Rebecca Bernadette Postle Bliefnick, a 41-year-old nurse and mother of three from Quincy, Illinois, was found shot to death in her home on February 23, 2023. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and police treated the death as a homicide. Rebecca worked as a nurse at Blessing Hospital and was described as devoutly Catholic and well regarded in her community for her caring nature; many people attended her funeral.

At the time she was going through a divorce from her husband, Timothy Bliefnick. He lived about a mile away; investigators served a search warrant at his home on March 1, 2023, and he was briefly detained during the search. Authorities later charged him with Rebecca’s murder. Prosecutors alleged he broke into her home through a second-story window using a crowbar and shot her 14 times with a homemade silencer. Bullet casings found in his basement were said to match those at the scene.

The court convicted Timothy Bliefnick of charges including home invasion and murder, and he received a life sentence. Rebecca’s family remembers her for her kindness and generosity, and a memorial fund was set up to support her three sons.