EXPECTED · TBD

Federal jury trial

A jury trial before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; the court has not yet fixed a date.

TODAY · JUL 14, 2026

Pretrial motions and discovery

The parties exchange evidence and litigate pretrial motions, including disputes over expert testimony on the cause and manner of Birchmore’s death.

AUG 2024

Detained pending trial

Following arraignment, the court orders Farwell held in custody while the case proceeds.

AUG 2024

Federal charge; arraignment and not-guilty plea

Farwell, a former Stoughton police officer, is arrested on a federal charge of killing a witness and pleads not guilty.

2023–2024

Death reclassified as a homicide

After further investigation, authorities move away from the initial suicide finding and treat Birchmore’s death as a homicide, with attention turning to her relationship with Farwell.

FEB 2021

Sandra Birchmore found dead

Birchmore, 23, is found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment; the death is initially reported as a suicide.