Sandra Birchmore's Case Supervisor Told Farwell's Brother They Weren't Investigating

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Sgt. John Fanning supervised the Massachusetts State Police unit that ruled Sandra Birchmore's death a suicide. Prosecutors told the jury that when Fanning interviewed Matthew Farwell's twin brother William on February 11th, 2021, he said they needed an investigation like they needed a bullet in the head. Nothing criminal. Not investigating. That's the prosecution's account of what William Farwell later told the FBI. Fanning was also the man who decided the Matthew Farwell interview would happen in a parking lot with no recording, per Trooper Dunne's testimony. No search warrant was ever sought. Fanning went on to supervise the Karen Read investigation, where Trooper Michael Proctor was…