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Sandra Birchmore's family speaks after Matthew Farwell's conviction

CBS Boston's news conference coverage pairs prosecutors' account of the killing with a cousin's reminder of the person behind the case.

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CBS Boston Story of November 11, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 63,919 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (2,029).

U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts holds news conference following conviction of Matthew Farwell

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0:10Foley says Farwell killed Birchmore and her unborn son to conceal his crimes.
3:40Foley describes how Farwell staged Birchmore's death as a suicide.
5:53FBI Boston's Ted Docks stresses that law enforcement officers are not above the law.
8:08Birchmore's cousin Ray Cosgrove remembers her as a person and describes the family's loss.
14:41Foley expresses confidence in State Police leadership to address past procedural failures.

"Sandra mattered before anyone outside her family knew her name," Ray Cosgrove said after the jury convicted former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn son.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Birchmore's cousin brought the news conference back to her life and the loss her relatives carry. His remarks followed statements from U.S. Attorney Leah Foley and FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks about the verdict and the investigation.

Foley described how Farwell killed Birchmore to conceal his crimes and staged her death as a suicide. Docks emphasized that a law enforcement position offers no exemption from accountability: "Because every life matters, and no badge, no title, and no position places anyone above the law."

Reporters then pressed Foley about the earlier local investigation and possible further consequences. She expressed confidence in Massachusetts State Police leadership to address past procedural failures, and said the conviction rested on the totality of the evidence presented to the jury.

The CBS Boston broadcast drew about 31,000 views in eight hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a regular video. The station also published a separate interview with incoming Norfolk District Attorney Djuna Perkins, who described a "failure" in the handling of the Farwell case.

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