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William Farwell Was Supposed to Be Policing Stoughton During This

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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Former Stoughton, Massachusetts police officer William Farwell testified under immunity at the Farwell trial, where his twin brother Matthew is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. Matthew pleaded not guilty. William's immunity keeps his words on the stand from being used to prosecute him. Asked by a prosecutor, he admitted being intimate with Sandra while on the clock as a Stoughton officer. By his account, the two became involved in 2018, once Sandra was an adult. Investigators say William told State Police he hadn't seen Sandra since December 2020. They say messages tell a different story: on January 10, 2021, the two met after midnight outside her building. Sandra died about three weeks later. Robin Dreeke, a retired FBI special agent, and criminal defense trial attorney Bob Motta join me. We ask what it says about a police department when one of its former officers takes the stand under immunity to describe his own workday. 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 #WilliamFarwell #FarwellTrial #StoughtonPolice #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #JusticeForSandra #TrueCrime

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