Matthew Farwell allegedly groomed and raped the 23-year-old victim, Sandra Birchmore, since before she turned 16 years old.
A former Stoughton, Massachusetts police detective Matthew Farwell has been charged with killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore in 2021 while she was pregnant with what she told him was his child.
A grand jury indictment filed Tuesday in federal court alleged that Farwell strangled Birchmore to death inside her Canton apartment, and then staged the scene to make it look like she had died by suicide. Her death had previously been ruled a suicide with no foul play involved by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Farwell Accused of Grooming, Having a Sexual Relationship with Birchmore Before She Turned 16
According to the indictment, Farwell, “engaged in sexual intercourse and other sex acts with Birchmore” before she turned 16 years old. Birchmore had joined a youth program for kids interested in law enforcement careers called “Stoughton Police Explorers Academy” in 2012, and Farwell was a volunteer instructor at the academy.
