Sandra Birchmore: How the Forensic Evidence Contradicts the Original Ruling
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The episode discusses the forensic evidence that contradicts the original ruling of Sandra Birchmore's death and the implications of a federal indictment against Matthew Farwell.
Sandra Birchmore's death was classified as something other than homicide by the state medical examiner — a determination that still stands despite a federal indictment charging former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell with killing her and causing the death of her unborn son. That contradiction between the state finding and the federal prosecution is the fault line this case will be fought on. And the forensic evidence prosecutors have assembled since Farwell's arrest directly challenges the original conclusion. Farwell's DNA was identified as the major contributor on the duffel bag strap prosecutors say was used to strangle Sandra. His sperm cells were found in her underwear — contradicting his stated claim that he had not been intimate with her in months. Sandra's right clavicle showed an injury sustained while she was alive, consistent with the position of a buckle found behind her head. Prosecutors argue that injury proves Sandra could not have died in the position in which she was found — that the scene was staged. Her phone recorded its final movements while Farwell was inside the apartment during a twenty-nine-minute window on the evening of February 1, 2021. She…
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