Sandra Birchmore's Lead Trooper Knew Farwell Lied and Buried It Anyway

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Oct 21, 2026 · 17m

Trooper Matthew Dunne told a federal jury that Matthew Farwell lied to him about Sandra Birchmore, and that he ruled her death a suicide anyway. The lies were about when the relationship began and how many times they'd been together. The interview where Farwell told them happened in a school parking lot with no recording and no notes, a choice Dunne says was meant to keep Farwell from calling a lawyer. Dunne didn't attend the autopsy, didn't interview neighbors, and didn't question Farwell's coworkers. Bob Motta breaks down the investigation and asks the question the jury has to answer: was…