Michele McPhee

Now, Farwell faces federal charges of killing a witness or victim and causing the death of Birchmore's unborn child, faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted.

But does the fact that the jury couldn't come to a decision today mean we might be in for the long haul? Joining us now is senior editor at Los Angeles Magazine, Michelle McPhee, who's been following this case from the very beginning, was in that courtroom.

First, Michelle, I just got to ask you, what's the vibe like in the courtroom? Like, was it tense? Was everybody waiting for a verdict every second looking at the clock?

Well, what happened at five o'clock was absolutely wild.

I know it takes a long time for a jury to make a decision, especially after the case has been going on for weeks, but it seems really cut and dried to me.

Joining us now to discuss the closing arguments and what's going to happen next, I assume a guilty plea, is Michele McPhee.

She's the investigative editor-in-chief for L.A. Magazine.

She's from Boston area, and she's been covering the case since it started, and she's broken a lot of stories about it.

Michele McPhee, what time did Judge Kasper send the jury home today?

Actually, the jury's still here.

They're still delivering until 5 p.m. today.

I mean, it's obvious.

LA Magazine.

Michelle McPhee.

Yeah, Michelle McPhee.

Christina Rex.

The observations from the court were incredible, but we're getting a real-time transcript.

It's true.

And boy, would I like to sit down and watch Michelle McPhee drool and eat pizza.

That'd be my favorite thing ever.

We could do with

But Fanning is friends with the Farwells coming out of William Farwell's mouth.

And that's I want to give a shout out real quickly to Michelle McPhee.

I feel like she's provided great coverage.

I know she's from the area, even if she doesn't live there now.

oh well yeah i mean well

you know there you go yeah

yeah please listen to that michelle mcphee interview with brian and i thought she had a lot of great insights as well and and we're also getting going to get great insights here what was your visceral reaction to seeing him for the first time Because you had heard so much he was mythical figure and now you're in

the same room.

However, having said all of that, there is a case that has flown completely under the radar this week, at least in the world that you and I inhabit.

In fact, ironically, it's in the state where I think you and Michelle McPhee have basically moved, which is Massachusetts.

And it's unbelievable because this case is an MIT scientist, right? At the Whitehead Institute.

Yes.

It's now been revised, and the ME is calling it undetermined, which brings us to SOT 1, Ashley.

So the victim in this case had notable and obvious injuries to the front of her face, and here we have in SOT 1 is reporter Michele McPhee, who was in court and saw the crime scene photos for herself.

I just took in brutally graphic photos taken at Sandra Burke Moore's apartment after she died and the first thing I noticed in these very graphic photos of her death was that it is apparent that Sandra Burke Moore's nose was broken.

It was definitely bruised and reshapen.