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Farwell, a former Stoughton police officer accused of killing Birchmore weeks after learning she was pregnant, did not respond to the message for several hours, FBI Special Agent Heidi Kelsch testified. During that time, Birchmore told at least eight other people about her pregnancy, Kelsch said.