Former Stoughton Cop Matthew Farwell Found Guilty in Sandra Birchmore Killing

A federal jury found former Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell guilty on Tuesday of killing Sandra Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child. Prosecutors argued that Farwell murdered the 23-year-old woman in her Canton apartment in February 2021 to cover up an extramarital relationship that began when she was a minor, then staged the scene as a suicide. The jury returned its verdict after three days of deliberation on charges including killing a witness and violating federal laws protecting unborn children. Farwell faces a mandatory life sentence following prosecutors' decision not to seek the death penalty.