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48 Hours

Post Mortem | The Game Show and the Killer

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News Commentary, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.97K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Stephanie Slifer discuss their exclusive interview with the former “Family Feud” contestant, Tim Bliefnick, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick. This episode last aired on 10/3/2023. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Anne-Marie Green and welcome to 48 hours post-mortem.

0:15.5

This week, we're talking to the team behind the 48-hour episode called The Game Show and the Murder.

0:21.5

Joining me today are 48 hours correspondent Aaron Moriarty and producer Stephanie Slyfer.

0:26.9

Thank you so much for joining us.

0:28.7

Thank you for having us.

0:29.9

Yeah.

0:30.1

And we love talking about this case because we've spent last few months talking about this case.

0:37.6

We should get into it.

0:38.6

Listen, if you are a true crime junkie or if you have any interest in true crime, you'll

0:44.2

remember when this case came out because it was a headline built for the tabloids.

0:52.0

Just in case people can't remember, here's a quick recap.

0:55.5

Tim Bliefnik was arrested and charged in March 2023 with murdering his estranged wife, Becky

1:02.0

Bleafnick. The nurse and mother of three was found shot multiple times in her Quincy, Illinois home.

1:08.6

After the arrest, an answer he gave on the game show, family feud

1:12.9

years earlier, got people talking.

1:16.2

The question was, what is the number one regret that people have from their wedding day?

1:22.6

And you said?

1:23.6

I said, saying I do. It was supposed to be funny. Prosecutors Josh Jones and Laura Keck say it wasn't the game show.

1:32.3

It was other evidence that led them to Tim Bleafnick.

1:35.3

The couple had been going through a contentious divorce, and Becky had told family and friends that she feared Tim might harm her.

1:43.3

The idea of murdering someone, let alone the mother of my kids, is not any part of who I am.

1:50.0

And there was this surveillance video of a person riding a bike in the direction of Becky's house right before the murder,

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