Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

A former police detective was convicted Tuesday of murdering a pregnant Massachusetts woman, Sandra Birchmore, to keep her from revealing that he had sexually abused her when she was 15.

Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

TL;DR

  • A former police detective was convicted on Tuesday.
  • The conviction was for the murder of Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman.
  • The motive was to silence Birchmore and prevent her from revealing past sexual abuse.