
William Farwell
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Oct 20, 2026
Legally Brunette: Sandra Birchmore Pt. 1Sandra Birchmore was failed by law enforcement as an adolescent, and it followed her through adulthood. She was groomed, taken advantage of by authority figures, and her life was taken. Allegedly, someone wanted to ensure that she kept their secrets… Emily and Shane are diving into the background of this case, what happened to Sandra, and the main players in this horrific crime.
Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Oct 20 · 1 Mention
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6:46Shane SimpsonHOST
saying that's not where you want to send your kids
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6:49Emily SimpsonHOST
among the people that sandra met were twin brothers matthew and william farwell along with another officer named robert divine matthew farwell would eventually become the central figure in the criminal case surrounding sandra's death prosecutors allege that he sexually abused sandra when she was underage and later killed her in 2021 he has pleaded Not guilty.
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7:10Emily SimpsonHOST
His twin brother, William and Robert Devine, also became part of the wider controversy because of allegations concerning their relationship with Sandra as well.
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7:20Emily SimpsonHOST
Then there was Sandra's family who continued to question the original explanation for her death and sought further accountability.
Legally Brunette: Sandra Birchmore Pt. 1Sandra Birchmore was failed by law enforcement as an adolescent, and it followed her through adulthood. She was groomed, taken advantage of by authority figures, and her life was taken. Allegedly, someone wanted to ensure that she kept their secrets… Emily and Shane are diving into the background of this case, what happened to Sandra, and the main players in this horrific crime.
Oct 20 · 5 Mentions
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6:43Shane SimpsonHOST
that's not where you want to send your kids
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6:45Emily SimpsonHOST
among the people that sandra met were twin brothers matthew and william farwell along with another officer named robert divine matthew farwell would eventually become the central figure in the criminal case surrounding sandra's death prosecutors alleged that he sexually abused sandra when she was underage and later killed her in 2021 he has pleaded Not guilty.
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7:07Emily SimpsonHOST
His twin brother William and Robert Devine also became part of the wider controversy because of allegations concerning their relationship with Sandra as well.
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7:17Emily SimpsonHOST
Then there was Sandra's family who continued to question the original explanation for her death and sought further accountability.
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23:22Emily SimpsonHOST
And telling people to delete messages and then deleting the messages.
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23:26Emily SimpsonHOST
Yeah.
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23:28Emily SimpsonHOST
Between April and December of 2020, William Farwell exchanges sexually explicit messages, photos and videos with Sandra.
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23:36Shane SimpsonHOST
They say, I want you so bad.
What Farwell and Birchmore's text messages revealed in court
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17:25J.C. MonahanHOST
That was Stone Police Chief Donna McNamara addressing the media back in 2022.
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17:30J.C. MonahanHOST
During her news conference, she revealed that three now former police officers had engaged in inappropriate relationships with Sandra Birchmore, Matthew Farwell, William Farwell and Robert Devine.
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17:42J.C. MonahanHOST
This came from an internal investigation prompted by Birchmore's death in 2021.
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17:48J.C. MonahanHOST
William Farwell is Matthew Farwell's twin brother.
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17:51J.C. MonahanHOST
And today, FBI Special Agent Heidi Kelsch's testimony revealed more about his relationship with Sandra Birchmore.
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17:58J.C. MonahanHOST
William Farwell is on the prosecution's witness list, so we can expect to hear more about him in the coming weeks.
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18:04J.C. MonahanHOST
William Farwell is a U.S. Army veteran.
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18:06J.C. MonahanHOST
He joined the Stoughton Police Department in 2017.
Google Searches, Digital Evidence, and Surveillance. US v. Farwell Week One. | The Emily Show
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4:44Emily D. BakerHOST
That pathologist determined that Sandra Birchmore did not in fact die by suicide.
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4:49Emily D. BakerHOST
The pathologist was hired by the family in relation to the wrongful death action that they were bringing against Matthew Farwell, his brother William Farwell, the Stone Police Department, and their former supervisor, Richard Devine.
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5:03Emily D. BakerHOST
So that was the context for the wrongful death.
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5:06Emily D. BakerHOST
But then, but then, just a few months later, on August 27th, 2024, Matthew Farwell was indicted, and that had been by grand jury.
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75:08Emily D. BakerHOST
And what was very interesting to me about this witness, and this drew a prompt objection, and I grabbed the verbatim of this testimony from Grant Smith-Ellis to the friend that spoke with Sandra Burchmore on February 1st.
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75:27Emily D. BakerHOST
Being asked, quote, "Did you go somewhere after Sandra died?" Answer, "Yes.
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75:34Emily D. BakerHOST
My mother, my brother, and I all went down to Canton Police Department, and I implicated Matthew Farwell." Objection.
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75:42Emily D. BakerHOST
And then he put, "Sideba." Not bar, ba.
Legally Brunette: Sandra Birchmore Pt. 1Sandra Birchmore was failed by law enforcement as an adolescent, and it followed her through adulthood. She was groomed, taken advantage of by authority figures, and her life was taken. Allegedly, someone wanted to ensure that she kept their secrets… Emily and Shane are diving into the background of this case, what happened to Sandra, and the main players in this horrific crime.
Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
Oct 20 · 5 Mentions
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5:11ShaneHOST
that's not where you want to send your kids
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5:13Emily SimpsonHOST
among the people that sandra met were twin brothers matthew and william farwell along with another officer named robert divine matthew farwell would eventually become the central figure in the criminal case surrounding sandra's death prosecutors allege that he sexually abused sandra when she was underage and later killed her in 2021 he has pleaded not guilty his twin brother william and robert divine also became part of the wider controversy because of allegations concerning their relationship with sandra as well then there was sandra's family who continued to question the original explanation for her death and sought further accountability so we're going to talk about this case because originally her case is ruled a suicide so let's get into the details we did
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5:57ShaneHOST
another one like that where it was originally ruled a suicide right and then it was questionable whether it was suicide or not
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6:03Emily SimpsonHOST
Well, are you talking about, well, there's the Ellie Greenberg case where she allegedly or supposedly was in her apartment alone.
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18:47Emily SimpsonHOST
And telling people to delete messages and then deleting the messages.
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18:51Emily SimpsonHOST
Yeah.
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18:52Emily SimpsonHOST
Between April and December of 2020, William Farwell exchanges sexually explicit messages, photos and videos with Sandra.
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19:01ShaneHOST
They say, I want you so bad.
Legally Brunette: Sandra Birchmore Pt. 1Sandra Birchmore was failed by law enforcement as an adolescent, and it followed her through adulthood. She was groomed, taken advantage of by authority figures, and her life was taken. Allegedly, someone wanted to ensure that she kept their secrets… Emily and Shane are diving into the background of this case, what happened to Sandra, and the main players in this horrific crime.
Oct 20 · 5 Mentions
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6:50ShaneHOST
saying that's not where you want to send your kids
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6:53Emily SimpsonHOST
among the people that sandra met were twin brothers matthew and william farwell along with another officer named robert devine matthew farwell would eventually become the central figure in the criminal case surrounding sandra's death Prosecutors allege that he sexually abused Sandra when she was underage and later killed her in 2021.
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7:11Emily SimpsonHOST
He has pleaded not guilty.
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7:14Emily SimpsonHOST
His twin brother William and Robert Devine also became part of the wider controversy because of allegations concerning their relationship with Sandra as well.
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23:37Emily SimpsonHOST
And telling people to delete messages and then deleting the messages.
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23:40Emily SimpsonHOST
Yeah.
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23:42Emily SimpsonHOST
Between April and December of 2020, William Farwell exchanges sexually explicit messages, photos and videos with Sandra.
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23:50ShaneHOST
Did he say, I want you so bad?
Did cop kill pregnant mistress to silence his secret?
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25:14Anna GarciaHOST
... there's a lot going on here.
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25:16Anna GarciaHOST
So according to Boston Magazine, which cites a decertification order for the twin brother, William, William Farwell, and also a civil lawsuit that has been brought against the twin brother by Sandra's aunt.
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25:38Anna GarciaHOST
Sandra's aunt is the twin of her mother, okay?
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25:43Neama RahmaniGUEST
Wow.
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25:45Neama RahmaniGUEST
Yeah, yeah.
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25:46Anna GarciaHOST
Um, but follow me on this, 'cause I, I think this is very important.
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25:51Anna GarciaHOST
So in this documentation, and in this lawsuit filed against the twin brother, William, they claim that he had a sexual encounter with Sandra in the parking lot of her building 22 days before she was killed.
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26:12Neama RahmaniGUEST
Wow.
The Michael Farwell Trial: Week One Recap
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18:06RobinHOST
And then Cummings said, quote, It was an intense, I mean, that's obviously an intense moment.
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18:22RobinHOST
Prosecutors say that one of the only other people the state police proactively called after Sandra died was Farwell's twin brother, William, who goes by Billy.
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18:31RobinHOST
I discussed him in the previous episode if you want to learn more about what a sparkling peach that man is.
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18:36RobinHOST
And how did they talk to Billy? In another parking lot, naturally.
Sandra Birchmore’s Final Eight Steps Mean WHAT?!
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16:42Robin DreekeGUEST
But it gives you an area that this is where we need to focus to explain away why this is a deviation from the norm.
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16:48Tony BrueskiHOST
Your thoughts in the comments section on Substack and YouTube as to where you think this is going to be headed as the trial of William Farwell gets or
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17:00Tony BrueskiNARRATOR
Matthew Farwell gets underway.
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17:01Tony BrueskiNARRATOR
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Journalist Grant Smith Ellis on the Matthew Farwell_Sandra Birchmore Federal Trial!
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6:11Grant Smith EllisGUEST
I'm not trying to sugarcoat this, but it's important for folks to understand human trafficking is a very sensitive subject, and I'm going to respect the orders of the court and how they talk about it.
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6:24Grant Smith EllisGUEST
William Farwell, you can read this in the Stoughton Police IA report, which becomes a big part of this case and the testimony from this week.
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6:31Grant Smith EllisGUEST
William Farwell would instruct Sandra to record her paramours and send it to him so he could use it basically as blackmail.
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6:40Grant Smith EllisGUEST
Why is this relevant? Because Sandra Birchmore started to realize what was happening to her.
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6:45Grant Smith EllisGUEST
She was young, impressionable when she was first groomed.
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24:22Grant Smith EllisGUEST
It's actually 50,000 with 10,000 dupes.
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24:26Grant Smith EllisGUEST
40,000 messages between Sandra and Farwell.
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24:29Grant Smith EllisGUEST
These messages confirm child essay, trafficking, all sorts of crimes involving a lot of people, not just William Farwell, not just Matthew Farwell, but William Farwell, Devine, Jason Picard, others.
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