Institutional Failure: How an Unmonitored Police Program Allowed Abuse to Flourish

Sandra was twelve or thirteen years old when Stoughton's police explorer program placed her in a room with adult officers who had unchecked access to vulnerable minors. There were no meaningful background checks. No oversight. Multiple officers allegedly used that access for years. Matthew Farwell is the only one facing federal charges, and those charges are for murder — not for what allegedly happened to Sandra starting when she was a child. Robert Devine and William Farwell have been named in the broader pattern of alleged conduct. Neither has been federally indicted. When Sandra died, Farwell wasn't treated as a suspect by local investigators. He wasn't put on camera. The case was closed as self-inflicted without a warrant. The FBI took over because local law enforcement protected its own. The same DA's office appears in the Karen Read case. If Farwell is convicted, the accountability question starts — not ends — with him. The program that gave officers access to Sandra still existed when she died. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #SandraBirchmore #MatthewFarwell #StoughtonPD #BlueLine #FarwellTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #FBI #DOJ #KarenRead