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FBI agent testifies about Birchmore’s pregnancy-related online searches in Farwell trial
An FBI agent told jurors Tuesday that Sandra Birchmore repeatedly searched online for information about pregnancy, ultrasounds and miscarriages before her death in 2021. Farwell’s defense questioned the agent about Birchmore’s mental health.
An FBI agent testified Tuesday that Sandra Birchmore repeatedly searched online for information about pregnancy, ultrasounds and miscarriages in the period before her death in 2021, as Matthew Farwell’s defense questioned the agent about Birchmore’s mental health during Farwell’s trial.
The testimony focused on Birchmore’s online searches. The available details do not specify when the searches occurred, how often she made them or what conclusions the agent drew from them.
Birchmore died in 2021. The defense’s questioning placed her mental health before jurors as they hear evidence in the case against Farwell.