The murder trial of former 'Family Feud' contestant Timothy Bliefnick entered its second week Tuesday as Illinois State Police experts take the stand.
Illinois police recovered dozens of spent shell casings from the basement of a former"Family Feud" contestant that match those found where his estranged wife wasat the end of February, a witness for the prosecution testified during the husband's murder trial Tuesday.
The former college football star and Rebecca"Becky" Postle Bliefnick, 41, were going through a contestedAccording to Vickie Reels, a forensics expert with the Illinois State Police, eight shell casings found at the crime scene were fired from the same gun as 27 recovered from her estranged husband's basement.
Reels said they could have been fired from one of several model weapons, including a CZ 75, the latter of which was the type of firearm Postle Bliefnick owned, and hers is unaccounted for. A handgun recovered at her husband's house was not a match.The 41-year-old nurse's sister testified last week that she received a text message reading,"If something ever happens to me, make sure the No. 1 person of interest is Tim.
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