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Redirect Fanning and Dunne in parking lot "what did they tell you about keeping your name out of the report?" They told me they would keep my name out of the report

"Did you form an opinion to a reasonable degree of medical certainty about the cause of Ms. Birchmore's death?" "The cause of death is asphyxial related to stangulation." "What did you base that on?" "Multiple things. The injuries that we see, and that we don't see. The fractured hyoid bone pushed inwards, the fact that we have hemorrhage near the fracture site means there was pressure applied to the neck, the fact that there is a pattern imprint that comes from way above Ms. Birchmore's position where she was hung means it has to have happened first, the fact that there is hemorrhage below the ligature, which means there had to be pressure applied below that ligature which is why see see hemorrhage in the voice box and the left sternothyroid muscle." "What about the manner of death?" "This was a homicide." "Based on?" "The totality of the evidence. Looking at the fact of the type of injuries we had. The nature of the injuries, the locations of the injuries, pressure pushing the hyoid bone in when the hyoid bone was not fused, and the injury to the chest., when you take all of those injuries, Ms. Birchmore was the victim of a homicidal act." "Nothing further your honor."

We now see a series of autopsy photos of Sandra dead on the OCME slab. These are very hard to look at. We don't see the last two. They don't go up on the screen. "What did you see in those photos?" "Ms. Birchmore's hair is entangled, either tightly wound within the buckles, and then on the left side it is wound around the ligature. That is a huge, one of the biggest red flags, of a homicidal event. Having the hair tangled up." "What was Ms. Birchmore's hair style when she was last seen alive?" "Yes, ma'am, her hair was up in the video."

"What about your social encounters with John Fanning? Can you describe your professional interactions with John Fanning prior to this call?" "Prior to that I would see Fanning at scenes that required notification due to the scenario or the incident involved. Be it sudden death or overdose." "What gestures would you exchange with Fanning on scene?" "Objection." "Overruled." "We would shake hands or fist bump." "Prior to that day, had you heard the name Matt Dunne." "Yes, I had heard it while talking about cases in Stoughton." "What if anything did you know about your brother's relationship with matt Dunne around that time?" "I can't say specificlly what relationship they had?" "Had your brother worked with Matt Dunne?" "I think so, but I can't speculate." "What about other members of the CPAC unit?" "Yes." "Did you know a person named Yuri Bukhenik?" "Yes, we grew up with him. My brother and I." "What was Yuri Bukhenik's job at the time?" "He was a trooper at the time. An investigator for CPAC." "Your honor, we object to this question about Mr. Yuri." "Sustained as to the form of the question.

"Mr. Farwell, how did you learn that Sandra Birchmore died?" "I got a phone call from a Stoughton Police Officer. Heather Cheevers." "Did Ms. Cheever know about your sexual relationship with Sandra Birchmore?" "No." "What did you know about the method by which Ms. Birchmore died?" "I was told it was self harm."" "The manner? Did you know about that?" "I was not told. I don't think so." "Who did you contact after you learned Ms. Birchmore had died?" "I contacted two people. My brother and Robert Devine."

"Why did you say you didn't think your brother is real smart?" "Because he is!?" "What does that have to do with having sex with Sandra Birchmore when she was 15?" "Because he knows very well the laws in Massachusetts." "Objection move to strike!" "Sustained!" "What was his profession at the time." "He was a detective."