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Welcome to "The Murder of Sandra Birchmore," a podcast channel dedicated to uncovering the dark and disturbing details surrounding the tragic death of Sandra Birchmore—a case that has shaken the foundations of trust in law enforcement in Massachusetts.Sandra Birchmore was a young woman whose life was marked by manipulation and exploitation at the hands of multiple police officers, including those from the Stoughton Police Department. Beginning when she was just a minor, Sandra became entangled in inappropriate relationships with men who should have protected her but instead abused their power. Her death, initially ruled a suicide, has raised serious questions about whether justice has truly been served.In this podcast, we delve deep into the events leading up to Sandra’s death, exploring the connections between the officers involved, including potential links to the Canton Police Department. We’ll examine the allegations of a cover-up—was there an attempt to pr
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- Today34 min
Sandra Birchmore: The Evidence Behind Farwell’s Verdict
Sandra Birchmore was twenty-three and pregnant when she died. For years, her death was officially treated as suicide. Now Matthew Farwell has been convicted in federal court. A federal jury convicted former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell on November 10, 2026, of killing Sandra Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child. The verdict came after jurors briefly reported being deadlocked. His lawyers had argued that Sandra died by suicide after Farwell ended their relationship; the jury rejected that account. He has not yet been sentenced.Then there is what was missing. Prosecutors described Sandra as someone who messaged people constantly about the smallest parts of her day. Their case emphasized that she sent no goodbye note and did not reach out to anyone after Farwell left her apartment. The defense argued that silence could fit a suicide, too. A pattern is not a stopwatch, and no single missing message proves a killing. The jury had to weigh that absence against the rest of the record. Now go back to the evidence the jury heard.William Farwell, Matthew’s twin brother, testified under immunity that he too had a relationship with Sandra. The defense raised an unanswered forensic question: the state lab linked Matthew’s DNA to the strap around Sandra’s neck but had not compared William’s DNA against that sample. A defense expert testified that testing William could affect how the mixture was interpreted. That is a point worth scrutinizing, not a finding that William was involved in Sandra’s death. Tony Brueski brings together criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis, Defense Diaries attorney Bob Motta, and retired FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke.Eric tests the defense’s strongest points against what prosecutors actually had to prove. Bob separates the proof of a killing from the federal question of whether Farwell acted to stop disclosure of crimes. Robin looks at the relationship dynamics without pretending to diagnose anyone from a text message. Prosecutors argued Farwell strangled Sandra in her Canton apartment in February 2021 and staged the scene to resemble a hanging. Farwell maintained his innocence through trial. His conviction was for killing a witness or victim and causing the death of an unborn child under federal law.The separate witness-prevention element matters: prosecutors had to show not only what happened, but why. That difference is where the lawyers’ debate gets especially revealing.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Watch Robin Dreeke’s MasterClass: http://masterclass.com/robindreekeInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #HiddenKillers #FarwellVerdict #WilliamFarwell #EricFaddis #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #StoughtonPolice #TrueCrime
- Today37 min
Sandra Birchmore: Who Failed Her Before the Federal Case?!
Sandra Birchmore’s family kept asking questions after local authorities treated her death as suicide. The federal case against former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell has forced a second examination of what those early investigators did—and what they left undone. Farwell denies killing Sandra, who was pregnant when she died in February 2021.Tony Brueski speaks with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and retired FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke about that first investigation and the prosecution’s final argument to jurors. Trooper Matthew Dunne testified that he and then-Sergeant John Fanning spoke with Farwell in a school parking lot without recording the conversation. The choice, Dunne said, was tactical. Prosecutors have pointed to investigative omissions, including the lack of certain searches, in challenging how the state reached its original conclusion.Sandra’s medical examiner initially ruled suicide, relying in part on material supplied by police. She later changed the manner of death to undetermined. Neither classification alone resolves the criminal charge. Prosecutors say Farwell staged the scene and had reason to silence Sandra. The defense says the death was a suicide and disputes the government’s forensic interpretation.At closing on November 6, prosecutor Brian Fogerty brought Sandra’s words and the circumstances of Farwell’s visit back into focus. Coffindaffer discusses how investigators can revisit incomplete work and which accountability processes—supervisory review, professional discipline or legal proceedings—might be available, depending on facts not yet established. Dreeke addresses the imbalance of authority in relationships that begin through youth mentoring.Jurors reported a deadlock on November 9 and were directed to keep deliberating November 10. This combined episode keeps Sandra at the center. A conclusion made early can follow a case for years. The task now is to distinguish what was actually shown, what remains disputed and who is answerable for decisions made in her name.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #HiddenKillers #FarwellTrial #StoughtonPolice #JenniferCoffindaffer #RobinDreeke #JusticeForSandra #PoliceAccountability #TrueCrime
- Yesterday31 min
Sandra Birchmore: The Last Texts Farwell Couldn’t Explain
Sandra Birchmore was getting ready for a baby, according to the messages prosecutors presented to jurors. At 7:46 p.m. she asked Matthew Farwell to buy the baby’s going-home outfit. Later she told him her door was open. The building camera then captured his visit, and prosecution experts say Sandra’s phone stopped recording steps minutes before he exited. Those details are at the heart of the government’s reconstruction of her final evening.But this story also has a defense, and it is being tested before a federal jury. Farwell says he did not kill Sandra. His attorneys contend that after he came to end their relationship, she took her own life. Former medical examiner Dr. Thomas Andrew disagreed with prosecution experts about how to read key neck injuries. The medical examiner’s official ruling had been changed from suicide to undetermined.Tony Brueski brings two guests to this combined Hidden Killers episode: Eric Faddis, a former prosecutor and defense attorney, and Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI Special Agent. They work through the government’s strongest points, then ask what a fair defense can challenge. The phone activity, surveillance video, reported DNA findings, and a later deleted-data internet search all receive attention.The federal government accuses Farwell of killing Sandra to keep her from disclosing crimes, including alleged abuse dating to her time as a teenager in a police youth program. Farwell has pleaded not guilty. Evidence that a relationship was secret is not, by itself, proof that a homicide occurred. And a suicide ruling that was later amended does not settle the question in either direction.The jury heard closings November 6. It reported a deadlock on November 9; Judge Denise Casper instructed continued deliberation November 10. Sandra’s family has waited years for answers. A verdict, whenever it comes, has to rest on what the government proved—not what either side wants the timeline to mean.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #HiddenKillers #FarwellTrial #StoughtonPolice #EricFaddis #JenniferCoffindaffer #FederalTrial #JusticeForSandra #TrueCrime
- 2 days ago59 min
Sandra Birchmore's Family Fought for Answers for Years. What Was Farwell Telling Himself?
Sandra Birchmore's family heard the word guilty for Matthew Farwell, convicted by a federal jury of killing Sandra and her unborn son, and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to talk about how Farwell lived with it and how the people around Sandra failed her.It starts with how Farwell carried on. The FBI says his wife gave birth to their third child about 13 hours after he was at Sandra's apartment, and Sandra wasn't found until three days after his visit.Shavaun and I talk about Sandra herself, a girl in the Stoughton Police Explorers who grew into a young woman wanting Farwell in her baby's life. We talk about William Farwell, who answered Sandra's text about being fifteen with "Nice," and the dispatcher who was told to forget a call about her. And we talk about the trial, where her mental health history was put in front of the jury as proof she took her own life.Farwell will be sentenced in February, and the conviction carries mandatory life.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #JusticeForSandra #FarwellVerdict #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SandraBirchmoreCase #WilliamFarwell #TrueCrimeCommunity
- 2 days ago13 min
They Put Sandra Birchmore's Worst Days on Trial. Would Anyone Believe You?
Sandra Birchmore's private life was laid out in a federal courtroom so Matthew Farwell's lawyers could argue she took her own life. The jury rejected that and convicted Farwell of killing Sandra and her unborn son, and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to talk about why Sandra was the one being judged.The defense leaned on her grief over her mother and grandmother, her mental health history, and writing from years before. Her therapist, who'd known her since she was 11, testified she didn't believe Sandra was suicidal. Sandra had a stroller box in her apartment and a party for the baby in the works.Shavaun and I talk about why calling a woman "crazy" ends the conversation, why her struggles counted against her and her plans for her baby didn't count for her, and why the men in her life changed how people saw her. We also talk about why blaming Sandra feels safer, and what to say to the woman who's afraid she won't be believed either.Farwell will be sentenced in February.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #JusticeForSandra #FarwellVerdict #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SandraBirchmoreCase #BelieveWomen #TrueCrimeCommunity
- 2 days ago15 min
Sandra Birchmore Told a Cop She Was 15. What Makes a Man Look the Other Way?
Sandra Birchmore told people about Matthew Farwell long before anyone stopped him. After a federal jury convicted Farwell of killing her and her unborn son, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to talk about why the people around her looked away.Sandra texted his twin, William, also a Stoughton cop, that she was fifteen when it began with Matthew. William answered "Nice," and later testified he hadn't believed her. William had his own secret: he'd been involved with Sandra too, including on duty. When a friend of Sandra's called the Stoughton station less than two weeks before her death, the dispatcher testified the desk officer told him to forget about it, and the dispatcher said he'd treated it as a personal call for Detective Farwell.Shavaun and I talk about the phrase "he would never do that," the way a person's own secrets keep him quiet, and why protecting a brother or a coworker can come before protecting Sandra. We also talk about why speaking up can make people angrier at you than at the man doing wrong, and how to help someone come forward when she's afraid.Farwell will be sentenced in February.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #JusticeForSandra #FarwellVerdict #WilliamFarwell #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SandraBirchmoreCase #StoughtonPolice
- 3 days ago14 min
Sandra Birchmore Thought Farwell Would Leave His Wife. Why Did She Believe Him?
Sandra Birchmore wanted Matthew Farwell in her baby's life, and after a federal jury convicted him of killing her and her unborn son, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps me understand why she held on. Sandra first knew him as an officer in the Stoughton police youth program.Prosecutors said their relationship began when she was fifteen, weeks before he married his wife. In the last months of her life, Sandra told her boss the father would leave his relationship once the baby was born, and she told a friend she'd only asked him to visit on holidays.Shavaun and I talk about how a man's attention can become everything to a girl of fifteen, what growing up with that does to a woman's sense of what's normal, and why a partner who blows hot and cold is so hard to walk away from. We talk about the moment of realizing she'd been used, and how to help a friend who says she loves him anyway.A DNA test later showed Farwell was not the father of Sandra's baby. He'll be sentenced in February.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #JusticeForSandra #FarwellVerdict #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SandraBirchmoreCase #StoughtonExplorers #TrueCrimeCommunity
- 3 days ago17 min
Sandra Birchmore Never Met Her Son. How Does Farwell Look at His Own?
Sandra Birchmore's case ended with a conviction: a federal jury found Matthew Farwell guilty of killing her and her unborn son. I asked psychotherapist Shavaun Scott how the man who did that keeps going.Sandra believed Farwell was the father of her baby and was already getting ready for him. A stroller box sat in her apartment, and she'd told more than 80 people she was pregnant. A DNA test later showed another man was the father. According to the FBI, Farwell's own wife gave birth to their third child about 13 hours after he left Sandra's apartment, two days before Sandra was found.Shavaun and I talk about the excuses a man like this builds for himself, how he can keep a loving family at home while hurting another woman, and why some men protect their reputation before anything else. We ask whether a badge and years of getting away with it changed the way Farwell treated people, and whether any of his regret is for Sandra.Farwell will be sentenced in February and faces mandatory life.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #JusticeForSandra #FarwellVerdict #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SandraBirchmoreCase #StoughtonPolice #TrueCrimeCommunity
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Welcome to "The Murder of Sandra Birchmore," a podcast channel dedicated to uncovering the dark and disturbing details surrounding the tragic death of Sandra Birchmore—a case that has shaken the foundations of trust in law enforcement in Massachusetts.Sandra Birchmore was a young woman whose life was marked by manipulation and exploitation at the hands of multiple police officers, including those from the Stoughton Police Department. Beginning when she was just a minor, Sandra became entangled in inappropriate relationships with men who should have protected her but instead abused their power. Her death, initially ruled a suicide, has raised serious questions about whether justice has truly been served.In this podcast, we delve deep into the events leading up to Sandra’s death, exploring the connections between the officers involved, including potential links to the Canton Police Department. We’ll examine the allegations of a cover-up—was there an attempt to pr
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