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Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

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What happened Matthew Farwell was convicted Tuesday of strangling Sandra Birchmore in 2021 and staging the crime scene to make her death look like a suicide.
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CenterEx-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 11, 12:23 AM

Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

Matthew Farwell was convicted Tuesday of strangling Sandra Birchmore in 2021 and staging the crime scene to make her death look like a suicide.

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NewsweekNews report · Nov 11, 2:54 AM

Ex-Cop Matthew Farwell Convicted in Deaths of Sandra Birchmore, Unborn Baby

Matthew Farwell was convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore and staging her 2021 death to look like a suicide.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Nov 11, 2:47 AM

Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore, unborn child, jury says

Former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell was found guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child by a federal jury on Tuesday.

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Nov 11, 12:23 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:47 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:54 AM: Newsweek joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 7 sources · 1 bucket.