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    Bernhardt Tiede II (/ ˈ t iː d /; born August 2, 1958) is an American mortician who was convicted of the November 19, 1996 murder of his companion, wealthy 81-year-old widow Marjorie "Marge" Nugent, in Carthage, Texas.

  3. Sep 7, 2024 · The film starred Jack Black as Bernie, a charismatic mortician in the small Texas town of Carthage. Shirley MacLaine portrayed Marjorie Nugent, the wealthy widow who became Bernie's companion and eventual victim. The movie blended dark comedy with true crime elements, capturing the quirky atmosphere of small-town life.

    • How Bernie Tiede Became A Beloved Fixture in Carthage, Texas
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    • Bernie Tiede Goes on Trial — Twice

    Bernhardt Tiede II was born on August 2, 1958, in Abilene, Texas. When he was just three years old, his mother died in a car accident, with his father unharmed as driver of the vehicle. Never forgiving himself, Tiede’s father began drinking heavily, and died when Tiede was 15 according to CBS News. After high school, Tiede started working in a fune...

    Marjorie Nugent was a longstanding member of the richest family in Carthage after her husband had made his fortune as an oilman. However, to say that Nugent was not well liked was a gross understatement. Many believed her to be the meanest woman in Carthage, lording her wealth and status over the town. Nugent hadn’t seen her only son in years, or h...

    Tiede and Nugent visited several countries together, cruising the Nile and the Rhine — with Nugent, of course, picking up the tab. Despite town gossip, there was nothing sexual about it, Tiede said, thinking of Nugent more as a mother figure and a friend. Besides most of the religious and conservative locals assumed Tiede was gay, which was never a...

    Bernie Tiede’s trial was moved 60 miles away because of the overwhelming support for him in Carthage. Testifying in his defense, Tiede said “Someone said I could have dropped her from an airplane into the Gulf of Mexico,” but she wouldn’t have been found, and I wanted to give her a proper burial.” Tiede’s trial lasted less than a week before he was...

  4. In small-town Carthage, Texas, local assistant mortician Bernie Tiede is a beloved member of the community, known for his charismatic demeanor, extreme charity, and heavy community involvement. Hired as a mortician at the Loggett Funeral Home by its director Don, Tiede quickly takes to the role thanks to his salesmanship, use of flair in ...

  5. Oct 8, 2024 · “Bernie” tells the story of assistant funeral home director Bernie Tiede, who’s known around the small town of Carthage, Texas, for his skills at making the deceased look natural, beautiful singing voice and kindness to elderly widows.

  6. May 7, 2012 · The main characters are Marjorie Nugent, a rich and notoriously mean widow, and her young companion, Bernie Tiede, an assistant funeral home director in Carthage. They're played the movie by...

  7. Apr 25, 2012 · On a November day in 1996, the most esteemed resident of Carthage, Texas, undertaker Bernie Tiede, shot and killed its least loved local, Marjorie Nugent.

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