{"id":2334927,"date":"2024-08-31T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T22:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sports-network-podcast-credited-with-leading-to-arrest-in-high-profile-murder-case\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T18:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T22:46:01","slug":"sports-network-podcast-credited-with-leading-to-arrest-in-high-profile-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sports-network-podcast-credited-with-leading-to-arrest-in-high-profile-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Network Podcast Credited With Leading to Arrest in High Profile Murder Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsports-network-podcast-credited-with-leading-to-arrest-in-high-profile-murder-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a>, Matthew Farwell, has been \u200darrested for\u200c the alleged murder of\u200d Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman with\u2063 whom he had a past relationship. Birchmore\u2019s \u200cdeath, initially deemed a suicide in 2021, \u2062was investigated through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-texas-police-found-holly-marie-clouse-40-years-after-her-disappearance\/\" title=\"How Texas Police Found Holly Marie Clouse, 40 Years After Her Disappearance\">true crime podcast<\/a> hosted by Kirk Minihane, which aired in 2022. The podcast is credited with challenging the original police narrative surrounding Birchmore&#8217;s death. <\/p>\n<p>Farwell, who served on the\u2062 Stoughton Police Department \u200cfrom 2012 to 2022, is accused of\u200c killing Birchmore, who was 23 at the time, to silence her about their \u2064inappropriate relationship, which allegedly began when she was\u2062 15.\u2062 Prosecutors claim that Farwell killed Birchmore\u2062 to prevent \u200dthe \u200crevelation of allegations against him,\u200c as she had recently expressed intentions to\u2062 speak about their history. His arrest\u2064 took place \u2064at a shopping\u2064 complex in Revere, Massachusetts, and he has been charged \u200dwith killing a witness \u2062or victim. Friends \u200dof Birchmore have disputed the notion of suicide, reflecting on her aspirations to become a teacher and have a family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An arrest Wednesday in which a former police officer was alleged to have killed a woman who was pregnant with his child was foreshadowed in a true crime podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk Minihane hosted a podcast called &ldquo;The Case&rdquo; on Barstool Sports. In the second season of the podcast, which aired in 2022, Minihane focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-democrat-lawmaker-found-guilty-murder-case-surrounding-vegas-reporters-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 death<\/a> of Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman whose death was initially labeled a suicide, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/barstool\/kirk-minihanes-true-crime-podcast-murder-arrest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awful Announcing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The site said Minihane&rsquo;s podcast &ldquo;undoubtedly helped debunk the initial police narrative alleging Birchmore committed suicide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report also noted that in the first season of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-creates-podcast-fight-false-narratives-instantly-torched-viewers-notice-major-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>, an arrest was made on the same case that Minihane focused upon.<\/p>\n<p>Although Minihane has said another season of his podcast is ready to go, that season has not aired.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, former Massachusetts police detective Matthew Farwell was accused of strangling Birchmore, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/matthew-farwell-sandra-birchmore-death-stoughton-massachusetts-rcna168650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Farwell was arrested at a shopping complex in Revere. A video showing part of the arrest can be seen below. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New video of the arrest of Matthew Farwell. At a shopping plaza in Revere. Credit for the video to Kevin Anthony. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WBZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WBZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W0LLjVvd6k\">pic.twitter.com\/W0LLjVvd6k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristina Rex (@KristinaRex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristinaRex\/status\/1828927903582527654?\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said Wednesday that Farwell is accused of having a sexual relationship with Birchmore when she was 15 and enrolled in Stoughton Police Explorers Academy. Farwell, who worked for the Stoughton Police Department from 2012 to 2022, &nbsp;was an instructor in that program<\/p>\n<p>Birchmore &ldquo;survived&nbsp;years of grooming, statutory rape and then sexual violence, all at the hands of Matthew Farwell,&rdquo; Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution is claiming that Farwell killed Birchmore, who was 23 at the time of her death, in her Canton, Massachusetts, apartment, claiming he could no longer keep a lid on allegations about his relationship with her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He allegedly silenced her permanently,&rdquo; Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>Farwell has been charged with one count of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-karen-read-faces-civil-suit-murder-charge-police-officer-boyfriends-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killing<\/a> a witness or victim.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents said that in October 2020, Birchmore and Farwell cut a deal: He would make her pregnant and she would stay silent about their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Farwell was losing control in late 2020, early 2021, and the information that Sandra Birchmore possessed about his illegal conduct was in danger of slipping out. In fact, word started to get out about their relationship less than two weeks before she was found dead,&rdquo; Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>Documents allege that after a friend of Birchmore&rsquo;s began to make noise about the relationship, Farwell is alleged to have pushed Birchmore and put her in a chokehold.<\/p>\n<p>Birchmore was killed hours before Farwell&rsquo;s wife delivered their third child.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of Birchmore&rsquo;s said the claim of suicide never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-has-been-to-europe-were-not-allowed-jesse-watters-mocks-kamala-harris-deflection-on-border-absence\/\" title=\"\u2018No One Has Been To Europe. We\u2019re Not Allowed\u2019: Jesse Watters Mocks Kamala Harris\u2019 Deflection On Border Absence\">rang true<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nope, there was no way she was going to kill herself. All our friends knew she wouldn&rsquo;t do it,&rdquo; Natalia Alves, a friend of Birchmore&rsquo;s said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/sandra-birchmore-murder-matthew-farwell-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>. &ldquo;She was a very good kid who wanted to be a teacher. 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Kirk Minihane hosted &#8220;The Case&#8221; on Barstool Sports, where he dedicated the second season to the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore, initially ruled a suicide. According to Awful Announcing, Minihane&#8217;s podcast played a significant role in challenging the original police narrative suggesting Birchmore took her own life. The site also mentioned that an arrest related to this case occurred during the first season of the podcast. Although Minihane has indicated that another season is ready for release, it has yet to be aired.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, former Massachusetts police detective Matthew Farwell was charged with strangling Birchmore after being arrested at a shopping center in Revere. A video capturing part of his arrest has been shared online.<\/p>\n<p>Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy stated that Farwell allegedly had an inappropriate sexual relationship with Birchmore when she was just 15 years old and participating in the Stoughton Police Explorers Academy, where Farwell served as an instructor from 2012 to 2022. Levy described how Birchmore endured years of grooming and abuse at Farwell&#8217;s hands and claimed he killed her at age 23 in her Canton apartment because he feared revelations about their relationship would come to light.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents revealed that in October 2020, Birchmore and Farwell made an agreement: he would impregnate her if she remained silent about their affair. As rumors began circulating about their relationship shortly before her death, Levy alleged that Farwell resorted to violence against Birchmore.<\/p>\n<p>Birchmore died just hours before Farwell\u2019s wife gave birth to their third child. A friend expressed disbelief over claims of suicide: \u201cThere\u2019s no way she would have done it,\u201d said Natalia Alves, emphasizing how much Birchmore wanted a family and dreamed of becoming a teacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-2024-08-31T155822.481.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,3976,11319,3847,38823],"class_list":["post-2334927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-investigation","tag-podcast","tag-sports","tag-true-crime"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-2024-08-31T155822.481.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}