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Sandra Birchmore case: Matthew Farwell’s DNA linked to ligature by MSP crime lab

A forensic scientist at the Mass State Police Crime Lab linked Matthew Farwell’s DNA to the ligature found on Sandra Birchmore’s body, according to testimony at Farwell’s federal murder trial. The ex-Stoughton cop is accused of killing Birchmore, 23, and causing the death of her unborn child in February 2021, then staging the scene to […]

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