As a young man Bernie worked at funeral home to help his family cover expenses. He eventually went to mortuary school and started working at a funeral home in Carthage, Texas. This is where he met 81 year old Marjorie Nugent, one of the most wealthy widows in Carthage. He looked after her after her husband died and they became fast friends. However, when he started working for her formally, things went terribly. Marjorie was controlling, and didn't like some of his work, and Bernie felt suffocated. Taryn tells us about the insane story that inspired the movie "Bernie" with Jack Black and Shirley Maclaine. 

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Content:

00:00 - Intro
2:35 - Start of Case
3:30 - Start of Funeral Career
5:55 - Working in Carthage
7:35 - Reputation with Widows 
11:19 - Meeting Marjorie Nugent
13:38 - Marjories Reputation
16:18 - Bernie and Marjorie Meet
17:10 - Start of Their Friendship
20:31 - Bernie Starts Working for marjorie 
22:23 - Will and Spending Her Money
26:57 - Start of The Shadiness 
31:10 - Body Found
32:15 - Bernie Caught
32:56 - The Fall Out and Response
38:34 - The Trial and Conviction 
39:31 - The Movie
41:54 - New Evidence and Request for New Sentence
45:47 - New Sentencing Trial 
52:35 - New Sentencing and Fall Out
55:19 - Wrap Up

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SOURCES:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/midnight-in-the-garden-of-east-texas/ 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/what-to-make-of-bernie-tiede-now/ 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/bernie-has-been-released-from-prison/ 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/ articles by Skip Hollandsworth.