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

A former Massachusetts police detective has been convicted of murdering a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing he had sexually abused her when she was 15

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6 outlets · 8 articles
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Reporting countries
Canada, United Kingdom, India, United States
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Countries concerned
United States
Justice · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (88%); silent in Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 88%Sino-Russian & BRICS 13%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by r/news (United States), . 6 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore
    r/newsÉtats-UnisUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  2. Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  3. Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  4. Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
    kannada.hindustantimes.comINIndia → United StatesEnglish
  5. Ex-officer convicted of killing Massachusetts pregnant woman to keep her quiet about sex abuse
    abc7news.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  6. Former cop convicted of killing pregnant Massachusetts woman after staging death to look like suicide
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  7. Former cop convicted of killing pregnant Massachusetts woman after staging death to look like suicide
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  8. ex officer convicted of killing sandra birchmore to keep massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
    CTV NewsCanadaCanada → United StatesEnglish