(28 Aug 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston – 28 August 2024
1. Sandra Birchmore’s supporters holding banners outside the U.S. District Court that is also home to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Kelleher, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge:
"And approximately 10:45 a.m. this morning, the FBI arrested former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell for allegedly taking the life of Sandra Birchmore in order to ensure her silence. The FBI SWAT team took him into custody at the shopping plaza in Revere without incident."
3. Close up of a banner with Birchmore’s photo
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Kelleher, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge:
"Simply put, this case is about seeking justice for Sandra, who we believe was killed by Matthew Farwell after he allegedly groomed and sexually abused her when she was just 15 years old, violating her body and her civil rights. It’s also about keeping Mr. Farwell from getting away with murder and from harming anyone else."
5. Tilt up view of the U.S. flag blowing in the wind outside the federal courthouse building
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Kelleher, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge:
"Matthew Farwell’s gun and badge did not grant him authority to violate the Constitution, and it certainly didn’t entitle him to sexually exploit, abuse and rape a child before killing her and her unborn baby in an attempt to cover up his alleged crimes."
7. Close up of signage outside the courthouse, with part of the building visible in the background
8. Close up of a protester and sign outside the courthouse, with a group of reporters visible in the background
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney:
"Mr. Farwell, it is alleged in these court papers, started to lose his patience, lose his temper and the six-foot-four-inch Mr. Farwell started to be physically violent, with four-foot-ten inch Sandra Birchmore and Sandra Birchmore told her friends that Mr. Farwell had pushed her and shoved her and put her in a chokehold. She was scared. And during that same time Mr. Farwell was allegedly planning Sandra Birchmore’s murder."
10. Signage at the federal courthouse
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney:
"And then it all came to a head on February 1st, 2021. Mr. Farwell went over to apartment that evening and he strangled Sandra Birchmore to death. That’s the allegation in this case. And he used his knowledge and experience as a law enforcement officer to stage her death to look like a suicide. He allegedly attempted to cover his tracks to literally try and get away with murder. And he almost did. Until today."
12. A protester with a sign listing cases with perceived tainted investigations
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney:
"Back in 2021 with the information was available, Sandra Birchmore’s death was ruled a suicide … or deemed a suicide. But over the last year or so, the FBI and our office have been working exhaustively with our state partners, we’ve uncovered new critical new information, examined the existing information, all of which led to this federal grand jury indictment. If convicted on this charge, Mr. Farwell faces a minimum of life imprisonment."
14. Alternative view of protesters outside the courthouse
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Joshua S. Levy, Acting United States Attorney:
16. Wide of the courthouse, protesters and reporters gathered outside the building
STORYLINE:
Birchmore was 23 at the time.
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