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Text messages between Sandra Birchmore, Matthew Farwell emerge in murder trial
Text messages between ex-Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell and Sandra Birchmore in the weeks leading up to her death emerged Monday as the murder trial continued. Tom Hanson reports. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking n
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Both outlets focus on the trial, but CBS News foregrounds the emergence of text messages between Sandra Birchmore and Matthew Farwell, while ABC News leads with testimony resuming in the murder trial. CBS specifically says the messages emerged in court as the trial continued, whereas ABC’s extract alone adds the characterization that the alleged relationship began when Birchmore was a minor.
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