# What Evidence Keeps Sandra Birchmore's Accused Killer Jailed?

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426)
Published: 2026-05-29T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8909085
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The evidence file in Sandra Birchmore's case has reached a tipping point, and a judge just said so in writing. In denying bail to former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell, the court described the evidence against him as very strong, if not overwhelming. We examine what's actually in that file. Birchmore, twenty-three and pregnant, was found dead in her Canton apartment in 2021. The state initially ruled it a suicide. Prosecutors later charged Farwell with killing her and staging the scene, alleging he acted to conceal a relationship that began when she was a teenager who met him through a police youth program. The forensic and digital record is where this case has shifted. Prosecutors say Farwell's DNA was found on the strap of a bag they identify as the weapon, and they have called him the major contributor to that profile. They have also pointed to phone data they say reflects a continued interest in teenage girls. The defense counters that the DNA is a complex mixture that can't be cleanly attributed to anyone. Layered on top: the state has amended the death certificate, moving the manner of death from suicide to undetermined — a reversal forensic experts call extraordinarily rare. Our guest, an attorney and legal analyst, walks through how a jury tends to weigh dueling forensic experts, what the bail ruling signals about the strength of the government's case, and why the defense's pretrial losses may be pointing toward a different strategy entirely. Links: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Face…

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