Illinois Man Who Was Contestant On Family Fued Convicted of Killing Wife

According to the Associated Press, 40-year-old Timothy Bliefnick was found guilty by a jury in Quincy on Wednesday of fatally shooting his estranged wife, Rebecca Bernadette Postle Bliefnick. Sentencing is set for August.

Bliefnick famously made a joke about saying 'I do' at his wedding while he was a contestant on the TV show Family Fued in 2020.

His arrest in the February murder was announced by the Quincy Police Department one month later, with Bliefnick being taken in on a no-bond warrant for first-degree murder and home invasion.

"Honey, I love you but, said I do," Bliefnick said in response. "Not my mistake, not my mistake. I love my wife."

After the initial resurfacing of the clip in question, Bliefnick’s lawyer told Fox News that “a silly answer to a silly question on a silly show doesn’t make one a murderer.”

"This brutal crime has had the Quincy community on edge and our residents living in fear," a department rep said at the time. "I hope today’s announcement can begin to calm some of those concerns."

Clip Where He Jokes About Marrying His Wife On Family Fued