"The state medical examiner's office initially ruled that Birchmore died by suicide three months after her body was found. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey's office investigated Birchmore's death but did not file criminal charges."
"Federal investigators sought a third opinion from William Smock, a doctor who specializes in emergency medicine. Smock said that Birchmore was strangled and died by homicide, but Farwell's lawyers argue that Smock is not an expert in forensic pathology."
Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton police detective, is accused of murdering Sandra Birchmore in 2021 and staging her death to look like a suicide. The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner amended Birchmore's death certificate, changing her cause of death from 'asphyxia by hanging' to 'asphyxia' and her manner of death from 'suicide' to 'undetermined.' Farwell was indicted on a murder charge in 2024, with prosecutors alleging he strangled Birchmore and manipulated the crime scene.
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