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An Illinois judge ordered Timothy Bliefnick held without bail Tuesday, a day after Quincy police charged him with the murder of his estranged wife, who was found dead in her home with gunshot wounds last month.
The court also granted the prosecution’s request for a DNA swab and scheduled Bliefnick’s arraignment for March 24.
Police arrested him Monday morning on charges including murder and home invasion causing injury.
Becky Bliefnick, a nurse who shared three sons with her suspected killer, was found dead on Feb. 23 in her house. The couple was undergoing a divorce and lived in separate houses a mile apart.
BECKY BLIEFNICK MURDER: ILLINOIS POLICE ARREST ESTRANGED HUSBAND IN NURSE’S SHOOTING DEATH
The Adams County Jail released this booking photo of Timothy Bliefnick Tuesday, the day he made his first court appearance after Quincy police arrested him in connection with the shooting death of his estranged wife Becky Bliefnick. (Adams County Jail)
His lawyer, Casey Schnack, told Fox News Digital that the boys remained in government custody but were due for a hearing Wednesday to determine whether they could be placed in the care of other relatives.
Prosecutors described the crime Monday as an act of domestic violence, as it happened after Becky Bliefnick sought an order of protection against her estranged husband.
ILLINOIS NURSE REBECCA BLIEFNICK SHOT DEAD, COPS SEARCH ESTRANGED HUSBAND’S HOUSE
Becky Bliefnick pictured with her family on Halloween in 2018. Police said she was found shot to death in her Quincy home on Feb. 23, 2023. (Becky Bliefnick/Facebook)
However, Schnack claimed the move was “not uncommon” and accused prosecutors of attempting to craft a narrative.
Tim Bliefnick, 39, has a colorful past – appearing on an episode of “Family Feud” and posting TikTok videos where he posted at least one bizarre joke about Hispanics, preserved by a Twitter user before his account went private.
“Why did the Mexican man take anxiety medication?” he asked. “I’ll wait….
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