
Matthew Farwell Left After Sandra’s Phone Did WHAT?!
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Sandra Birchmore’s phone registered eight steps at 9:40 p.m., according to federal prosecutors. Surveillance footage showed Matthew Farwell leaving her apartment building at 9:43. A phone can log movement, but it cannot testify about who was holding it. That is why the prosecution’s precise timeline deserves close scrutiny instead of an instant conclusion. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony Brueski to work through listener questions about the final recorded activity and the other evidence needed to interpret it. The government alleges Farwell strangled Sandra and made the apartment look like the scene of a suicide. Farwell has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers maintain she took her own life. The state medical examiner ultimately changed Sandra’s manner of death to undetermined, leaving a dispute that expert testimony will have to address. The conversation widens to the Stoughton Police Explorers program, where prosecutors say Farwell first met Sandra when she was a child. A later department investigation examined the conduct of three officers, including his twin brother William and former deputy chief Robert Devine. Massachusetts regulators found that Devine communicated with Sandra through the Facebook name “Marty Riggs” and revoked his certification in December 2025. Devine disputes wrongdoing.
What does a federal jury need to know about that history to evaluate motive? What does the phone actually prove about the final minutes? And what responsibility belongs to the police institutions whose own investigation later uncovered multiple officers’ conduct? Coffindaffer separates the legal case against Matthew from the wider findings about the department. 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 #StoughtonPolice #RobertDevine #WilliamFarwell #JenniferCoffindaffer #JusticeForSandra #TrueCrime
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What three Stoughton officers were allegedly doing to Sandra Birchmore over the course of a decade — and why the department is still trying to bury it. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks down the psychology of every layer of this case in a comprehensive four-part interview. The targeting: how officers allegedly used a badge, a youth program, and a grieving child’s missing father to reshape her understanding of love. The individual: Farwell’s alleged double life, the mask, the clothes he allegedly wore from Sandra’s building to his wife’s hospital room. The group: Devine’s mentorship of the Farwell brothers, William’s alleged involvement, and a dead woman called a liar at her own program leader’s hearing. The institution: Chief McNamara allegedly told to destroy the investigation she opened, now on leave while the department she tried to hold accountable carries on. Scott, author of Nightbird, examines what each layer reveals about the others. 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 #StoughtonPolice #HiddenKillers #MatthewFarwell #RobertDevine #DonnaMcNamara #ShavaunScott #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForSandra
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