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(NewsNation) — Former Massachusetts Deputy Police Chief Robert C. Devine said successful a June proceeding that execution unfortunate Sandra Birchmore consistently lied.
NewsNation obtained footage of a disciplinary proceeding involving Devine, wherever the quality of his narration with Birchmore was successful question.
Birchmore’s family accused 3 Stoughton constabulary officers of grooming and abusing her for years, which reportedly began erstwhile she was a young teen participating successful the Stoughton Police Explorers Academy, which Devine led.
Devine claimed helium ne'er had intersexual relations with Devine, nor communicated with her nether the alias "Marty Riggs." The erstwhile constabulary main suggested it was Birchmore who was propositioning officers, not the different mode around.
The Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, which conducted the hearing, said it has grounds proving otherwise.
"She lied astir everything," Devine said. "... She beauteous overmuch lied astir everything determination was to prevarication about," helium added.
Former Stoughton Police Detective Matthew G. Farwell allegedly killed Birchmore successful February 2021 by strangulation and “staged” her Canton flat “to marque it look arsenic if Birchmore had committed suicide,” tribunal records stated.
Birchmore’s assemblage was recovered successful her flat aft she didn’t amusement up for enactment for respective days. Investigators recovered that Farwell was the past person to spot Birchmore alive.
At the clip of Birchmore’s death, she was large and told friends it was Farwell’s child. However, a DNA test found Farwell was not the begetter of her unborn child. Farwell was charged with sidesplitting a witnesser oregon a unfortunate successful August 2024. His execution proceedings day has yet to beryllium scheduled.
NewsNation's Robert Taub contributed to this report.
