After his conviction for home invasion and murder, the family of a nurse from Illinois who was shot dead in her home by her estranged spouse – a former ‘Family Feud’ contestant and college player – has spoken out.
In a statement written by Sarah Reilly, the sister of Rebecca Postle Bliefnick, relatives said that they should not have been standing in this place on Thursday morning. “We shouldn’t be making this statement. We shouldn’t be living in a society where such a crime is possible.
A jury found on Wednesday that Timothy Bliefnick (40), broke through a window of a second story with a crowbar, shot Postle Bliefnick (41) 14 times using a homemade silent gun, and left her body for her father to discover on February 23.
The statement went on to say, “We shouldn’t have to live without Becky, who was robbed in the most cowardly way possible.” “Her sons were robbed a loving and devoted mother. I was robbed by my sister and bestie. “My parents lost their daughter and I, as a mother myself, cannot imagine a worse torture.”
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Becky Bliefnick (left) with her family in 2018 on Halloween. The police said that she was shot dead in her Quincy home, Illinois on February 23, 2023.
The police searched his house in early March, and found in the basement more than twenty shell casings that were said to have been fired by the same gun used in eight casings recovered from the crime scene. At trial, prosecutors revealed that the criminal justice student searched Google to find information about how to commit the crimes. This included breaking into homes with a crowbar as well as the response time of local police.
Rebecca Bliefnick’s home in Quincy (Illinois) on March 1, 2023. Bliefnick was found dead in her own home, on February 23, 2023.
Postle Bliefnick told friends and family she would die if her husband snapped.
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Rebecca Bliefnick was found dead in her Quincy, Illinois home on February 23, 2023.
Tim Bliefnick, who was born in Quincy University’s Football Hall of Fame, is a member of an amateur theater group and competed on “Family Feud 2020 with his family. Postle Bliefnick expressed concerns about his safety during the divorce.
After the split, he began to grow his hair and post TikTok videos showing him drinking coffee and making jokes.
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He left the funeral early, after attending her wake.
On his front porch he was photographed wearing sweatpants and a T shirt by the time his sons returned with relatives from her funeral.
Tim Bliefnick at his Quincy, Illinois home the day after Rebecca Bliefnick’s funeral. Rebecca was found dead in February.
Quincy police arrested him March 13, 2013. After a week-long trial, the jury found him guilty on Wednesday after four hours of deliberations.
Casey Schnack said that Bliefnick’s defense lawyer, Casey Schnack told Fox News Digital on Thursday, she was “disappointed,” but “happy the jury gave the case and families the consideration they deserved.”
On March 1, 2023, investigators executed a search warrant in an Illinois home in connection with the shooting of Becky Bliefnick. She was found dead in her home on February 23.
The family of Postle Bliefnick continued, “The judicial system cannot bring her back, nor can it heal our pain, but we’re relieved the verdict brings justice and are grateful to all those who helped make it happen.”
Our family wishes to express its eternal gratitude to the Quincy Police Department for their tenacity and professionalism, as well as to the State’s Attorney’s Office and to the jury of our peers, who had to confront such horrific realities in order to reach this resolution.
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Bill Postle and Bernadette Postle attend the funeral of their daughter, Rebecca Bliefnick. It will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois on March 3, 2023. Bliefnick, who was found dead in her home by gunshots in February, will be buried at Calvary Cemetery in Quincy.
Postle Bliefnick, a local hero and valedictorian of her local Catholic High School, stayed to find success in Quincy University. She started her career as a pharmacist, but switched to nursing just in time for a coronavirus outbreak. She was awarded the Daisy Award during this period for her dedication towards patients.
Her family announced on Thursday that Becky was “a niece, aunt, cousin, friend, colleague, and caregiver.” “All who loved her are left with heavy hearts in the wake this tragedy.”
She was a mother to three children, who also practiced CrossFit.
Sarah Reilly is the sister of Rebecca Bliefnick and attends her funeral in Quincy Illinois on March 3, 2023. Bliefnick, who was found dead in her own home in February, had been shot.
The family expressed their gratitude for the prayers and support they received from friends, family and strangers during the darkest days. “We hope that this darkest moment in our lives will not define us, and we will pick up the pieces so we can raise Becky’s boys the way she would have wanted.”
Her sister started a GoFundMe to help her three nephews who now have no parents.
Tim Bliefnick attends the wake of his estranged spouse, Rebecca Bliefnick from Duker & Haaugh Funeral Home, Quincy, Illinois on Thursday, 2 March 2023. Rebecca Bliefnick’s body was discovered in her home by police in February. Tim Bliefnick, convicted on May 31, 2023 of her murder (Fox News Digital), was found guilty.
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Bliefnick was sentenced by Judge Robert Adrian on August 11, at 1:30 pm CT. He could face life in prison.
Postle Bliefnick’s family stated that, “While life is not normal as it was in the past, this love and support helps restore the belief in the existence of more good in the world than evil.” We ask you to keep Becky’s incredible three boys in your prayers as they face the certainty that their father killed their mother. We will heal by leaning together and on our faith. We will remember Becky fondly, and speak about her often. “She will be loved and missed forever.”
