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Oct 22, 2026
Tony BrueskiHOST
But the local guy, there's nothing to see here.
Tony BrueskiHOST
Guarino did examine Farwell's phone, did find a few things, figured out the DoorDash password for that.
Tony BrueskiHOST
Happened to be MFarwell1 on Sandra's phone.
Tony BrueskiHOST
That's a clue.
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Tony BrueskiHOST
Let's talk about Sergeant John Fanning, the supervisor, because it must get better there, right? Leadership.
Tony BrueskiHOST
It gets worse.
Tony BrueskiHOST
Every decision done made, every shortcut Guarino took that we've talked about in those last two segments, somebody above them signed off.
Tony BrueskiHOST
Then Sergeant John Fanning supervised the state police CPAC unit out of Norfolk County D.A.' 's office that ran that.
Ashleigh BanfieldHOST
It had failed and caused the files to be lost.
Ashleigh BanfieldHOST
Nicholas Guarino remembered reporting that failure to his supervisor and thought he had written a report, but just couldn't find one when he checked.
Ashleigh BanfieldHOST
Next up, the jury heard from FBI forensics examiner Christopher Beckstrom, and Mr. Beckstrom took jurors through electronic records from Sandra's final days.
Ashleigh BanfieldHOST
One was a note saved to her phone on January 30th, that's two days before prosecutors say she died, and it listed possible baby names.
Tony BrueskiHOST
It died in the forensics lab too.
Tony BrueskiHOST
State police examiner Nicholas Guarino was tasked with finding the truth inside the phones, the laptops, the devices.
Tony BrueskiHOST
He examined Matthew Farwell's personal iPhone three days after Sandra's body was found and reported finding zero communications between them, despite the FBI later recovering hundreds and hundreds of incriminating messages.
Tony BrueskiHOST
But the local guy, "Yeah, there's nothing to see here." Uh, Guarino did examine, uh, Farwell's phone, did find a few things, figured out, uh, the DoorDash password for, uh, [laughs] for that.
Tony BrueskiHOST
Sandra Burchmore's case didn't just die in a parking lot interview, it died in the forensics lab too.
Tony BrueskiHOST
State police examiner Nicholas Guarino was tasked with finding the truth inside the phones, the laptops, the devices.
Tony BrueskiHOST
He examined Matthew Farwell's personal iPhone three days after Sandra's body was found, and reported finding zero communications between them, despite the FBI later recovering hundreds and hundreds of incriminating messages.
Tony BrueskiHOST
But the local guy, "Yeah, there's nothing to see here." Uh, Guarino did examine, uh, Farwell's phone, did find a few things, figured out, uh, the DoorDash password for, uh, [laughs] for that.
Emily D. BakerHOST
We can explore that another time.
Emily D. BakerHOST
The government examination of the last witness, Cone, resumes, then examination of Lisi Davis, Donna McNamara, Nicholas Guarino, which we're going to talk about, and the examination of Brian Holmes begins to continue the following day.
Emily D. BakerHOST
The jury is excused.
Emily D. BakerHOST
The court hears more from the attorneys about the upcoming day.
RobinHOST
But in any case, you can keep up and have clips and follow the case there if you would like.
RobinHOST
And lastly, OK, roll call for the Canton Cinematic Universe here, because this week the jury heard from Nicholas Guarino.
RobinHOST
Now, he's a former state trooper who's now a civilian digital forensic examiner for Norfolk D.A.' 's office.
RobinHOST
If you watch Karen Reed's trial, the second trial, I should specify, he's the guy who read the text between Karen Reed and John O'Keefe out loud to the jury.
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RobinHOST
Which was from the internet.
RobinHOST
Yeah.
RobinHOST
After lunch, Nicholas Guarino, you know, a recurring Canton Cinematic Universe cast member, former trooper of more than a decade, now a civilian digital forensic examiner in the Norfolk DA's office.
RobinHOST
Guarino testified that investigators used a forensic tool to pull data from Sandra's newer phone and found the password to her DoorDash account.
Glenn JonesHOST
So let's return to the testimony of the FBI's Christopher Beckstrom, a master digital forensics examiner, as well as Agent Heidi Kelsch.
Glenn JonesHOST
Both testified a day after retired state trooper Nicholas Guarino, who previously testified in the Karen Read and Brian Walshe trials.
Glenn JonesHOST
G- Guarino is the digital forensics expert who did the initial examinations of Sandra Birchmore and Matthew Farwell's devices.
Glenn JonesHOST
But on the stand yesterday, he admitted there were some missing files.
Christina RexCORRESPONDENT
"No," the chief said.
Christina RexCORRESPONDENT
"Is it permissible for a Stoughton police officer while on duty to leave their shift to have sex with someone?" "No." [traffic noises] Nicholas Guarino also took the stand and testified about searching Sandra Burchmore's phones and discovering her password for multiple devices was MFarwell1.
Christina RexCORRESPONDENT
He also searched Farwell's phone, finding no communication with Sandra.
Jeff BrownHOST
WBZ-TV's Christina Rex.
Katie WeaverHOST
Uh, yeah.
Katie WeaverHOST
Nicholas Guarino was the next person on the stand today, uh, and the last.
Katie WeaverHOST
Nicholas, uh, was on cell phone and digital evidence.
Katie WeaverHOST
He's a former Massachusetts State Police trooper who works as a civilian digital forensics examiner now.
speaker_13NARRATOR
Plus, a key witness from the Karen Read case is called by the prosecution.
speaker_13NARRATOR
What former state trooper Nicholas Guarino is revealing about missing evidence.
speaker_13NARRATOR
And we hear from the police chief who lifted the curtain on serious allegations against Matthew Farwell.
Donna McNamaraSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Serious misconduct on the part of former Stoughton police officers.
Robert GoulstonCORRESPONDENT
The day began with a tense exchange with the defense and Stoughton Police Sergeant Robert Kuhn.
Robert GoulstonCORRESPONDENT
The sergeant acknowledged on the way into court on Wednesday, he said he can't wait to crush this expletive.
Robert GoulstonCORRESPONDENT
We also heard from digital forensic analyst Nicholas Guarino, who has testified in several high-profile cases, including Karen Read.
Robert GoulstonCORRESPONDENT
He told the jury files from Birchmore's laptop were lost in the review process, but he did not explain if it impacted the case.
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