Sandra Birchmore: The Original Ruling Left WHAT Open?!

In February 2021, Sandra Birchmore was found dead at her Canton, Massachusetts, apartment. A police account described a suicide. The medical examiner who performed her autopsy later told the federal jury that those descriptions were already part of the record when she received the case and that she had not been asked to investigate the apartment itself. Her office sought updates and was reportedly told there was nothing new. The manner of death was ultimately ruled suicide in May of that year. The same office later amended the manner to undetermined. At Matthew Farwell’s trial, the shift became a central disagreement rather than a simple resolution. Prosecutors argue investigators failed to treat the death as suspicious and supplied incomplete information. Farwell’s defense contends that an undetermined ruling leaves reasonable doubt and that Sandra took her own life after he ended their relationship. Tony Brueski, defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis, and retired FBI behavioral specialist Robin Dreeke connect the medical examiner’s testimony to the other evidence. DNA analysis ruled out Farwell as the father of Sandra’s unborn baby, a finding the defense says weakens the alleged reason to silence her. Prosecutors say the issue is what Farwell believed after Sandra told him he was the father. The defense also points to no DNA beneath Sandra’s fingernails and no clear scene evidence of a violent fight. Those details do not themselves determine the manner of death, but jurors must decide their significance. Farwell has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, including an allegation he killed Sandra to prevent her from reporting crimes. This is a story about what the initial investigation accepted, what later evidence challenged, and how far the government must go to prove its theory beyond a reasonable doubt. 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 #HiddenKillers #FarwellTrial #MedicalExaminer #DeathInvestigation #EricFaddis #RobinDreeke #Massachusetts #TrueCrime