GUILTY IL - Rebecca Bliefnick, 41, mom of 3, fatally shot, Quincy, Feb 2023 *estranged “Family Feud” husband charged*
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Looks like the judge is just not allowing live streaming and Muddy River is going to post the trial video
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And here are opening statements
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Jones described the crime scene, alleging Tim Bliefnick did not commit “the perfect crime” and 27 shell casings in his home matched eight shell casings found beside Becky Bliefnick’s body on Feb. 23.
Tim Bliefnick’s attorney, Casey Schnack, used her opening statement to call Jones’s statement “a good story, but that doesn’t make it evidence or true” and the evidence will come from the witness stand so the jury can determine what is true and what isn’t true.
“This case is dripping with reasonable doubt,” Schnack said, but saying that didn’t include fingerprints or DNA on a bicycle that was allegedly used to transport someone to Becky Bliefnick’s house to kill her.
Jones discussed neighborhood videos that show someone bike riding in the area between Tim Bliefnick’s house and Becky Bliefnick’s house in the days leading up to Becky’s murder. He was also looking up license plate reports as Becky was seeing a man named Ted Johnson and Tim was allegedly looking him up.
Jones said the same bike rider was following the same route to and away from Kentucky Road during the timeframe of Becky’s murder. Jones admits you can’t tell who is riding the bike in the video, but it was found a half block from Tim Bliefnick’s home.
Becky Bliefnick’s father, Bill Postle, was the prosecution’s first witness. He found his daughter’s body in the early afternoon of Feb. 23.
Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Keck questioned Postle about a text he received from Tim Bliefnick on the day of Becky’s death. In a text, Tim Bliefnick wrote to Postle and said he hadn’t heard from Becky and was wondering who was going to pick up the boys. Tim said Becky had told him she was sick before she supposedly didn’t respond to Tim.
That’s when Postle decided to go check on his daughter.
Postle said he went to the Kentucky Road house, found the front door wide open and Becky’s car in the garage. After walking through the bedroom, he found Becky’s body on the bathroom floor.
“She looked like she was dead,” he said. “Rigor mortis had already set in.”
The jury then saw Becky’s body on the projector screen for the first time. There were open mouths and wide eyes among the jurors.
Postle then testified he had forgotten his phone, so he couldn’t call 9-1-1.
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Tim Bliefnick’s attorney, Casey Schnack, used her opening statement to call Jones’s statement “a good story, but that doesn’t make it evidence or true” and the evidence will come from the witness stand so the jury can determine what is true and what isn’t true.
“This case is dripping with reasonable doubt,” Schnack said, but saying that didn’t include fingerprints or DNA on a bicycle that was allegedly used to transport someone to Becky Bliefnick’s house to kill her.
Jones discussed neighborhood videos that show someone bike riding in the area between Tim Bliefnick’s house and Becky Bliefnick’s house in the days leading up to Becky’s murder. He was also looking up license plate reports as Becky was seeing a man named Ted Johnson and Tim was allegedly looking him up.
Jones said the same bike rider was following the same route to and away from Kentucky Road during the timeframe of Becky’s murder. Jones admits you can’t tell who is riding the bike in the video, but it was found a half block from Tim Bliefnick’s home.
Becky Bliefnick’s father, Bill Postle, was the prosecution’s first witness. He found his daughter’s body in the early afternoon of Feb. 23.
Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Keck questioned Postle about a text he received from Tim Bliefnick on the day of Becky’s death. In a text, Tim Bliefnick wrote to Postle and said he hadn’t heard from Becky and was wondering who was going to pick up the boys. Tim said Becky had told him she was sick before she supposedly didn’t respond to Tim.
That’s when Postle decided to go check on his daughter.
Postle said he went to the Kentucky Road house, found the front door wide open and Becky’s car in the garage. After walking through the bedroom, he found Becky’s body on the bathroom floor.
“She looked like she was dead,” he said. “Rigor mortis had already set in.”
The jury then saw Becky’s body on the projector screen for the first time. There were open mouths and wide eyes among the jurors.
Postle then testified he had forgotten his phone, so he couldn’t call 9-1-1.
BLIEFNICK TRIAL: Opening statements and first witnesses for the prosecution – Muddy River News
QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones painted a picture of the last moments of Becky Bliefnick’s life, describing fear, panic and death and accusing Tim Bliefnick of shooting her 14 times. Jones presented the prosecution’s opening statements before a jury of six men and six...
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Rolla Wike, a neighbor of Becky Bliefnick, is the next witness. That’s who Postle contacted to make a call as Postle didn’t have his cell phone.
Wike said Postle said “I need to use your phone to call 911 because Becky is dead.”
Wike offered to go pick up Postle’s wife, Bernadette. Postle gave her directions to their house and she picked her up.
Schnack then asked Wike if she heard anything at the house on the night of Becky’s murder and she said she hadn’t. She also said she heard Tim sound surprised on the phone with Bernie and said “WHAT?” when she called him to tell him Becky was dead.
Roberta Hutson, secretary at St. Peter School, then testified that she didn’t call Tim Bliefnick about the children, but he called the school to say he couldn’t contact Becky, so he would pick them up instead of walking home. She said neither of the Bliefnick’s had ever called to make arrangements for picking up the boys. She said Tim arrived at St. Peter an hour before dismissal and waited for the boys so they would not walk home.
After seeing the video of Bliefnick’s car in the parking lot, Schnack asked Hutson about the school policy of picking up kids in a timely manner.
“If parents have issues picking up kids, don’t you appreciate parents calling ahead,” she asked.
Hutson said “yes”, but Jones crosses with asking if Tim Bliefnick had ever called to make arrangements regarding the boys before Feb. 23 and she said “no”.
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Wike said Postle said “I need to use your phone to call 911 because Becky is dead.”
Wike offered to go pick up Postle’s wife, Bernadette. Postle gave her directions to their house and she picked her up.
Schnack then asked Wike if she heard anything at the house on the night of Becky’s murder and she said she hadn’t. She also said she heard Tim sound surprised on the phone with Bernie and said “WHAT?” when she called him to tell him Becky was dead.
Roberta Hutson, secretary at St. Peter School, then testified that she didn’t call Tim Bliefnick about the children, but he called the school to say he couldn’t contact Becky, so he would pick them up instead of walking home. She said neither of the Bliefnick’s had ever called to make arrangements for picking up the boys. She said Tim arrived at St. Peter an hour before dismissal and waited for the boys so they would not walk home.
After seeing the video of Bliefnick’s car in the parking lot, Schnack asked Hutson about the school policy of picking up kids in a timely manner.
“If parents have issues picking up kids, don’t you appreciate parents calling ahead,” she asked.
Hutson said “yes”, but Jones crosses with asking if Tim Bliefnick had ever called to make arrangements regarding the boys before Feb. 23 and she said “no”.
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QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones painted a picture of the last moments of Becky Bliefnick’s life, describing fear, panic and death and accusing Tim Bliefnick of shooting her 14 times. Jones presented the prosecution’s opening statements before a jury of six men and six...
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Bliefnick morning witnesses 5 23
(audio of tesitmony from Muddy River News.)
ETA: corrected to say it's only audio, not video.
(audio of tesitmony from Muddy River News.)
ETA: corrected to say it's only audio, not video.
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Sarah Reilly, Becky’s sister was called to testify. When asked if she has siblings, Reilly’s voice broke when she answered, "Becky Postle Bliefnick."
She said she and her sister were very close.
Reilly said Becky told her about the impending divorce. Reilly says her sister wanted to stay together with Tim Bliefnick for the boys and wanted him to go to counseling.
Reilly testified that Becky often posted on Facebook about her sons. The prosecution asked about texts from Sept. 2021. It was a text from Becky to Reilly in which Becky said she “Feared for her life.”
Becky sent her sister a text in 2021: “If something ever happens to me, make sure the number one person of interest is Tim. I am putting this in writing that I'm fearful he will somehow harm me."
Becky’s sister gets choked up when talking about the day she learned Becky died.
The defense asked Reilly when she last saw Tim. She said she hasn’t seen him since 2019.
Reilly said she’s never witnessed Tim and Becky fight.
When Reilly talked to her mom on Feb. 23, she said her mom didn’t know anything aside from the fact that Becky died.
During cross-examination, Reilly testified she did not forward the text message to her parents or police before Becky was killed.
Bliefnick murder trial: Day 2
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Ted Johnson, was dating Becky, met her in Jan. 2022. They became romantically involved summer of 2022. He said Becky’s divorce was not going well— very tense. “She was looking forward to it being done.”
Ted Johnson testified about texts between him and Becky. On Feb. 14, he spent the night at Becky’s house. He parked behind the house, near the driveway. “Did you and Becky have sex that night? Josh Jones asks. He replied yes.
Johnson choked up when talking about the last time he saw Becky.
On Feb 23, Becky’s sister messaged Johnson to ask him to call. She broke the news about Becky’s death, according to his testimony.
Johnson said he was not exclusively dating Becky, but he was not having sex with anyone else.
Johnson testified he was holding a bag for Becky in his safe. He said he didn’t know what was in it when the defense asked him if he knew $13,000 was in the bag.
Johnson said he did not have a key to Becky’s house.
Johnson said the day before Becky was killed, he didn’t go to Becky’s house. He said the night she was murdered, he doesn’t recall if he left his house.
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Ted Johnson testified about texts between him and Becky. On Feb. 14, he spent the night at Becky’s house. He parked behind the house, near the driveway. “Did you and Becky have sex that night? Josh Jones asks. He replied yes.
Johnson choked up when talking about the last time he saw Becky.
On Feb 23, Becky’s sister messaged Johnson to ask him to call. She broke the news about Becky’s death, according to his testimony.
Johnson said he was not exclusively dating Becky, but he was not having sex with anyone else.
Johnson testified he was holding a bag for Becky in his safe. He said he didn’t know what was in it when the defense asked him if he knew $13,000 was in the bag.
Johnson said he did not have a key to Becky’s house.
Johnson said the day before Becky was killed, he didn’t go to Becky’s house. He said the night she was murdered, he doesn’t recall if he left his house.
Bliefnick murder trial: Day 2
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The fourth witness called is Brian Lash, who lived directly across the street from Rebecca (Becky) Bliefnick.
He testified he didn’t see or hear anything unusual on Feb. 22.
He said on the morning of Feb. 23, Becky’s door was open and he said that was unusual.
Taylor Heimann, Becky’s neighbor, testified that he has cameras on his home.
He said his cameras caught video on Feb. 14 of a person walking on/near his driveway.
He said he can’t tell anything about the person such as if it was a man or woman.
12:37 a.m. is when the video was captured.
Heimann’s security video is played from Feb. 22 at 1:05 a.m.
A person walks up the driveway. At 1:53 a.m. video shows a person walking away from the driveway. He said the person is not identifiable.
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He testified he didn’t see or hear anything unusual on Feb. 22.
He said on the morning of Feb. 23, Becky’s door was open and he said that was unusual.
Taylor Heimann, Becky’s neighbor, testified that he has cameras on his home.
He said his cameras caught video on Feb. 14 of a person walking on/near his driveway.
He said he can’t tell anything about the person such as if it was a man or woman.
12:37 a.m. is when the video was captured.
Heimann’s security video is played from Feb. 22 at 1:05 a.m.
A person walks up the driveway. At 1:53 a.m. video shows a person walking away from the driveway. He said the person is not identifiable.
Bliefnick murder trial: Day 2
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Matt Hermsmeier, Quincy Police officer, testifies. He was called to assist with Becky's death investigation. He arrived at 3:33 p.m.
Hermsmeier testified he was told it could be a suicide, but when he saw shell casings and damage to the door that was broken, he said he knew it wasn’t a suicide.
A photo shows wood splinters on the floor from the door and spent shell casings in Becky’s home when and where her body was found. Officer Hermsmeier confirms that’s what he saw.
Hermsmeier says behind the broken door was a cell phone on the floor.
Hermsmeier said he saw Becky’s body on the bathroom floor.
He said he noticed several small pieces of plastic around her body. He said there appeared to be a towel in her underwear in the genital area.
Hermsmeier said the crotch in Becky’s pants was not torn, rather they were designed without a crotch.
During the defense cross-examination of Hermsmeier, he said there were about a dozen officers at Becky’s home that day. He also said he didn’t talk to neighbors or Tim Bliefnick that day.
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Hermsmeier testified he was told it could be a suicide, but when he saw shell casings and damage to the door that was broken, he said he knew it wasn’t a suicide.
A photo shows wood splinters on the floor from the door and spent shell casings in Becky’s home when and where her body was found. Officer Hermsmeier confirms that’s what he saw.
Hermsmeier says behind the broken door was a cell phone on the floor.
Hermsmeier said he saw Becky’s body on the bathroom floor.
He said he noticed several small pieces of plastic around her body. He said there appeared to be a towel in her underwear in the genital area.
Hermsmeier said the crotch in Becky’s pants was not torn, rather they were designed without a crotch.
During the defense cross-examination of Hermsmeier, he said there were about a dozen officers at Becky’s home that day. He also said he didn’t talk to neighbors or Tim Bliefnick that day.
Bliefnick murder trial: Day 2
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Jones described the crime scene, alleging Tim Bliefnick did not commit “the perfect crime” and 27 shell casings in his home matched eight shell casings found beside Becky Bliefnick’s body on Feb. 23.
Tim Bliefnick’s attorney, Casey Schnack, used her opening statement to call Jones’s statement “a good story, but that doesn’t make it evidence or true” and the evidence will come from the witness stand so the jury can determine what is true and what isn’t true.
“This case is dripping with reasonable doubt,” Schnack said, but saying that didn’t include fingerprints or DNA on a bicycle that was allegedly used to transport someone to Becky Bliefnick’s house to kill her.
Jones discussed neighborhood videos that show someone bike riding in the area between Tim Bliefnick’s house and Becky Bliefnick’s house in the days leading up to Becky’s murder. He was also looking up license plate reports as Becky was seeing a man named Ted Johnson and Tim was allegedly looking him up.
Jones said the same bike rider was following the same route to and away from Kentucky Road during the timeframe of Becky’s murder. Jones admits you can’t tell who is riding the bike in the video, but it was found a half block from Tim Bliefnick’s home.
Becky Bliefnick’s father, Bill Postle, was the prosecution’s first witness. He found his daughter’s body in the early afternoon of Feb. 23.
Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Keck questioned Postle about a text he received from Tim Bliefnick on the day of Becky’s death. In a text, Tim Bliefnick wrote to Postle and said he hadn’t heard from Becky and was wondering who was going to pick up the boys. Tim said Becky had told him she was sick before she supposedly didn’t respond to Tim.
That’s when Postle decided to go check on his daughter.
Postle said he went to the Kentucky Road house, found the front door wide open and Becky’s car in the garage. After walking through the bedroom, he found Becky’s body on the bathroom floor.
“She looked like she was dead,” he said. “Rigor mortis had already set in.”
The jury then saw Becky’s body on the projector screen for the first time. There were open mouths and wide eyes among the jurors.
Postle then testified he had forgotten his phone, so he couldn’t call 9-1-1.
BLIEFNICK TRIAL: Opening statements and first witnesses for the prosecution – Muddy River News
QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones painted a picture of the last moments of Becky Bliefnick’s life, describing fear, panic and death and accusing Tim Bliefnick of shooting her 14 times. Jones presented the prosecution’s opening statements before a jury of six men and six...
Thanks so much for these synopses!
It's interesting that during opening arguments when TB's attorney is discussing reasonable doubt, she never once mentions the damning gun evidence. A deafening silence, for sure! The ballistics results will be tough for jurors to overlook.
What a brutal crime. TB really wanted that poor lady dead.
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It seems like this will be a slam-dunk for the prosecution, very compelling evidence so far. Tim isn't the sharpest tool in the garden shed, Quincy is said to have a very low crime rate. Did he really think shooting his ex-wife 14 times would be looked at as a random crime?
I'm curious about -
I'm curious about -
- The 911 call Becky tried to make, was it a call that didn't go through? Due to Tim grabbing her phone and hanging up?
- Tim's Father. Why weren't the kids allowed to be around him?
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Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones began his remarks with an account of what happened the night Rebecca Bliefnick was murdered.
Jones said Rebecca was alone in the home, her three children were supposed to be at Timothy’s house, she heard someone break into an upstairs window, then she ran to her bedroom.
Once in the bedroom, Jones said she tried to shut the door, but it was forcibly opened by the intruder. Rebecca then went to a bathroom attached to the bedroom where she was shot 14 times.
During the prosecutors opening statements, Jones claimed Timothy Bliefnick left behind multiple mistakes that ultimately lead to his arrest. One being that bits and pieces of an Aldi bag were scattered on and around Rebecca’s body. Jones said her DNA was found on a bag in Timothy’s home during a police search weeks after the murder.
“They say when you confront your death your life flashes in front of your eyes, we will never know what was going through Becky’s mind as she lay there, alone, slowly bleeding to death, her heart beat slowing, her breath fading, her life and her blood draining away,” Jones said.
Jones claims Bliefnick used the bag as part of a homemade silencer.
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Jones said Rebecca was alone in the home, her three children were supposed to be at Timothy’s house, she heard someone break into an upstairs window, then she ran to her bedroom.
Once in the bedroom, Jones said she tried to shut the door, but it was forcibly opened by the intruder. Rebecca then went to a bathroom attached to the bedroom where she was shot 14 times.
During the prosecutors opening statements, Jones claimed Timothy Bliefnick left behind multiple mistakes that ultimately lead to his arrest. One being that bits and pieces of an Aldi bag were scattered on and around Rebecca’s body. Jones said her DNA was found on a bag in Timothy’s home during a police search weeks after the murder.
“They say when you confront your death your life flashes in front of your eyes, we will never know what was going through Becky’s mind as she lay there, alone, slowly bleeding to death, her heart beat slowing, her breath fading, her life and her blood draining away,” Jones said.
Jones claims Bliefnick used the bag as part of a homemade silencer.
11 witnesses testify, Bliefnick murder trial resumes Wednesday
QUINCY (WGEM) - The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife began Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
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Jones said police searched Bliefnick’s laptop and phone. He said in the search history investigators found “average QPD response times” and “how to open a door with a crowbar.”
While searching Bliefnick’s home, police found a crowbar which Jones said matches to exact detail the one that was used to open the window on Kentucky Road. Bliefnick’s attorney Casey Schnack argued the crime lab results of the crowbar came back inconclusive.
Jones also made jurors aware of the divorce the Bliefnick’s were going through.
“The divorce was contentious to say the least,” Jones said. “The only way the defendant had to make sure the three boys chose him over her was to eliminate her as a choice.”
Schnack said investigators took around six pairs of shoes from her client’s home to see if they matched footprints at the scene, she said none of them did.
Surveillance video from a next door neighbor, Schnack believes, is a crucial part of the case.
The witness of that home testified and said he received several notifications from Feb. 14 to Feb. 22 that someone was walking on his property. On Feb. 22 he said he received two notifications.
“They did find some video of somebody going somewhere, but that’s all the video shows,” Schnack said. “You don’t know if this is a man or a woman, you don’t know if they’re young or old, we don’t know what race they are.”
More of Rebecca’s neighbors who lived on Kentucky Road also took the stand, claiming they didn’t hear gun fire or any strange noise the night of her murder.
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While searching Bliefnick’s home, police found a crowbar which Jones said matches to exact detail the one that was used to open the window on Kentucky Road. Bliefnick’s attorney Casey Schnack argued the crime lab results of the crowbar came back inconclusive.
Jones also made jurors aware of the divorce the Bliefnick’s were going through.
“The divorce was contentious to say the least,” Jones said. “The only way the defendant had to make sure the three boys chose him over her was to eliminate her as a choice.”
Schnack said investigators took around six pairs of shoes from her client’s home to see if they matched footprints at the scene, she said none of them did.
Surveillance video from a next door neighbor, Schnack believes, is a crucial part of the case.
The witness of that home testified and said he received several notifications from Feb. 14 to Feb. 22 that someone was walking on his property. On Feb. 22 he said he received two notifications.
“They did find some video of somebody going somewhere, but that’s all the video shows,” Schnack said. “You don’t know if this is a man or a woman, you don’t know if they’re young or old, we don’t know what race they are.”
More of Rebecca’s neighbors who lived on Kentucky Road also took the stand, claiming they didn’t hear gun fire or any strange noise the night of her murder.
11 witnesses testify, Bliefnick murder trial resumes Wednesday
QUINCY (WGEM) - The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife began Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
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His biggest mistake was killing her in the first place!Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones began his remarks with an account of what happened the night Rebecca Bliefnick was murdered.
Jones said Rebecca was alone in the home, her three children were supposed to be at Timothy’s house, she heard someone break into an upstairs window, then she ran to her bedroom.
Once in the bedroom, Jones said she tried to shut the door, but it was forcibly opened by the intruder. Rebecca then went to a bathroom attached to the bedroom where she was shot 14 times.
During the prosecutors opening statements, Jones claimed Timothy Bliefnick left behind multiple mistakes that ultimately lead to his arrest. One being that bits and pieces of an Aldi bag were scattered on and around Rebecca’s body. Jones said her DNA was found on a bag in Timothy’s home during a police search weeks after the murder.
“They say when you confront your death your life flashes in front of your eyes, we will never know what was going through Becky’s mind as she lay there, alone, slowly bleeding to death, her heart beat slowing, her breath fading, her life and her blood draining away,” Jones said.
Jones claims Bliefnick used the bag as part of a homemade silencer.
11 witnesses testify, Bliefnick murder trial resumes Wednesday
QUINCY (WGEM) - The jury trial of Timothy Bliefnick, the Quincy man being charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife began Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
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Regarding the aborted 911 call...the prosecution said that they believe that Becky was trying to call when the bathroom door got smashed open and she dropped it.
Regarding Tim's father, I'm not sure who they are referring to. Is his mother's husband Tim's father? It looks like they just got married in 2013. We'll just have to wait and see what comes out at the trial.
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Is the trial continueing today?
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does anyone know where to find video (I found audio)
of the afternoon session of yesterday?
edit- I found it...I guess the witnesses don't want to be on video
of the afternoon session of yesterday?
edit- I found it...I guess the witnesses don't want to be on video
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Day three of the #bliefnicktrial gets underway at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the Adams County Courthouse. More witnesses will be called on to testify in the murder trial.
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Back in the courtroom. Adrian reminds people in the courtroom to turn their cellphones off. "Off means off," he said. "Not vibrate. Not in airplane mode."
The jury is seated. Kelly Leapley is to be the first witness of the afternoon. #bliefnicktrial
Sorry, it's Kelly Lepley. She lives in Pennsylvania. Moved to Quincy in 2021 and stayed for about a year. She lived in an upstairs apartment on Hampshire next door to Tim Bliefnick. She worked at Quincy Medical Group. #bliefnicktrial
Lepley said she had sex with Tim after they knew each other for about six months. She said she got a text message from Tim on afternoon of Feb. 22. He wrote, "I'm here solo. Kids are in school, so come on over."
She replied that she would see Tim in "about 15 minutes." He replied, "See you in a few." She was at his house at about 1:15 p.m. to have sex with him. After sex, she left his house. #bliefnicktrial
Schnack's only question was if she ever sent to Bliefnick's house when the kids were there, or if he ever came to her house when the kids were there. She said no. She has been excused. #bliefnicktrial
Next witness is James Brown, a detective sergeant with the Quincy Police Department. He did search warrants on various electronic devices. He said he could not get video surveillance from her Ring camera at Becky's home. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said it appeared Becky had not paid for a subscription to record video surveillance at her home. He also said Tim had no video surveillance. An Amazon device in Becky's home also had no audio files. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said he received records from AT&T on Becky's and Tim's phones. A phone call was made by Tim to St. Peter School at 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 23. The call lasted 53 seconds. #bliefnicktrial
Another call was made from Bill Postle's phone to Tim's phone at 3:06 p.m. Feb. 23. The records did not show if the call was answered. Another call by Postle was made to Tim at 4:14 p.m. They spoke for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said Becky had an ADT home security system, bought in February 2021, that did not have video surveillance. The system did have sensors to send information to the main control system. #bliefnicktrial
The ADT system recorded alerts at 1:12 a.m. on Feb. 23 that the front door had been opened and at 1:27 a.m. that the front door had remained open. The ADT system also alerted that the garage door was opened at 3:27 p.m. — when Bill Postle arrived. #bliefnicktrial
Brown also looked at Becky's Facebook page. Brown said AT&T could not help the investigation with the location of Becky's posts. #bliefnicktrial
Brown described his participation in a traffic stop of Tim. He said electronic devices were recovered during the stop. One of them was a fitness tracker on his left wrist. Another was a phone inside the vehicle in the front passenger seat. #bliefnicktrial
Schnack asked Brown about surveillance cameras at Tim's house. Brown said Ring officials told him there was little information available from Tim's cameras. Brown said the AT&T records don't show if a call was answered. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said he was at Tim's house on the evening of Feb. 23 for about two hours. He said gunshot residue testing was not offered. He said he was there when Tim made arrangements for someone to pick up his children that night. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said Tim told him about pass codes for the garage, a broken shotgun in the basement and a gun safe in his home. Brown said Tim was compliant during the traffic stop. #bliefnicktrial
Brown is excused. The next witness will be Christine Moore. But first, it's time to stretch in the courtroom. #bliefnicktrial
Moore says she's lived in Quincy for 16 years. She knew of Becky when she worked with her husband at Blessing Hospital. She said they were friends, often calling and texting with each other. Asked how often they spoke, Moore said, "Too many to count." #bliefnicktrial
Moore said she received text messages on May 7, 2021, from Becky. It read, "He has screamed in my face, he shoved me in front of the kids, and has thrown things across the room where the kids and I were standing, punched a hole in the wall." #bliefnicktrial
The text also said, "The only a to ensure all three choose him over me is to eliminate me as a choice." #bliefnicktrial
Moore said Tim was one of the coaches on her son's football team last fall. She said she didn't help Becky get a restraining order or help her in any other way. #bliefnicktrial
Moore is excused. Nicole Bateman is the next witness. She is from Decatur, working in economic development. She said she is Becky's childhood friend, knowing her for 35 years. She moved from Quincy at age 20. #bliefnicktrial
During a text exchange on May 9, 2021, Becky told Bateman that "Tim told me if I outed his dad, that he (Ray) would probably have to move and then he would kill himself." #bliefnicktrial
Becky also texted that she was worried that Tim would take the kids sometime, "especially if I get awarded the custody I want." She said Tim would be "pissed." #bliefnicktrial
Bateman also received text message from Becky on Sept. 8, saying "On top of that, a friend and co-worker of mine from the ER was MURDERED last Friday by her ex." She also wrote that she had a panic attack, thinking Tim will "come after me and do the same." #bliefnicktrial
Becky also texted she was "scared of what he might do, and his erratic behavior and constant lies facilitate the need for protection." #bliefnicktrial
Bateman told Schnack the last time she saw Tim was in December 2019. Bateman said she didn't reach out to police or Becky's parents about the messages she received. Jones asked, "Do you wish you would have?" Bateman replied, "Yes." #bliefnicktrial
Adrian calls for a 20-minute afternoon break. Back at 2:30 pm. #bliefnicktrial
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Back in the courtroom. Adrian reminds people in the courtroom to turn their cellphones off. "Off means off," he said. "Not vibrate. Not in airplane mode."
The jury is seated. Kelly Leapley is to be the first witness of the afternoon. #bliefnicktrial
Sorry, it's Kelly Lepley. She lives in Pennsylvania. Moved to Quincy in 2021 and stayed for about a year. She lived in an upstairs apartment on Hampshire next door to Tim Bliefnick. She worked at Quincy Medical Group. #bliefnicktrial
Lepley said she had sex with Tim after they knew each other for about six months. She said she got a text message from Tim on afternoon of Feb. 22. He wrote, "I'm here solo. Kids are in school, so come on over."
She replied that she would see Tim in "about 15 minutes." He replied, "See you in a few." She was at his house at about 1:15 p.m. to have sex with him. After sex, she left his house. #bliefnicktrial
Schnack's only question was if she ever sent to Bliefnick's house when the kids were there, or if he ever came to her house when the kids were there. She said no. She has been excused. #bliefnicktrial
Next witness is James Brown, a detective sergeant with the Quincy Police Department. He did search warrants on various electronic devices. He said he could not get video surveillance from her Ring camera at Becky's home. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said it appeared Becky had not paid for a subscription to record video surveillance at her home. He also said Tim had no video surveillance. An Amazon device in Becky's home also had no audio files. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said he received records from AT&T on Becky's and Tim's phones. A phone call was made by Tim to St. Peter School at 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 23. The call lasted 53 seconds. #bliefnicktrial
Another call was made from Bill Postle's phone to Tim's phone at 3:06 p.m. Feb. 23. The records did not show if the call was answered. Another call by Postle was made to Tim at 4:14 p.m. They spoke for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said Becky had an ADT home security system, bought in February 2021, that did not have video surveillance. The system did have sensors to send information to the main control system. #bliefnicktrial
The ADT system recorded alerts at 1:12 a.m. on Feb. 23 that the front door had been opened and at 1:27 a.m. that the front door had remained open. The ADT system also alerted that the garage door was opened at 3:27 p.m. — when Bill Postle arrived. #bliefnicktrial
Brown also looked at Becky's Facebook page. Brown said AT&T could not help the investigation with the location of Becky's posts. #bliefnicktrial
Brown described his participation in a traffic stop of Tim. He said electronic devices were recovered during the stop. One of them was a fitness tracker on his left wrist. Another was a phone inside the vehicle in the front passenger seat. #bliefnicktrial
Schnack asked Brown about surveillance cameras at Tim's house. Brown said Ring officials told him there was little information available from Tim's cameras. Brown said the AT&T records don't show if a call was answered. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said he was at Tim's house on the evening of Feb. 23 for about two hours. He said gunshot residue testing was not offered. He said he was there when Tim made arrangements for someone to pick up his children that night. #bliefnicktrial
Brown said Tim told him about pass codes for the garage, a broken shotgun in the basement and a gun safe in his home. Brown said Tim was compliant during the traffic stop. #bliefnicktrial
Brown is excused. The next witness will be Christine Moore. But first, it's time to stretch in the courtroom. #bliefnicktrial
Moore says she's lived in Quincy for 16 years. She knew of Becky when she worked with her husband at Blessing Hospital. She said they were friends, often calling and texting with each other. Asked how often they spoke, Moore said, "Too many to count." #bliefnicktrial
Moore said she received text messages on May 7, 2021, from Becky. It read, "He has screamed in my face, he shoved me in front of the kids, and has thrown things across the room where the kids and I were standing, punched a hole in the wall." #bliefnicktrial
The text also said, "The only a to ensure all three choose him over me is to eliminate me as a choice." #bliefnicktrial
Moore said Tim was one of the coaches on her son's football team last fall. She said she didn't help Becky get a restraining order or help her in any other way. #bliefnicktrial
Moore is excused. Nicole Bateman is the next witness. She is from Decatur, working in economic development. She said she is Becky's childhood friend, knowing her for 35 years. She moved from Quincy at age 20. #bliefnicktrial
During a text exchange on May 9, 2021, Becky told Bateman that "Tim told me if I outed his dad, that he (Ray) would probably have to move and then he would kill himself." #bliefnicktrial
Becky also texted that she was worried that Tim would take the kids sometime, "especially if I get awarded the custody I want." She said Tim would be "pissed." #bliefnicktrial
Bateman also received text message from Becky on Sept. 8, saying "On top of that, a friend and co-worker of mine from the ER was MURDERED last Friday by her ex." She also wrote that she had a panic attack, thinking Tim will "come after me and do the same." #bliefnicktrial
Becky also texted she was "scared of what he might do, and his erratic behavior and constant lies facilitate the need for protection." #bliefnicktrial
Bateman told Schnack the last time she saw Tim was in December 2019. Bateman said she didn't reach out to police or Becky's parents about the messages she received. Jones asked, "Do you wish you would have?" Bateman replied, "Yes." #bliefnicktrial
Adrian calls for a 20-minute afternoon break. Back at 2:30 pm. #bliefnicktrial
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