Murder Trial Underway of Ex-Massachusetts Cop Charged in Former Teen Cadet’s Death

The murder trial of Matthew Farwell got underway in federal court Friday morning with opening statements from the prosecution and defense. The ex-Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer is accused of killing former teen cadet Sandra Birchmore and her unborn baby, and staging her death to make it look like a suicide.

Prosecutors say Farwell met Birchmore when she was a 13-year-old in the Stoughton Police Department Explorers Academy and groomed her for years. He allegedly began a sexual relationship with Birchmore when she was 15 and he was 27.

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