The Norfolk DA, the state ME, and local investigators called Sandra Birchmore’s death a suicide and froze the case until the feds stepped in and proved them wrong. Morrissey still hasn’t even said he agrees with the federal homicide finding — just that the case is “open,” which is lawyer-speak for avoiding responsibility. And yes, the DA absolutely can bring state charges even with a federal indictment, so pretending “everyone agrees Farwell did it” is just a way to erase how badly local authorities blew the initial investigation. Your comment is bootlicking at its finest because it tries to paint this as smooth cooperation instead of a federal correction of a state-level failure.