A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted a former police officer for allegedly murdering his pregnant mistress to keep her mouth shut. The crime allegedly happened in Birchmore's apartment in Canton, a Boston suburb, on Feb. Josh Levy, U. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, told reporters that Farwell wanted to silence his mistress from revealing the statutory rape. Levy said Birchmore had survived "years of grooming, statutory rape and then sexual violence all at the hands of Matthew Farwell.
Birchmore, 23, had reportedly been telling friends about her abusive yearslong affair with Farwell, Levy said: "When it became clear to Mr. Farwell that he could no longer control Sandra Birchmore, he allegedly silenced her permanently. According to the indictment , Birchmore began attending the Stoughton Police Explorers, a program for young people interested in a career in law enforcement, when she was Farwell, an instructor for the program, became friendly with her, but their relationship turned illicit when she was Prosecutors claimed Farwell would leave his duties to engage in sex with then-minor Birchmore.
Their alleged relationship then continued into her adult years. The indictment stated: "Building off the years of grooming, Farwell later cultivated a controlling and sometimes abusive relationship with Birchmore. He tracked her location with his cell phone and, as voluminous text messages demonstrate, he engaged in sexual violence. Feds claimed the violence included the disgraced officer's fantasies of minors and sexual assault.
A text message from from Farwell to Birchmore described one of his wishes. Toward the end of the same year, Birchmore and Farwell agreed to have a child together. He agreed to impregnate her "in exchange for her silence about his criminal conduct ". The citation continued: "He became physically violent with Birchmore. She told multiple friends that Farwell had pushed and shoved her, grabbed objects from her hands, and put her in a chokehold. On January 24, Farwell allegedly began making plans to end Birchmore's life before he chose to make his move a few days later.
Before he allegedly strangled her, he was accused of "stag[ing] her apartment" to make it look like Birchmore had taken her own life. Her body was found on February 4 during a wellness check. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
