The Sandra Birchmore case is the second high-profile death investigation that Massachusetts' federal prosecutors have stepped in on in one county.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy didn't directly answer when asked whether, in light of the Birchmore and Karen Read cases, it was rare for federal and state prosecutors to reach different conclusions on investigations, but experts called it unusual for federal authorities to become involved in a local investigation, especially twice within the same county
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE , visiting "It brings up the question, were they investigating Read, were they investigating Birchmore or were they investigating the actions of the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office and uncovered this evidence that supports the indictments they’ve now brought?" NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne said.
"In this most recent case, what is at issue is the conduct of the officer very directly," Diner said."In the Karen Read case, they were more focused on the process and the investigation."Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton Police Explorers Academy in 2010, when she was 12. She died 11 years later, the state medical examiner's office ruling the death a suicide.
All three officers resigned before they were interviewed as part of the Stoughton police investigation, police said. County prosecutors eventually handed over the investigation to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office; their probe was still ongoing as of Wednesday. Critical new information helped lead to a new federal charge alleging that Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell killed Sandra Birchmore, whom he'd had a sexual relationship with as a child, and whose death in Canton in 2021 was initially ruled a suicide.
Evidence for the theory that Birchmore was killed was first brought forward in a legal proceeding earlier this year. In June,
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