Questions & answers
Your questions: Closing arguments expected in trial of ex-cop accused of killing Sandra Birchmore
Compiled Nov 6
Will the jury find Farwell guilty of murder or acquit him based on the suicide theory?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
What specific evidence will the prosecution rely on most heavily in closing arguments?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
Why did local and state investigators initially conclude the death was a suicide so quickly?
Local police and state investigators initially ruled Birchmore's death a suicide.
Will the medical examiner's 'undetermined' ruling be revisited after the trial's outcome?
The state medical examiner has since changed the official cause of death to 'undetermined.'