August 2024 | My Crime Library

Matthew Farwell Murders Sandra Birchmore

Matthew Farwell is an accused killer from Massachusetts who has been charged with the murder of Sandra Birchmore

According to police reports Matthew Farwell is a former police officer at the Stoughton Police Department who began having an affair with Sandra Birchmore when she was just fifteen years old and he was twenty six years old. Reports are indicating that he groomed the teen and would have sex with her at multiple locations including while he was on duty

In 2021 Sandra Birchmore was found dead at her Canton home and the cause of death was listed as a suicide. However there was much speculation surrounding her death. Now it has been revealed that Sandra was pregnant at the time of her death and that Matthew Farwell allegedly killed her to cover up the affair and that he been sexually abusing the woman since she was fifteen years old

It is believed that Matthew Farwell used a duffel bag strap to strangle the woman

Matthew Farwell has been charged with murder and destroying evidence

Matthew Farwell News

A former Massachusetts police officer is in custody and facing charges that he murdered his pregnant mistress to hide their affair — which started when she was underage.

Matthew Farwell, 38, was indicted on charges he killed Sandra Birchmore by strangling her inside her Canton home in 2021, to ensure that their affair stayed secret. Farwell, who resigned from the Stoughton Police Department in 2022, had been an officer with the department as well as an instructor at the Stoughton Police Explorers Academy, where he met the victim.

According to a federal indictment, investigators say that Farwell immediately began grooming Birchmore for a sexual relationship that began when he was 26 and she was 15 years old. At times, according to prosecutors, Farwell would meet Birchmore for sex acts while he was on the clock and supposed to be working as a police officer

Messages between Farwell and the victim refer to sexual violence, but Birchmore was allegedly eager to have a child. Farwell is accused of agreeing to father a child on the condition that Birchmore keep their relationship a secret. But once she was pregnant, Birchmore allegedly told her friends that Farwell became physically violent and described being pushed, shoved and placed in a chokehold.

Investigators say Farwell plotted his mistress’ death, even getting her to give him a key to her home. During a looming blizzard on Feb. 1, while his wife was in labor with their third child, prosecutors say that Farwell wore a mask, used his key to get into her home and strangled her to death with a duffle bag strap. Farwell is accused of then staging the scene to look like a suicide.

The prosecution has asked a judge to hold Farwell behind bars until trial: “There are no conditions of release that will protect the community from a defendant whose conduct reveals such an indifference to human life.”

The indictment also accuses Farwell of attempting to destroy evidence in the case, even instructing Birchmore to delete evidence of their sexual relationship from her phone before her death.

Birchmore’s family has separately filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Farwell and the Stoughton Police Department.

In a statement after the charges were announced, Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara said in a statement, “The day after Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton apartment, I ordered a lengthy and aggressive internal affairs investigation, the instructions of which made it clear that no stone should be left unturned. The Stoughton Police Department has supported other agencies and worked with other agencies, including the FBI investigation that today resulted in a murder indictment that concluded that Sandra was killed. The alleged murder of Sandra is a horrific injustice. The allegations against the suspect, a former Stoughton Police Officer, represent the single worst act of not just professional misconduct but indeed human indecency that I have observed in a nearly three-decade career in law enforcement. It has been my life’s work over these past three years to ensure that justice was served. As I have stated previously, Sandra Birchmore received no justice during her life. It is imperative that justice be served in her death, and today’s actions appear to bring our society one step closer to justice.”

If convicted, Farwell faces a potential sentence of life in prison.

https://www.courttv.com/news/former-officer-accused-of-killing-sandra-birchmore-staging-suicide

Loran Cole Execution Scheduled For Today

Loran Cole is set to be executed today, August 29 2024, by the State of Florida for the murder of a college student

According to court documents Loran Cole and William Paul would attack a pair of siblings at the Ocala National Forest in 1994.

The brother, John Edward, was tied to a tree and his throat would be slit. The sister would be brought to another location where she was sexually assaulted

Loran Cole would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. William Paul would plead guilty and was sentenced to life in prison

Loran Cole is scheduled to be executed after six pm Florida time by lethal injection

Loran Cole was executed by lethal injection on August 29 2024

Loran Cole Execution Scheduled

A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the student’s sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed Thursday.

Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, Loran Cole is set to be put to death just after 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing. Cole is also serving two life sentences for rape.

According to court records, Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest. After talking around a fire, the men offered to take the siblings to see a pond. While away from the campsite, Cole and Paul jumped the victims and robbed them.

The brother, 18, who was a student at Florida State University, was beaten, had his throat slit and left in the forest. His sister, who was 21 and a senior at Eckerd College, was taken back to the campsite, where Cole tied her up and raped her.

The woman was left tied to a tree overnight and raped again the next day. She eventually managed to free herself and flag down a driver for help. Police found her brother’s body lying face down on the ground, according to court records.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Cole last month.

Lawyers for Cole, 57, raised several points in their appeal, including the fact that Cole was an inmate at a state-run reform school where he and other boys were beaten and raped. The state has since apologized for the abuse and this year passed a law authorizing reparations for inmates at the now-shuttered reform school.

The state Supreme Court rejected the defense’s arguments.

Paul and Cole were convicted of first-degree murder. Paul was sentenced to life.

The execution will be the first in Florida since Michael Zack was put to death last October for the 1996 killing of Ravonne Smith.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-to-execute-man-convicted-of-1994-killing-of-college-student-in-national-forest/3403745

Loran Cole Execution

A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim’s older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.

Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing of the 18-year-old student. Cole also was serving two life sentences for rape.

Cole did not have a last statement. “No sir,” he said when asked if he had some final words.

After the procedure began about 6 p.m. Cole briefly looked up at a witness in the front row. After three minutes, he began taking deep breaths, his cheeks puffing out. For a brief moment, his entire body trembled. Five minutes into the procedure, the warden shook him and shouted his name. Cole then appeared to stop breathing and then was declared dead

Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest, court records showed. After talking around a fire, the men offered to take the siblings to see a pond. While away from the campsite, Cole and Paul jumped the victims and robbed them, according to the records.

The brother, 18, who was a student at Florida State University, was beaten and had his throat slit and left in the forest. His sister, then a 21-year-old senior at Eckerd College, was taken back to the campsite, where Cole tied her up and raped her, according to the record.

The woman was left tied to a tree overnight and raped again the next day. She eventually managed to free herself and flagged down a driver for help. Police found her brother’s body lying face down on the ground, according to court records.

Paul and Cole were both convicted of first-degree murder. Paul was sentenced to life in prison.

Although they did not attend the execution, the parents of the victims had a statement read afterward by corrections officials. They wrote about how the murder of their son and the attack on their daughter had shattered their lives. But they said their daughter had gone on to become a wife, teacher and professor.

“Though invisible to others, our daughter bears internal scars that will never go away. She battled years of fear, pain and sorrow,” the statement said. “She is our hero.”

“We are void of feelings and empathy for Mr. Cole. He placed himself into this arena,” it added. “He does not deserve mercy.”

The Associated Press does not generally identify victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Cole last month.

The execution was the first in Florida since Michael Zack was put to death last October for the 1996 killing of Ravonne Smith.

Department of Corrections officials described Cole as “compliant” in the hours before his execution and said he had two visitors, including his son.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Cole’s final appeal earlier Thursday.

His lawyers had raised several points in seeking a stay of execution, including the fact that Cole was an inmate at a state-run reform school where he and other boys were beaten and raped. The state has since apologized for the abuse and this year passed a law authorizing reparations for inmates at the now-shuttered reform school. The lawyers also argued Cole shouldn’t be executed because he was mentally ill and had brain damage and Parkinson’s disease.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-execution-loran-cole-death-penalty-b1f94798d3f6adf86f21fc611dd4c341

Joseph Ayala Wanted For 2 Toronto Murders

Police in Toronto, Ontario, Canada are searching for Joseph Ayala who is wanted for two murders as two women were found dead inside of a home

According to police reports a relative would call police and ask for a wellness check be performed after they had not heard from the pair. Police would arrive at the Toronto home and discover the bodies of a sixty year old and a eighty two year old women deceased. Police have not released the names of the two victims however they were identified as Joseph Ayala mother and grandmother

Police immediately begin to search for Joseph Ayala who resided with the two women however they have been unable to find him as of yet

Joseph Ayala has been charged with two counts of second degree murder

Joseph Ayala News

Toronto police continue to look for a 33-year-old man wanted for murder in connection with the deaths of his two female relatives.

On Friday afternoon, officers found an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman dead inside a home in the area of Sheldon and Silvercrest avenues. Police said a concerned family member called them to ask that they check on their relatives at that Etobicoke home

We came here to confirm that they were okay and, unfortunately, did not work out that way,” Det. Sgt. Jason Davis of the homicide unit told reporters on Friday. He did not disclose the nature of their injuries.

The women are the city’s 53rd and 54th homicide victims of this year.

Davis said police were “actively looking” for a relative of the victims, Joseph Ayala, who is wanted for two counts of second-degree murder.

While police have not identified the victims, a family member told CTV News Toronto that Ayala lived in the home with his mother and grandmother.

The family member said the 33-year-old, who was raised in the home, has been struggling with mental illness and not taking his prescribed medication regularly.

Speaking to CTV News Toronto, the neighbours said the grandmother was named Colleen, while the mother was named Sherry.

Linda Robinson grew up in the neighbourhood and said she knew the family well, sharing that she would always see Colleen outside her home and talk to her.

“I don’t know if I could do this. Because I’m looking for her outside on her chair, she’s supposed to be out there, but she’s not out there. It’s hard,” Robinson said.

Police have released photos of Ayala, who is described as five-foot-11 and has a shaved head. He is known to wear a cowboy hat, a cowboy-style jacket with tassels on the sleeve and black cowboy boots.

“If the public does see Mr. Ayala, please call 9-1-1. Please do not engage with him. Contact us, and we will be there as quickly as possible,” Davis said.

Susan Armstrong, who has lived in the area for more than five decades, saw Ayala walk by her house Friday morning with the clothes police mentioned he was last seen wearing. She told CTV News Toronto that she felt “sick.”

“Because now it concerns me if he has not been found that he’s in some of these garden sheds, and he’ll still show up. So we’ll keep our doors locked. That’s for sure,” Armstrong said.

Another neighbour, Zelia Vouloukos, also saw Ayala Friday.

“I got like the creeps because I’m sitting on my porch, and he’s just walking up and down the street, and he’s talking to himself, and then he disappears,” Vouloukos told CTV News Toronto.

Davis said it was too early in the investigation to determine the motive.

As of Saturday afternoon, Ayala remains at large.

https://www.cp24.com/news/search-continues-for-man-wanted-for-murder-in-deaths-of-two-female-relatives-in-etobicoke-1.7013192

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Nolan Grove Murders Kain Heiland

Nolan Grove is an alleged teen killer from Pennsylvania who has been charged as an adult in the murder of twelve year old Kain Heiland

According to police reports Nolan Grove, who was thirteen years old at the time, would fatally shoot twelve year old Kain Heiland.

Apparently Kain Heiland made a joke about Nolan Grove mother and that is when Nolan would pull out a gun and shoot the twelve year old in the back

Nolan Grove would be arrested and has been charged with third degree murder. If convicted Nolan could spend the next forty years in prison

Nolan Grove News

A York County teenager accused of killing a 12-year-old boy will be in court today to find out if he will still be charged as an adult.

Nolan Grove is currently facing third-degree murder charges as an adult for the shooting death of Kain Heiland. Grove was only 13 when the shooting happened in April of 2023 in Red Lion.

The judge has ruled that there is enough evidence for Grove to stand trial.

Friday’s hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at the York County Courthouse.

Kain Heiland, 12, was shot and killed on Saturday, April 1, 2023 in Red Lion. At a news conference held days after the shooting, York County District Attorney Dave Sunday said that Grove shot Heiland in the back.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, a witness told investigators that Grove made a joke about Heiland’s mother. Heiland told Grove to shut up, and then Grove allegedly shot Heiland once.
Key evidence

At the same news conference, Sunday said witnesses and video were key evidence for the grand jury.

Charging documents indicate surveillance cameras inside the home of a boy who was with Grove and Heiland captured Grove pointing the red laser light of the gun at Heiland and Heiland saying, “Take your finger off the trigger.”

Police also said a two-hour FaceTime call placed by the third boy showed Grove pointing the gun at Heiland while Heiland was on the ground and shielding his face.

The boy said he heard Grove say after the shooting, “I am so sorry, K.” “K” is apparently short for “Kain.”

Witnesses also told police Grove threatened other children.

At one point, he approached two girls who he thought had his friend’s scooter. One of the girls said Grove told them he wasn’t afraid to shoot someone and would if he could.

Another witness said Grove pointed the gun at the girls as he walked away.

In 2023, Heiland’s mother said she thought the charges against Grove should be stronger.

“I think it should have been first- or second-degree murder because I feel like it was premeditated. I feel like he planned out to kill my son,” Devin Rexroth said.

She also has a question for Grove.

“I would ask him why he killed my son because I’m just not understanding why he would do that,” Rexroth said.

https://www.wgal.com/article/olympic-athletes-pennsylvania-paris-games/61489835