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47: Suicide or Silence: The Murder of Sandra Birchmore

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In February 2021, twenty-three-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. She was eight months pregnant. The official ruling: suicide by asphyxia. For years, that’s where the story stopped.
But when the FBI uncovered more than thirty thousand missing messages between Sandra and Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell, the truth began to surface — a decade of grooming, coercion, and control. In August 2024, Farwell was indicted for Sandra’s murder.
In this episode of The In Between, Mel revisits Sandra’s life and death, and the long silence that followed. We examine how investigators missed — or buried — crucial evidence, and how the same failures echo through the case of Karen Read. From missing messages to bent timelines, from compromised investigators to federal intervention, Sandra’s story reveals not just one tragedy, but a culture of cover-ups that stretches far beyond her.
This is the story of a young woman who deserved better, and of the patterns that keep repeating when the powerful write the ending.

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In February 2021, twenty-three-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. She was eight months pregnant. The official ruling: suicide by asphyxia. For years, that’s where the story stopped.
But when the FBI uncovered more than thirty thousand missing messages between Sandra and Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell, the truth began to surface — a decade of grooming, coercion, and control. In August 2024, Farwell was indicted for Sandra’s murder.
In this episode of The In Between, Mel revisits Sandra’s life and death, and the long silence that followed. We examine how investigators missed — or buried — crucial evidence, and how the same failures echo through the case of Karen Read. From missing messages to bent timelines, from compromised investigators to federal intervention, Sandra’s story reveals not just one tragedy, but a culture of cover-ups that stretches far beyond her.
This is the story of a young woman who deserved better, and of the patterns that keep repeating when the powerful write the ending.

Mel's Affiliate Links:


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Investigator Club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In Between Podcast:
Follow The In Between Podcast at:
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Bluesky: @inbetweenpod
Web: inbetweenpod.com

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