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featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector h1 {||  font-weight: 400;||}||||\/* Hide header that shows on the legacy posts *\/||.et_pb_section_first, .et_pb_section_1_tb_body, .et_pb_section_2_tb_body  {||  display: none;||}||\/* Hide footer that shows on the legacy posts *\/||#global-footer-nav {||  display: none;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her apartment. And what Massachusetts investigators quickly called a suicide slowly revealed itself to be something much more sinister. Because out of the woodwork came friends, family, and co-workers with stories that Sandra had told them about her life. Stories of grooming, sexual abuse, and years of misconduct at the hands of several Stoughton Police officers\u2026 which began when she was barely a teenager.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three officers later resigned from the department. 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The suit accuses Matthew, William, and Robert of grooming and sexually abusing Sandra from a young age and implicates them in her death, alleging wrongful death, negligent supervision, negligent retention, pain and suffering, and emotional distress.<\/h3>[\/dipi_timeline_item][dipi_timeline_item module_class=&#8221;timelineitem&#8221; ribbon=&#8221;August 28, 2024&#8243; timeline_icon=&#8221;&#xf111;||fa||900&#8243; timeline_icon_color=&#8221;#8A4DE1&#8243; ribbon_use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; ribbon_text_bgcolor=&#8221;#7714BC&#8221; ribbon_text_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; ribbon_text_padding=&#8221;|12px||12px|false|false&#8221; child_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii_ribbon_text=&#8221;on|5px|5px|5px|5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;August 28, 2024&#8243;]<h3>FBI Special Agent Chenee Castruita files an affidavit outlining a homicide theory, citing Matthew\u2019s grooming of Sandra, his motive to silence her; her health data and expert testimony that her injuries align with homicidal asphyxia, not suicide.<\/h3>\n<h3>Matthew is arrested on a federal charge of killing a witness or victim, a count that carries potential death-penalty exposure. 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The internal affairs investigation and Chief McNamara\u2019s reforms are all rooted here. <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_map_pin][et_pb_map_pin title=&#8221;Norfolk County Superior Court, Dedham, Massachusetts&#8221; pin_address=&#8221;6RXF+GH Dedham, MA, USA&#8221; zoom_level=&#8221;18&#8243; pin_address_lat=&#8221;42.2488125&#8243; pin_address_lng=&#8221;-71.1760625&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court where Sandra\u2019s family files their wrongful-death suit against Matthew and William Farwell and Robert Devine in December 2022.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_map_pin][\/et_pb_map][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;994px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||60px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|50px|40px|50px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|30px||30px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|16px||16px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector {||  border-radius: 20px;||    background: linear-gradient(to right, black, black), linear-gradient(to right, #e51ae7, #193aa4);||    background-clip: padding-box, border-box;||    background-origin: padding-box, border-box;||    box-sizing: border-box;||    border: 1px solid transparent;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.35px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>We\u2019d love to speak with you and see how we can support.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>If you\u2019re a law enforcement agency or family member of one of the people we mentioned in this episode, or if you\u2019re looking for more coverage on a case, please reach out. You can email us at:<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;mailto:CrimeJunkie@audiochuck.com&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;CrimeJunkie@audiochuck.com&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#7714BC&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;5px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|36px||36px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;794px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><span>Episode Source Material<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;view-more&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector a {||  color: white;||  text-decoration: underline;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Secrets &amp; Lies; Chapter 1. Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it. By Laura Crimaldi and Yvonne Abraham. Published December 18, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bostonglobe.com\/magazine\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/apps.bostonglobe.com\/magazine\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-part-1\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Secrets &amp; Lies; Chapter 2. Investigators assumed Sandra Birchmore took her own life. What did they miss? By Laura Crimaldi and Yvonne Abraham. Published December 18, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bostonglobe.com\/magazine\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/apps.bostonglobe.com\/magazine\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-part-2\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Magazine (Boston, MA): The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore by Michelle McPhee. Published October 24, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonmagazine.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/sandra-birchmore-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonmagazine.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/sandra-birchmore-story\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Stoughton officer resigns amid probe sparked by woman\u2019s suicide. Friends say she was pregnant with his baby. By Laura Crimaldi. Published n.d. Updated April 4, 2022. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/04\/04\/metro\/stoughton-officer-resigns-amid-probe-sparked-by-womans-suicide-friends-say-she-was-pregnant-with-his-baby\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/04\/04\/metro\/stoughton-officer-resigns-amid-probe-sparked-by-womans-suicide-friends-say-she-was-pregnant-with-his-baby\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): A timeline of Sandra Birchmore\u2019s relationship with Stoughton police, former detective by Laura Crimaldi. Published n.d. Updated August 28, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/28\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-matthew-farwell-stoughton-police-timeline\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/28\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-matthew-farwell-stoughton-police-timeline\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Former Stoughton police detective indicted on charge he killed Sandra Birchmore in 2021 by Laura Crimaldi and Shelley Murphy. Publish n.d. Updated August 28, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/28\/metro\/stoughton-police-department-matthew-farwell-death-sandra-birchmore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/28\/metro\/stoughton-police-department-matthew-farwell-death-sandra-birchmore\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC News (national): Former cop accused of killing pregnant woman and staging her death to look like a suicide by Aaron Katersky and Meredith Deliso. Published August 28, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/matthew-farwell-sandra-birchmore-federal-case-charge-arrest\/story?id=113221095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/matthew-farwell-sandra-birchmore-federal-case-charge-arrest\/story?id=113221095<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Enterprise (Brockton, MA): Shocking new details revealed in indictment of ex-Stoughton cop in Sandra Birchmore murder by Chris Helms. Published n.d. Updated August 28, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisenews.com\/story\/news\/courts\/2024\/08\/28\/stoughton-police-detective-matthew-farwell-indicted-murder-sandra-birchmore-canton-massachusetts\/74983496007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z114123d00----v114123b0041xxd004165&amp;gca-ft=201&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.enterprisenews.com\/story\/news\/courts\/2024\/08\/28\/stoughton-police-detective-matthew-farwell-indicted-murder-sandra-birchmore-canton-massachusetts\/74983496007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z114123d00&#8212;-v114123b0041xxd004165&amp;gca-ft=201&amp;gca-ds=sophi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): What to know about the Sandra Birchmore case by Laura Crimaldi. Published n.d. Updated August 28, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/02\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-case-stoughton-police\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/02\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-case-stoughton-police\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Former Stoughton police detective faces litany of allegations in death of Sandra Birchmore. Here are 10 key details. By Travis Andersen. Published n.d. Updated August 29, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/29\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-matthew-farwell-indictment\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/08\/29\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-matthew-farwell-indictment\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsweek (national): Ex-Cop Charged in Pregnant Lover\u2019s Twisted Murder Plot Remains Behind Bars by Courtney McGinley. Published September 12, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sandra-birchmore-murder-update-cop-matthew-farwell-charged-1952342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sandra-birchmore-murder-update-cop-matthew-farwell-charged-1952342<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Herald (Boston, MA) Hearing for accused Sandra Birchmore killer delayed due to \u2018voluminous\u2019 evidence by Flint McColgan. Published October 15, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2024\/10\/15\/hearing-for-accused-sandra-birchmore-killer-delayed-due-to-voluminous-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2024\/10\/15\/hearing-for-accused-sandra-birchmore-killer-delayed-due-to-voluminous-evidence\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MassLive (Springfield, MA): Sandra Birchmore timeline: from Stoughton Explorer to arrest of Matthew Farwell by Luis Fieldman. Published December 2, 2024. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-timeline-from-stoughton-explorer-to-arrest-of-matthew-farwell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2024\/12\/sandra-birchmore-timeline-from-stoughton-explorer-to-arrest-of-matthew-farwell.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MassLive (Springfield, MA): Ex-detective charged with killing Sandra Birchmore was not her baby\u2019s father, report says by Susannah Sudborough. Published June 12, 2025. Updated June 13, 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2025\/06\/ex-detective-charged-with-killing-sandra-birchmore-was-not-her-babys-father-report-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2025\/06\/ex-detective-charged-with-killing-sandra-birchmore-was-not-her-babys-father-report-says.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Ex-Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore did not father the baby she was carrying, DNA shows by Yvonne Abraham, Laura Crimaldi, and Gordon Russell. Published n.d. Updated June 12, 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/12\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-baby-matthew-farwell\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/12\/metro\/sandra-birchmore-baby-matthew-farwell\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Matt Farwell refused to provide DNA to detectives investigating Sandra Birchmore\u2019s death. Does he regret it now? By Laura Crimaldi. Published n.d. Updated June 25, 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/25\/metro\/matt-farwell-refused-dna-test-sandra-birchmore-death\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/06\/25\/metro\/matt-farwell-refused-dna-test-sandra-birchmore-death\/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Matthew Farwell faces additional charge in death of Sandra Birchmore by Laura Crimaldi. Published n.d. 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