"Friday's episode of NBC's "Dateline" shed light on the case of Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant 23-year-old teacher's aide who was allegedly killed by a Stoughton police officer who had groomed her since childhood. "The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore" featured interviews with Birchmore's family members, her former boss, and Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara. Through her loved ones' eyes, viewers had a chance to see the revelations that led a closed-case suicide to be blown open and ruled a homicide years after her 2021 death."
"Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is the main suspect in Birchmore's murder, according to officials. In August 2024, he was arrested and indicted by federal authorities on one count of killing a witness or victim, to which he pleaded not guilty. The federal investigation into Birchmore's death revealed evidence that suggests Birchmore and Farwell had had a sexual relationship since 2013, beginning when she was 15 and he was 27, according to officials."
Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant 23-year-old teacher's aide, died in 2021; her death was initially ruled a suicide but was later reclassified as a homicide after a forensic investigation. Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell became the primary suspect and was arrested and federally indicted in August 2024 on a count of killing a witness or victim; he pleaded not guilty. Federal investigators uncovered evidence suggesting a sexual relationship between Birchmore and Farwell beginning in 2013 when she was 15 and he was 27 after they met through the Stoughton Police Department's Explorers Program. Farwell denies grooming and disputes the timeline.
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