SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a former Silver City police officer in the killing of his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce and child-custody case.
The court’s ruling Monday said the trial court properly allowed admission of hearsay statements from victim Cassy Farrington concerning Bradley Scott Farrington because there was evidence that he killed her to make her unavailable as a witness.
The ruling cited Bradley Farrington’s extensive history of domestic violence, his exploitation of his status as a police officer, and the couple’s acrimonious divorce and custody proceedings.
The victim, a 23-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her Silver City home in 2014. She was found face down in her bathtub with bruising and signs of strangulation.
