Say More

Murder or Suicide? Breaking the Sandra Birchmore Story


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The story of Sandra Birchmore may never have made headlines if it wasn’t for Laura Crimaldi, a Boston Globe reporter who spent years following the trail of Birchmore’s life and tragic death. While Birchmore’s death was originally ruled as a suicide, follow up investigations showed she was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a married Stoughton police officer, starting when she was a minor. This new line of investigation uncovered years of mistreatment by multiple officers and had Sandra’s loved ones asking why nothing was done to protect Sandra while she was alive. Guest host Jazmin Aguilera speaks to Globe reporters Laura Crimaldi and Yvonne Abraham about what it took to unravel this story. Email us at [email protected]


Read Laura and Yvonne’s stories here: 

Chapter 1:  Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it. 

Chapter 2: Investigators assumed Sandra Birchmore took her own life. What did they miss?


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