friends of Quincy resident Tim bleethnic gathered a day to watch him and his family compete as contestants from the show Family Feud [Applause] honey I love you but said I do I'm gonna get in trouble for that aren't I yeah they never heard me please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim as that is who would do something to me the town of Quincy Illinois home to under 40 000 people was widely regarded as a safe Pleasant place to raise a family nicknamed the state's gym City Quincy did not have many issues with violence or crime but this all changed in the wee hours of February 23rd 2023 later that same day 41 year old mother of three Rebecca postal would be found dead on her bathroom floor lying in a pool of her own blood and the killer would be closer than anyone could have imagined this is the story of Becky postal's tragic demise Becky had married her ex-husband Tim bleafnick in 2009. together they had three children and were described as a perfect family by those around them you know when we knew Tim and Becky that was when they had gotten engaged and were getting married and it was a very happy time in their life Leaf dick was a valued member of the Quincy Community he was a Quincy University graduate where he had made a reputation for himself as an athlete in 2019 he was inducted in the University's football hall of fame at the time of Becky's death believed ink was working at Quincy farm products and Business Development Becky herself was a career woman having found her true calling in nursing a compassionate and dedicated professional Becky worked as a travel nurse during the covid-19 pandemic helping those fighting the illness in various hospitals throughout the United States but what may have seemed like a perfect life on the outside did not hold up behind closed doors in fact behind Becky and Tim bleepnik's wide Grins and family photos were years of conflict years which were slowly adding up in 2020 Tim bleepnic appeared on an episode of the popular game show Family Feud during the show contestants are asked questions and the more popular the answer the more points contestants are awarded [Music] I love my wife I'm gonna get in trouble for that aren't I believe Nick was in fact speaking from the heart his marriage all jokes aside was falling apart at the seams on the 21st of January 2021 Tim bleafnick filed for divorce but to those close to him and Becky the divorce did not come as a surprise a fierce custody battle ensued with both parents wanting to have more time with their children than the other in May 2021 Becky even texted a longtime friend to confess I absolutely think he'll try to take the kids sometime to those close to Becky bleepnic had been revealed as an abuser Becky felt that she needed to somehow protect herself from belief Nick and protect her children from being abducted but in spite of revealing that she believed gleefnik had through mental health problems she was afraid of filing for an order of protection the divorce would be a tough battle and Becky had reasons to be scared beliefdic did not simply represent a hypothetical threat to her and her children he was armed and she knew it Becky's initial divorce attorney disclosed in November 2021 that belief Nick had still not returned a nine millimeter handgun belonging to Becky one that she had asked to have back multiple times in response to Becky's concerns the court appointed a guardian ad litem to their case I I serve as what's called a guardian ad litem the role of a guardian ad litem is to represent the best interests of the children involved in the case whether it be a divorce a family or other type of case f after months of debate Becky initially filed for an ordinance of protection against bleethnic's father on December 16 2021 similar to bleethnic's case she feared for her children's safety around their grandfather the mother of three it seemed had started fearing for her life and a text sent to a friend in 2021 she stated 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 separately in a text to her sister that same year she said if something ever happens to me make sure the number one person of interest is Tim I'm putting this in writing that I'm fearful he will somehow harm me but Becky's nightmare was far from over months later as the divorce was still ongoing Becky texted her close friend on the 14th of March 2022 saying that if belief Nick doesn't get it his way he may literally lose his mind the text was in reference to the ongoing divorce and custody battle in August 2022 a court order detailed how the children must be exchanged between Becky and bleefnik for reasons of safety belief dick and Becky must stay within three feet of their cars when exchanging children yet regardless of the safety procedures which were being put in place for Becky tensions between the former lovers were rising and she knew it in the meantime belief Nick started looking for a new bicycle he created anonymous Facebook account under the name John Smith and started inquiring on Facebook Marketplace he asked about a blue 26-inch Schwinn mountain bike and a black Mongoose Bicycle which he also purchased on the 5th of January 2023 a friend of Becky's named Melissa young recalled running into her at a local store she looked very mentally and emotionally exhausted nothing like I used to see her she was really in hopes to get the divorce over with and stuff did Becky tell you that she felt as though Tim could snap at any moment yes did she also tell you that she had found out that Tim was hiding money yes did she also tell you that Tim had told her you'll be dead before you have any of my money yes around this same time belief Nick was beginning to also act strangely and people were beginning to notice he asked his neighbor Bradley Ayman whether he had any security cameras pointed toward his backyard he didn't on the 10th of February 2023 belief Nick finally made an effort to return Becky's long-lost nine millimeter handgun he called the Quincy police department and asked them whether they could return it for him since he did not want to do it directly his request was denied but perhaps they should have accepted belief Nick's request more people were starting to notice his threatening behavior and the toll it was taking on Becky on the 13th of February 2023 Ted Johnson Becky significant other decided to stay the night at the house I would park right here this area right there behind the house by the driveway yes between midnight and 1 a. m that same night video surveillance detected as cyclist riding past multiple residences in the area Becky's next door neighbor also received a notification from his surveillance system yes when you viewed that video did you see a person walking in your driveway yes I did incidentally both bleethnic's phone and his whoop armband designed to track his movement were turned off between midnight and 1am between 1 10 a.
m and 1 30 a. m belief next Google searches included license plate lookup title registration lookup then check lookup vehicle records and a search for Ted Johnson's exact Vin and license plate registration at 1 32 am a phone call was made to the Missouri Department of Revenue The Authority which handles Vehicle registrations as the coincidences between bleefnik's late night Google searches and the Mysterious cyclist prowling around Becky's house started mounting up it was becoming increasingly clear that the mother of three might indeed be in danger yet for the following week between February 14th and 21st the bike rider was no longer detected on any surveillance footage on February 21st at 2 11 A. M the same cyclist was once again picked up by cameras in the same area as before on that same day Rebecca messaged fleefnik asking whether he could keep the children overnight for the next two days she spent the evening with Ted Johnson on the following day February 22nd the same cyclist was once again caught on camera performing a similar route as before the same happened later during the night with the bike rider being recorded around 1am the cyclists stopped near Becky's house and forced his way in with a crowbar at 1 11 am Becky attempted to call 9-1-1 she failed the home security system alerted Becky that the front door was open at 1 16 am the cyclist can be seen heading back the way he came on surveillance cameras incidentally bleefnik's phone and whoop armband were disconnected from 12 28 a.
m till 207 a. m on that same night at 6 45 a. m on February 23rd a nearby resident left for work noticing that Becky's front door was open at 11 51 a.
m belief Nick called his Children's School to ask them to not let his kids walk to their mother's home and he told me that he would be picking them up instead of having them walk home and approximately what time did he arrive at St Peter's school on February 23rd 2023 1 50. so about an hour before yes at 3 P.
