Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns

Did Trooper Matthew Dunne Cover for Matthew Farwell?

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns

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A pregnant woman is found dead. The last man known to see her alive is a cop. The trooper assigned to find out what happened meets that cop in a parking lot, keeps it friendly, and tells a jury five years later he did it that way so the cop wouldn't ask for a lawyer. That's Trooper Matthew Dunne's testimony in the Matthew Farwell trial. Dunne also admitted he skipped Sandra Birchmore's autopsy, never interviewed her neighbors, never went to Stoughton PD to question Farwell's coworkers, and later learned Farwell lied to him about the relationship. Bob Motta joins Tony live to walk through what a trooper owes a dead woman and whether any of this was an accident. Farwell is charged with killing Sandra and her unborn child and staging a suicide. His lawyers say she took her own life. 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 #TrueCrime #StoughtonPolice #FarwellTrial #BobMotta #TrueCrimePodcast #MassachusettsStatePolice #JusticeForSandra

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