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Jury deliberations resume in Sandra Birchmore trial. (2026, November 9). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jury-deliberations-resume-in-sandra-birchmore-trial/

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CBS News · collected 2026-11-09
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Jury members are currently deliberating the case against Matthew Farwell, a former police officer from Massachusetts, who is charged with the murder of Sandra Birchmore by allegedly strangling her and then attempting to make it appear as a suicide. The trial focuses on the circumstances surrounding Birchmore's death, including how and why Farwell is accused of manipulating evidence.
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The jury is currently deliberating in the trial of Matthew Farwell, a former Massachusetts police officer, who is charged with strangling Sandra Birchmore, a 23-year-old woman, and attempting to make her death appear as a suicide. The trial has been ongoing since November 9, 2026, with deliberations resuming on that same day according to CBSNews.com. No cause of death has been officially released beyond the allegation of strangulation by Farwell.

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Sandra Birchmore Trial Jury Deliberations
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The jury is deliberating in the trial of Matthew Farwell, a former Massachusetts police officer who is accused of strangling 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and staging it to look like a suicide.
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The jury is deliberating in the trial of Matthew Farwell, a former Massachusetts police officer who is accused of strangling 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and staging it to look like a suicide. asserted
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