Cop, 27, Rapes 15-year-old Virgin, Allegedly Kills Her When She Gets Pregnant; Staged Suicide of Sandra Birchmore

The trial of accused killer Matthew Farwell, 40, is underway. Farwell stands accused of murdering pregnant Sandra Birchmore, and staging the scene to look like Sandra took her own life. Farwell had known Sandra since she was 12 and a member of the Stoughton, Mass, Police Explorers Youth Program. Farwell was one of the active cops who volunteered their time to teach young people about law enforcement, and it was at these group meetings where Farwell is accused of grooming Sandra. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explore some of the evidence to determine why Sandra's death was initially ruled a suicide, and how the ruling was changed, and how the Feds stepped in to charge Farwell in the death of Sandra Birchmore.

Highlights:

00:01.400 Setting the Stage for a Federal Homicide Case

01:54.280 The Sandra Birchmore Case Unfolds

02:52.660 The Explorer Post and Grooming Process

06:18.580 A Pregnant Woman's Tragic Fate

28:53.630 The Investigation and Initial Ruling

32:22.230 Challenging the Suicide Verdict

33:22.980 Dr. Michael Baden's Expert Opinion

34:25.640 The Nuances of Hanging and Strangulation

39:13.489 Lividity and Asphyxial Death Indicators

41:19.590 The Trial and New Evidence