William Farwell Lied to the Troopers Investigating Sandra Birchmore's Death

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Oct 22, 2026 · 14m

The federal indictment against Matthew Farwell alleges that after a friend of Sandra Birchmore's called Stoughton police on January 20th, 2021, to report their relationship, a department employee told Farwell about it. Prosecutors say that's when he started planning. Sandra died twelve days later. The call itself lasted three minutes with two holds, and the recording was automatically deleted. Matthew's twin brother William was a Stoughton officer who admitted his own relationship with Sandra, gave state police false information, and was permanently decertified in September 2024. The…