Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Accused of Strangling Pregnant Sandra Birchmore
Federal trial for former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell began in Boston on October 9, 2026. Prosecutors allege Farwell groomed and sexually abused Sandra Birchmore from age 15, then strangled her in 2021 after she became pregnant and threatened to expose their affair. Farwell faces charges for killing a witness and an unborn child, with the trial expected to last five weeks.