Becky Bliefnick, 41-year-old mother of three has been shot to death by her estranged husband according to Illinois Police Department. According to the Quincy Police Department, 39-year-old Timothy Bliefnick was charged with first-degree murder and home invasion on Monday, March 13.
“This brutal crime has had the Quincy community on edge and our residents living in fear,” Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates said. “I hope today’s announcement can begin to calm some of those concerns.”
When Rebecca Bliefnick failed to pick up her kids from school on February 23, a family member went to check on her and discovered that she had passed away, according to WGEM. She allegedly took multiple shots. Authorities found Tim Bliefnick thanks to the probe.
The Muddy River News reports that on March 1st, his house and vehicle were searched. His lawyer, Casey Schnack, said at the time, “Given the circumstances, it is not surprising that the search warrant was issued and carried out. “The only thing that surprises me is how long it took to complete.
To free up resources for other investigations, it is equally crucial that QPD launch an inquiry to rule Tim OUT as a suspect. Schnack was contacted via email on March 13 and a response is awaited by McClatchy News. Tim Bliefnick was reportedly taken into custody on Monday without a hitch. According to the police chief, it’s unlikely that there will be any additional arrests.
Bliefnick is being held in the Quincy jail on no bond, police said. Quincy is about 135 miles northwest of St. Louis. In 2020, Tim Bliefnick and members of his family appeared on the popular game show “Family Feud.” The episode remained online as of Monday.
“Her boys were her world, her life’s greatest gifts,” the obituary says. “She was the quintessential ‘boy mom,’ aptly illustrated by building, for Halloween, Transformers costumes that actually transformed, creating custom ‘first day of school’ posters each year, and jumping all-in with fishing and frog hunting and anything sports.” She worked as an ER nurse at Blessing Hospital in Quincy and was a travel nurse for multiple hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the obituary states.
Nursing was described as her “true calling.” “Becky always envisioned herself working hands-on in the medical profession, so it was no surprise when she chose a career in nursing — her true calling — where she was able to provide care and comfort to people on a daily basis,” her sister said in a GoFundMe.
In 2020, she was nominated for an international Daisy Award, an honor that recognizes the skill and compassion of nurses. The woman who nominated Rebecca Bliefnick for the award called her “an amazing nurse.” “I got to kiss (my husband) and tell him how much I loved him all because of Becky,” the woman said in the nomination form. “There are no words to express how grateful I am to her for what she did for me and my husband.”