Former 'Family Feud' contestant charged in wife's slaying
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A former contestant on the long-running television game show 'Family Feud' has been charged with first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois.
A former contestant on the long-running television game show "Family Feud" has been charged with first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois.
Timothy Bliefnick, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon at his arraignment in Adams County Circuit Court in Quincy, according to court records.
Bliefnick was indicted Thursday by a county grand jury, KHQA-TV reported.
The body of Rebecca Bliefnick, 41, was found by a family member inside her Quincy home after she failed to pick up her children from school. She had been shot multiple times.
Timothy Bliefnick was arrested March 13. His Quincy home was searched March 1.
The couple was separated and going through divorce proceedings, the television station reported from court records.
A restraining order had been filed against Timothy Bliefnick, who also filed one against his estranged wife.
