer preys on a child and then kills to hide it, the justice system has to answer, and this jury did. Two lives were taken, a mother and her baby, and the verdict recognizes both.
Sources
Should the death penalty stay on the books for the worst crimes?
- Yes, for the worst murders
- Only with absolute proof like DNA
- No, life without parole is enough
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