When a pregnant Boston-area teacher’s aide was found dead in her Norfolk County home, her death was initially ruled a suicide — until authorities uncovered a “bombshell” that took the case in a whole new direction.
Sandra Birchmore’s shocking 2021 death is the focus of a Dateline episode titled “The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore,” airing Friday, September 19 at 10/9c p.m. on NBC.
“A February nor’easter forces a Boston-area elementary school to close,” reads an official synopsis of the episode. “When the school re-opens, 23-year-old teacher’s aide Sandra Birchmore never returns. Days later, she’s found dead in her home. Investigators quickly rule the death a suicide — but was it something far more sinister?”
What happened to Sandra Birchmore?
Birchmore died some time around Feb. 1, 2021, while a winter storm raged outside, authorities believe…