Her Death Was Ruled A Suicide. Now A Former Officer Is Charged With Killing Her To Hide His Abuse.

Summary

• Former police detective charged with killing a pregnant woman he allegedly sexually exploited since she was 15
• Indictment includes accusation of staging the victim’s death as suicide to prevent her from speaking out
• Farwell began grooming Birchmore when she joined a vocational program at 12, escalating to abuse when she turned legal age
• Family filed wrongful death lawsuit, alleging involvement of two other Stoughton officers which resulted in their resignations