Former Massachusetts Cop Charged in Death of Pregnant Woman Originally Ruled a Suicide

A police officer from Stoughton, Massachusetts, could face the death penalty or life in prison for allegedly killing a young pregnant woman to conceal a longstanding sexual relationship that began when she was a minor. Matthew Farwell, 38, was charged by a federal grand jury in Boston with the murder of Sandra Birchmore on Aug. 28. Police say Birchmore, 23, was three months pregnant when they found her hanging by a scarf wrapped around a doorknob in her Canton apartment bedroom on Feb. 4, 2021. The indictment alleges that Matthew Farwell strangled Birchmore on Feb. 1, 2021, and made it appear as if she committed suicide. Federal agents arrested Matthew Farwell on Aug. 28. He was arraigned later that afternoon in U.S. District Court in Boston on a charge of killing a victim or witness....