World● LowOct 30 · Oct 30, 2026, 7:01 AM
Police said Sandra Birchmore's death was a suicide. The FBI then accused a cop of murder
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Five years later, Matthew Farwell, 40, is on trial in federal court, charged with killing Birchmore
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