Tim Bliefnick.Photo:CBS NewsThe man convicted in June of murdering his wife after appearing onFamily Feudyears earlier says thathis joke on the show— in which he expresses regret about marrying her — was not said with “malice.”Timothy Bliefnick spoke out for the first time since he wassentenced to life in prison in Augustfor the February 2023 murder of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick, on the upcoming episode of48 Hours,which will air at Saturday at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS, and stream on Paramount+.On a 2020Family Feudepisode, hostSteve Harveysaid to Bliefnick, “All right, Tim, we talked to 100 married people. What’s the biggest mistake you made at your wedding?”“Honey, I love you but, said ‘I do.’,” Bliefnick replied. “Not my mistake! Not my mistake, I love my wife.”Tim Bliefnick.Family Feud/ABCSpeaking about the joke in a teaser clip for48 Hours, Bliefnick said, “It wasn’t said with any malice or bad intentions. It was supposed to be funny.”Rebecca Bliefnick.FacebookAlso in the video trailer,48 Hourscorrespondent Erin Moriarty asked Bliefnick if he killed his ex-wife, to which he replied, “No, I did not murder Becky.”Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“The idea of, of murdering someone, let alone the mother of my kids … is not any part of who I am,” he added.Bliefnick and Becky shared three boys together, ages 12, 10 and 6, but Bliefnick filed for divorce in 2021.Tim Bliefnick.Quincy Police DepartmentBecky, who was a 41-year-old nurse, was shot 14 times at close range. She was found dead in her second-floor bathroom on Feb. 23, 2023.During his trial in May, prosecutors said Bliefnickkilled his wifeafter seeing another man’s car parked outside her house on Feb. 14.“You researched this murder," Judge Robert Adrian told Bliefnick during his sentencing in August. “You planned this murder. You practiced this murder. You broke into her house and you shot her … 14 times. … Some of those shots were fired while she was lying on the ground and you did all of that while your children were upstairs at your house, lying snug in their beds.”48 Hours: The Game Show And The Murderairs Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
Tim Bliefnick.Photo:CBS News
CBS News
The man convicted in June of murdering his wife after appearing onFamily Feudyears earlier says thathis joke on the show— in which he expresses regret about marrying her — was not said with “malice.”Timothy Bliefnick spoke out for the first time since he wassentenced to life in prison in Augustfor the February 2023 murder of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick, on the upcoming episode of48 Hours,which will air at Saturday at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS, and stream on Paramount+.On a 2020Family Feudepisode, hostSteve Harveysaid to Bliefnick, “All right, Tim, we talked to 100 married people. What’s the biggest mistake you made at your wedding?”“Honey, I love you but, said ‘I do.’,” Bliefnick replied. “Not my mistake! Not my mistake, I love my wife.”Tim Bliefnick.Family Feud/ABCSpeaking about the joke in a teaser clip for48 Hours, Bliefnick said, “It wasn’t said with any malice or bad intentions. It was supposed to be funny.”Rebecca Bliefnick.FacebookAlso in the video trailer,48 Hourscorrespondent Erin Moriarty asked Bliefnick if he killed his ex-wife, to which he replied, “No, I did not murder Becky.”Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“The idea of, of murdering someone, let alone the mother of my kids … is not any part of who I am,” he added.Bliefnick and Becky shared three boys together, ages 12, 10 and 6, but Bliefnick filed for divorce in 2021.Tim Bliefnick.Quincy Police DepartmentBecky, who was a 41-year-old nurse, was shot 14 times at close range. She was found dead in her second-floor bathroom on Feb. 23, 2023.During his trial in May, prosecutors said Bliefnickkilled his wifeafter seeing another man’s car parked outside her house on Feb. 14.“You researched this murder,” Judge Robert Adrian told Bliefnick during his sentencing in August. “You planned this murder. You practiced this murder. You broke into her house and you shot her … 14 times. … Some of those shots were fired while she was lying on the ground and you did all of that while your children were upstairs at your house, lying snug in their beds.”48 Hours: The Game Show And The Murderairs Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
The man convicted in June of murdering his wife after appearing onFamily Feudyears earlier says thathis joke on the show— in which he expresses regret about marrying her — was not said with “malice.”
Timothy Bliefnick spoke out for the first time since he wassentenced to life in prison in Augustfor the February 2023 murder of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick, on the upcoming episode of48 Hours,which will air at Saturday at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS, and stream on Paramount+.
On a 2020Family Feudepisode, hostSteve Harveysaid to Bliefnick, “All right, Tim, we talked to 100 married people. What’s the biggest mistake you made at your wedding?”
“Honey, I love you but, said ‘I do.’,” Bliefnick replied. “Not my mistake! Not my mistake, I love my wife.”
Tim Bliefnick.Family Feud/ABC
Family Feud/ABC
Speaking about the joke in a teaser clip for48 Hours, Bliefnick said, “It wasn’t said with any malice or bad intentions. It was supposed to be funny.”
Rebecca Bliefnick.Facebook
Also in the video trailer,48 Hourscorrespondent Erin Moriarty asked Bliefnick if he killed his ex-wife, to which he replied, “No, I did not murder Becky.”
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
“The idea of, of murdering someone, let alone the mother of my kids … is not any part of who I am,” he added.
Bliefnick and Becky shared three boys together, ages 12, 10 and 6, but Bliefnick filed for divorce in 2021.
Tim Bliefnick.Quincy Police Department
Becky, who was a 41-year-old nurse, was shot 14 times at close range. She was found dead in her second-floor bathroom on Feb. 23, 2023.
During his trial in May, prosecutors said Bliefnickkilled his wifeafter seeing another man’s car parked outside her house on Feb. 14.
“You researched this murder,” Judge Robert Adrian told Bliefnick during his sentencing in August. “You planned this murder. You practiced this murder. You broke into her house and you shot her … 14 times. … Some of those shots were fired while she was lying on the ground and you did all of that while your children were upstairs at your house, lying snug in their beds.”
48 Hours: The Game Show And The Murderairs Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
source: people.com
