Lawyers for the former Stoughton police officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore after grooming her for years are asking to move the case out of Massachusetts, saying that media coverage has biased the public into believing he's guilty.

Matthew Farwell , faces federal charges of killing a witness or victim and violating a federal law protecting unborn children by causing the death of the child that Birchmore was pregnant with.

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Farwell has pleaded not guilty to the first charge and, his lawyers said in Monday's new filing, intends to plead not guilty to the second charge at a hearing this week. His trial has been scheduled for Oct. 5, 2026.

The Birchmore case has been a major scandal for the Stoughto

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