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The fracture that suicide does not explain: The homicide of Sandra Birchmore Sandra Birchmore, 23 years old, three months pregnant, was found hanging in her apartment on February 4, 2021. The police closed the case as a suicide within hours. The problem: three officers from the department that investigated her death had abused her since she was 15 years old, and one of them was an instructor in the program where she was recruited as a teenager. In this episode, we explore the forensic contradictions that dismantle the official verdict: a cervical fracture incompatible with suicidal hanging, 32,000 text messages missing for months, and security cameras documenting the entry but not the exit of the accused detective. We investigate how a formal complaint was dismissed internally before being processed, and why the absence of fetal DNA analysis prevented linking the suspect biologically to the victim. Victim: Sandra Birchmore Date: February 1-4, 2021 Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts Status: Matthew Farwell arrested August 28, 2024; witness murder charges; trial pending 2025 - Three forensic doctors documented a rare cervical fracture in women, incompatible with self-inflicted hanging. - Matthew Farwell instructed the program where Sandra entered at 14 years old; documented relationships since she was 15 years old. - FBI extracted 32,000 text messages from Matthew's phone months after an officer declared "no messages found." - Cameras recorded Matthew entering at 21:14 but no exit recorded; last movement of Sandra's iPhone exactly at 21:43. Sandra Birchmore, Stoughton Massachusetts, accused detective, witness murder, child abuse, police cover-up, forensic, criminal minds, investigation, homicide, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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