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Friend testifies about Birchmore's desire to be a mom, relationship with ex-cop
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- Friend testifies about Birchmore's desire to be a mom, relationship with ex-cop
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Testimony continues Thursday in the trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who is accused of killing Birchmore in 2021 to hide a sexual relationship that began when she was a minor.
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- 2-year-old fatally struck by car driven by mother's boyfriend
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A 2-year-old girl died Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle driven by her mother's boyfriend in Chelsea, Massachusetts, police said.
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- Sandra Birchmore's journal entries shown to jurors
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Sandra Birchmore’s journal entries shown to jurors during the trial of the former police officer accused of killing her.
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- Boston's 1983 Head of the Charles Regatta
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- From the archives!
WCVB reported from the 19th annual Head of the Charles Regatta in 1983.
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#Boston #HeadOfTheCharlesRegatta #Regatta #Rowing #Massachusetts
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- Video: Rain and wind for Friday, chill Saturday
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Thursday is mostly sunny across the Boston area.
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- 2-year-old fatally struck by car driven by mother's boyfriend in Chelsea
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- A 2-year-old girl died Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle driven by her mother's boyfriend in Chelsea, Massachusetts, police said.
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- Firefighter, resident taken to hospital after house fire in Kingston
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A firefighter and a resident were taken to a hospital after a fire at a home in Kingston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night.
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- October 15th, 2026 WCVB EyeOpener
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- 19:46
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Video: Cold, windy weekend with first frost for some
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Thursday is mostly sunny across the Boston area before rain and breezy conditions arrive Friday.
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- Testimony continues after excerpts from Birchmore's journal shown to jury in Farwell murder trial
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- A 2-year-old girl died Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
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- 2-year-old struck, killed by car in Chelsea
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A 2-year-old girl died Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
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- Gubernatorial Debate tonight October 15
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Gubernatorial Debate tonight October 15
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- Video: Mostly sunny Thursday before cold, rainy front settles in
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Thursday is mostly sunny in the Boston area.
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- Hundreds honor Mass. mother Andria Hanafin after son charged in murder
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- As the sun set on Reading's Memorial Park Wednesday evening, hundreds gathered to remember Andria Hanafin, to celebrate her and support her family, who are still reeling from her murder.
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- Boston Public Schools to consider proposal to ban cellphones during the school day
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Boston Public Schools is weighing a policy that would keep students’ devices off all day, including lunch and passing periods.
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- Belles of the Brawl raises money for cancer causes in Boston
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Women from across New England boxed for cancer causes at Boston’s Belles of the Brawl, helping Haymakers for Hope
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- Video: Rain and wind, then a chilly weekend
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Mostly sunny weather arrives Thursday across the Boston area and Massachusetts. Impact weather develops Friday with rain and breezy conditions, followed by impact weather Saturday with windy and chilly weather.
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- Two older adults, cat found dead in Mass. home after welfare check
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Two older adults and their cat were found dead inside a home in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Wednesday afternoon, according to police and fire officials.
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- 18 officers from five departments honored for bravery with Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Massachusetts honored 18 officers for extraordinary bravery, including Fall River police credited with rescuing people from the deadly Gabriel House fire.
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- Boston Public Schools employee pleads not guilty in Martha's Vineyard rape case
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A Boston Public Schools employee pleaded not guilty in a rape case after prosecutors alleged an assault at a state police barracks on Martha's Vineyard.
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- Sandra Birchmore's journals shown in court today
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Sandra Birchmore’s journals were shown to jurors today in the trial of the former police officer accused of killing her.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/matthew-farwell-sandra-birchmore-trial-oct-14/74129030
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- Boston city councilor demands answers about school bus delays
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy is demanding answers from the school district about transportation issues that she says leave parents calling her office in tears.
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- Two older adults and cat found dead in Attleboro home
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Police are investigating after two older adults and a cat were found dead inside an Attleboro home that also showed signs of a fire.
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- Mass. oncologist reacts to 'good news' about Pope Leo one day after surgery
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- 3:22
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Pope Leo is recovering well after doctors removed a cancerous mass from his right lung, according to reports from the Vatican. The 71-year-old pontiff is up and walking around a hospital in Rome, eating regular meals and has started physical therapy.
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- Homicide investigator returns to the stand in Farwell murder trial
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A homicide investigator who worked on the death of Sandra Birchmore faced cross-examination on Wednesday in the trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell. Afterward, a toxicologist was called to testify.
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- New England couples lose wedding photos after photography company files bankruptcy
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Several New England couples are upset after the photography company they booked for their wedding suddenly filed for bankruptcy, leaving many with no photos of their special days.
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- Two hurt in westbound Mass. Pike crash in Hopkinton
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A crash on the westbound Mass. Pike in Hopkinton blocked lanes and sent two people to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
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- Tips for watching the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Rowers from around the globe are already arriving in Boston and organizers expect 400,000 people to watch heats during the historic Head of the Charles Regatta.
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- Video: Mild Thursday ahead of impact weather Friday
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Thursday is mostly sunny across Massachusetts.
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- Former Massachusetts state employee accused of SNAP benefits fraud
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A former state employee who was fired after being charged in a cocaine trafficking case now faces federal charges for benefits fraud.
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- Mattapan health center teaches patients to cook for better health
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A Mattapan program helps patients manage blood pressure and diabetes by teaching them how to cook healthy meals at home.
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- Massachusetts woman says Kia denied engine replacement over home oil changes
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- This Mass. woman was denied warranty coverage for her 2021 Kia after she performed two at-home oil changes.
But the company changed course after NewsCenter 5 got involved.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-woman-says-kia-denied-engine-replacement/74123787
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- 7-month-old injured in fall from second-story window
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A 7-month-old baby was flown to a Boston hospital after falling from a second-story window in Westford, officials said.
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- MSPCA caring for 84 cats surrendered from Reading home
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- The MSPCA is caring for 84 cats surrendered from a Reading home where a woman was found dead last week.
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- Christian Gonzalez & A.J. Brown
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- 0:06
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- 🏈🏈🏈 Christian Gonzalez & A.J. Brown return to practice!
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- A.J. Brown returning to practice
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- 0:17
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A.J. Brown returning to practice, which starts a 21-day clock for the Patriots to activate him to the 53-man roster.
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- Man in custody after pursuit near Harvard prompts shelter-in-place order
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- In response to a report about a person brandishing a knife, a shelter-in-place was ordered Wednesday on the campus of Harvard University.
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- Ex-Massachusetts official Lamar Cook accused of SNAP benefits fraud
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- A former state employee who was fired after being charged in a cocaine trafficking case now faces federal charges for benefits fraud.
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- Video: Above average temps before weekend chill
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- 3:54
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Wednesday brings breezy and warm weather to the Boston area and Massachusetts with temperatures well above normal.
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- Crash blocks westbound Mass Pike near I-495 in Hopkinton
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A crash involving multiple vehicles and a box truck on the westbound Massachusetts Turnpike is causing heavy traffic backups.
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- State Police investigator involved in probe into Sandra Birchmore's death resumes testimony
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Testimony resumes Wednesday in the trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, who is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore in 2021 to hide a sexual relationship that began when she was a minor.
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- Driver, 21, charged in fiery OUI crash that killed man, young daughter
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A Paxton, Massachusetts, man faced charges Wednesday in a fiery operating under the influence crash in North Reading that killed an Andover father and his 8-year-old daughter earlier this year.
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- Mass. AG files lawsuit to retrieve 'erroneously paid' vacation pay from ex-Healey aide
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a lawsuit Wednesday to recover vacation pay wrongly paid out to a former aide of Gov. Maura Healey.
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- Why sexual assault claims were dropped from civil lawsuist against 'Clavicular'
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A woman accusing influencer Braden Peters, known as "Clavicular," of rape has dropped sexual assault claims from her civil lawsuit to avoid interfering with the criminal case in Massachusetts.
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- Survey highlights Massachusetts teachers' concerns
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Newly released findings from a recent survey of Massachusetts teachers indicate that educators have a strong positive relationship with their students, but also harbor significant concerns about challenges the kids may face outside the classroom.
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- Video: Warm Wednesday before rain, temperature plunge
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Wednesday brings breezy and warm weather to the Boston area and Massachusetts with temperatures well above normal.
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- Driver under influence of drugs hits 2 Mass. State Police cruisers on Cape Cod, officials say
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A man accused of operating under the influence of drugs struck two Massachusetts State Police cruisers on Route 6 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, officials said.
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- Video: Warm Wednesday before Impact Weather returns
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Wednesday brings breezy and warm weather to the Boston area and Massachusetts with temperatures well above normal.
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- Wake Up Call from Richard J. Murphy School
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Wednesday's Wake Up Call comes from the Richard J. Murphy School.
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- Jurors shown graphic images of Birchmore on day she died
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Testimony is scheduled to continue Wednesday in the murder trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell.
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