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Sandra Birchmore’s Death Ruling Changed to WHAT?!

Sandra Birchmore’s death was classified as suicide after she was found in her Canton apartment in February 2021. In April 2026, the Massachusetts medical examiner changed the official manner of death to undetermined. That reversal matters in the federal case against former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell, who has pleaded not guilty.

Federal prosecutors allege that Farwell killed Sandra and arranged the scene to resemble suicide. Their case reaches back to a relationship that began after he met her through a police youth program. Sandra was 23 and pregnant when she died. Prosecutors say a…

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