And I feel pretty good about it," said Davidson. You dont ever expect anyone in your family to be murdered, Nugent says. pictured above left, with Jack Black) while awaiting a new trial. The family of murder victim Marjorie Nugent, whose killer, Bernie Tiede, was the subject of a 2011 Hollywood movie, is glad that Tiede is back in prison for life. And it's hard to be a gay man and being out in a small town," said Tiede. "And I think it took two days to thaw her out and for them to do an autopsy," said Davidson. "Bernie's name was top of the list," said Davidson. That's what I'm thinking," she replied. On November 19, 1996, Tiede shot Nugent once in the back with her .22-caliber rifle as she stopped to pet the dog in her garage, then shot her three more times. He had his groupies," said Davidson. "The child abuse and the abusive relationship," the D.A. And it wasn't long before Nugent wanted more than a part-time dinner date -- and Tiede complied. "He provided money. "I think he is a killer. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. "Not as big as it once was, but it's here.". The Nugent granddaughters found it all beyond belief. In the chill at the cemetery, Tiede offered her his jacket. He noted several acts of his aunt's abusive behavior toward him in The New York Times article titled How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze.[30], On April 22, 2016, the jury of ten women and two men issued a new sentence of 99 years to life for Tiede. Ms . Van Sant asked the women. "In 1990, the town's leading banker and oilman, Rod Nugent, hard-nosed, tough, but fair businessman dies," said Skip Hollandsworth, who covered the case for Texas Monthly magazine. While the facts of the case have not been in dispute, Bernie's motivation for murdering Marge (and his subsequent behavior in the months after the crime) has been debated for years. Shortly after entering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 1999, Tiede was attacked by fellow inmates. [10] He became a mortician, working in Carthage as assistant director of the Hawthorn Funeral Home. "I think the fatal mistake my grandmother made is she ended up buying a $30,000 headstone from Bernie Tiede, and from that moment he marked her," said Shanna Nugent. [12], In November 1996, Tiede killed Nugent by shooting her in the back four times with a .22 caliber rifle. YouTubeMarjorie Nugent And Bernie Tiede were inseparable right up until her 1996 demise. A new sentencing trial is ordered, andTiede is released from prison for the time being. And he got one. "Yeah. "She just wanted more and more and more of me around.". The two eventually became inseparable companions, although she was more than 40 years his senior. He was there for her," said Black. Bernie Tiede, a former mortician, killed rich Texas millionairess, Marjorie Nugent, and buried her body in her deep freezer 20 years ago. Jester was killed in an automobile accident when the boy was two years old. His father died in Abilene when Tiede was fifteen. Jack Black as Bernie Tiede in Richard Linklaters 2011 film. "I embalmed his body and got him ready for the funeral," Tiede explained. But Tiede tells a different story, claiming that after five years attending to Marjorie Nugent, the relationship had soured. And on May 6, 2014, Tiede's life sentence is thrown out. And after watching the movie she got a hunch that the trial of Bernie Tiede had been a miscarriage of justice. The premise was, The nicest guy in the world is driven to murder by a bitchy woman, says Marjories granddaughter, Shanna Nugent. And the motives of her new companion deeply suspect. Marjorie Nugent met Bernie Tiede when her husband died in 1990. [36] He currently resides at the Estelle Unit. Carlton Shamburger is the owner of Hawthorn Funeral Home, where Tiede worked for nine years. Sixteen years after he shot Marjorie Nugent dead, Bernie Tiede painted a picture for defense attorney Jodi Cole about how he felt that awful morning. In 1997, after the family filed a missing-persons report on Marjorie, her son broke into her house and found her body. "A little feisty lady comes up to me and she says, 'I bet there was some crazy stuff going on at that trial,'" said Linklater. In 1990 Tiede befriended Nugent at the funeral of her husband, a wealthy oilman and banker. "He was definitely feeling the ecstasy of freedom," said Black. "That's what I sold to the jury.". Nine months," said Ruth Cockrell. ", "Was she having a good time," Van Sant asked Hollandsworth. And he just kind of did this," Alexandria Nugent said, nodding. And another thing, newly widowed 74-year-old Marjorie Nugent was loaded with cash as much as $6 million. Just loving him," said Hall. The Bizarre Story Of Bernie Tiede And The Real Murder Case That Inspired The Movie Bernie. "And I go, 'What do you mean you don't know who we are?' "Well Marjorie wasn't a huggy-type person," said Ruth Cockrell, who would come to know as much as anyone in Carthage about the friendship of Bernie and Marjorie. "She would kinda be called a blue blood," said Davidson. "That's enough of that. "No. probably never would, because there was something about Bernie that made folks wonder back then. He told the Globe-News: It appears this Bernie Tiede kind of systematically estranged my mother from all these people one at a time At some point, they became angry with my mother.[11], When interviewed, Panola County District Attorney Danny "Buck" Davidson said that the town of Carthage was split up in regards to their opinion of Tiede. We just went everywhere. "He was a God to this town," said Susie Cockrell. Marge M. Nugent, loving mother, devoted wife, and adored grandmother, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 surrounded by her family in her Morristown, N.J. home. Until May 2014, he was serving a life sentence. Bernie Tiede, a beloved funeral director in Carthage, Texas, was friendly, well-liked, considerate, and helpful. "The door's right there Bernie. Ruth Cockrell said of Tiede. Van Sant asked. "And we went in and there were pictures of Bernie everywhere," said Alexandria Nugent. Until finally I said, 'OK, I won't leave you. Marjorie Nugent And Bernie Tiede were inseparable right up until her 1996 demise. For the court, it was enough to free Bernie from jail for two years (during which he actually lived with Linklater! Full Description. Van Sant asked. And Tiede's uncle, under oath, denied ever having molested Bernie. And now, the Bernie Tiede story was about to take yet another bizarre twist that began right at the movie premiere. "Put her in a freezer and kept spendin' her money while she was dead," said Davidson. Bernie Tiede tears up as his uncle Elmer Doucet denies sexually abusing him as a child during Tiede's new sentencing trial, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case: A timeline of events, Chilling details revealed in JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan deaths, Chad Daybell's kids claim he was "fooled in worst, most deadly way possible", Exonerated man fulfills dream of walking daughter down the aisle, Bernie Tiede's new sentencing trial began. More from US "And she was kind?" No one has ever left me.' "And we said, 'Who is this?' "If I had gone to the police and then been proven wrong, I would have been laughed out of Carthage because people thought so much of Bernie," said Ruth Cockrell. "This idea that my grandmother was a monster is ludicrous," Alexandria Nugent said. He comforted families of the deceased at funerals, staying close to grieving widows, and holding their hands to steady them. Bernie Tiede always had that human touch. Critics loved it. Van Sant asked Danny Buck Davidson. "we saw Broadway shows We had a lot of fun together.". He points out that the gun Bernie claims to have just happened to have picked up in the garage (the site of the murder) had actually been moved from a closet. It was updated on July 22, 2017.]. Dissociative episode. Marjorie M. Nugent Resident of Morristown, N.J., and Watch Hill, R.I. June 14, 1925 - June 7, 2016 Marge Nugent, loving mother, devoted wife, and adored grandmother, passed away on June 7,. Lisa Tanner would allege Bernie Tiede regularly forged Marjorie Nugent's signature, manually manipulated her bank accounts, altered her brokerage statements. When he was just three years old, his mother died in a car accident, with his father unharmed as driver of the vehicle. "It happened so often," Hollandsworth said, "he asked for a change of venue.". Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Make sure they're alright. "People get trapped," Van Sant commented. "And you have a community saying, 'Leave him alone,'" Van Sant noted. Went to the pyramids. I think he has no remorse. Snapping. A man grabs a .22 rifle and shoots an elderly widow in the back four times, killing her. In Austin, Bernie Tiede went about creating a new life -- all on borrowed time. Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth wrote the "Bernie" screenplay and brought it to Jack Black. "When was the last time you saw your grandmother alive?" Two dramatic versions of Marjorie Nugent's murder have now been told. "Did Marjorie know you were gay?" "Could Marjorie be difficult?" He placed her body in a freezer used to store food at her Carthage home. He stands 5'6." Yet the word for Bernie Tiede is "hovering." He seems to hover above even those taller than him. "I deserved time," Tiede said. He's either got her locked up in the house poisonin' her, or he's already killed her,'" said Susie Cockrell. [32] In June 2016, the 1997 theft charge against Tiede was dropped. On April 2, 2016, some 26 years after he met Marjorie Nugent, the jury once again sentenced Bernie Tiede to 99 years in prison. "Millions. "In '93, we went there and she opened the door and she hugged me and kissed me like eight times," said Shanna Nugent. Marjorie Nugent's granddaughter calls Tiede "the worst kind of criminal". "Everyone in that courtroom knew that my grandmother was not mean. What made this God-fearing, likable man, take the life of an 81-year old widow that he befriended at her husband's funeral. Mike DeGeurin, Tiedes attorney, tells PEOPLE that the next step is a motion for a new trial and then an appeal. "Almost, people really saw him like that," added Lisa Cockrell. He could do everything from makeup, hair. One on the big screen, the other in a courtroom in Henderson, Texas. Marge, meanwhile, was often perceived as haughty and crotchety, per Texas Monthly, so the friendship that sprung up between the two may have been a surprise to some. Make sure she was up. And then I took her back to the car," said Tiede. Just together, just friends," said Ruth Cockrell. I just can't do this,'" Tiede explained. "I think he's conned Hollywood and the whole judicial system," said Starnes. Mr. Tiedes ability to repress and compartmentalize the abusive events from childhood and adolescence was ultimately overwhelmed by the repeated and extensive psychological abuse he suffered from Mrs. Nugent. "I think it's the classic case of a kind of disassociated moment," said Richard Linklater. A dissociative episode -- the new-age term would break the case against Bernie Tiede wide open. They made for an interesting pair and had tongues wagging throughout town. Bernie confessed to police, was tried, and received a 50-year prison term for the murder. He started purporting a sweetheart scam on her, Nugent says. Now, what's as certain as his life sentence is this: deep in the heart of Texas, Bernie Tiede is loved. "What do you conclude in terms of why this murder occurred?" John was the son of the late Harold James Nugent and Phyllis Marjorie Nugent. "My daddy and my mother they had a car accident, and my mother was riding in the passenger's side of the car and daddy never forgave himself for that, he never forgave himself for that," Tiede tearfully told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. "Was her place his gilded cage and she closed the door on that cage? But I don't like talkin' about them either," he told Peter Van Sant. "We got pretty close," Ruth Cockrell replied. Some people are sayin', 'No, put him away for life,'" said actor Jack Black. Hes presently incarcerated in Huntsville Texas, and not eligible for parole until August 3, 2029, the day after his 71st birthday. It is unknown what came first, her horrible attitude or her husband dying. When the family got suspicious and told her he was scamming her, she got really angry and threw them out, Nugent says. "I had caused the death of somebody that I loved. director Richard Linklater told Van Sant. Bernie Tiede is the son of Bernhardt Tiede (19121973), a native of Olegnow, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Marjorie Nugent was a longstanding member of the richest family in Carthage after her husband had made his fortune as an oilman. In all, he was widely regarded as the nicest man in town. Her husband, Rod Nugent Sr., made a fortune as an independent oilman, a ruthless operator. And Marjorie's family began to wonder, "What had become of grandma? [6] Tiede graduated from Cooper High School in 1976. Marjorie Nugent was a longstanding member of the richest family in Carthage after her husband had made his fortune as an oilman. He essentially claimed he'd been dissociating when he'd murdered Marge, and a psychiatrist agreed. July 22, 2017 / 11:09 PM If anyone asked, Tiede told them theyd just missed Nugent, or that she was taking a nap. Jack Black: That period with the walls closing in. Tiede shot Nugent four times in the back and placed her body in a freezer,. I felt very much loved," said Tiede. They moved back to Carthage in 1989 (just a year before my uncle died), buying a controlling interest. "We had that strange encounter in 1994 where we didn't feel welcome," said Susan Jenull. "Yes," he replied. Bernie Tiede had preached and comforted and sang his way into this proud small town's everyday life. Because that's what you do when you love someone and you find out that the person that they were in love with shot them four times in the back. This is the worst kind of criminal, she says of Tiede. In 2014, Bernie filed a writ with the court alleging that his rights had been violated, that police had shamed him into confessing, and most shockingly, that Marge's abusive behavior toward him resurfaced trauma he'd experienced as a childhood victim of sexual abuse. 'I can't get away from this woman.'". In 1985, the 27-year-old Tiede moved to Carthage, which had a population of just 6,500. "I think it's the perfect example of a sweetheart scam that I have ever seen," Shanna Nugent said. "He knew how to take care of families," said Shamburger. I always loved her as a sister, actually, even when she did ugly things, and she did.[29] Merrel's son, Joe Rhodes, attested to the movie's accurate portrayal of his aunt. Marge was born on June 14, 1925 in. He and his daughter accompanied police to Nugents house on August 18, 1997, and found her neatly wrapped in the freezer. Then he went to a dress rehearsal for Guys and Dolls,' Nugent says. And that's when this twisted Texas tale really got strange. "He was kind of the conduit to her generosity, to her better angel," said Linklater. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. He was just a loveable guy," Black said. She opened the door. ", "This case is about abusing elderly, vulnerable people," Tanner said. They related to me," said Davidson. "One of his excellent qualities was he was a gourmet cook," said Paine. While Tiede's guilt is not in doubt, his life sentence for killing 81-year-old Marjorie Nugent in 1996 has since been dismissed. In April 2016, after two years of freedom, Bernie Tiede's new sentencing trial began. After all, everyone loved Bernie. "This is all public record," said Van Sant. [23], Nugent's family learned about Tiede's release through media reports. Despite locals shock, Tiede and Nugent became inseparable and may have even shared a romantic relationship. And in February of 1999, Danny Buck Davidson told his tale to a jury who had never heard about Tiede. Davidson says if he had to do it all over again he would have sought a much lighter sentence. "He was there. For the new sentencing trial, he was replaced by two prosecutors determined to put Bernie Tiede back behind bars. "They loved each other?" On April 22, 2016, following Tiedes re-sentencing trial, the jury imposed a new sentence of 99 years or life for Tiede. While there, he orders pizza for everybody on the widow's credit card. "He could connect that quickly," Van Sant commented. A week after his resentencing, his lawyers filed an appeal to the court's decision. I dont think I really understood how vulnerable widows are until that happened to me. Tiede met Nugent at her husbands funeral in 1990, Tiede sang a hymn and escorted Nugent to and from her husbands grave, offering her his coat in the chilly cemetery. "I met with her about the arrangements," said Tiede. The film attracted attention to Tiede's case, and new evidence was discovered. [11] By 1993, Bernie left his job to work for Nugent full time as her business manager and travel companion. "You think, 'Gee, I'm glad this guy came here. "Turns out he was generous with Mrs. Nugent's money," said Davidson. When she disappeared, nobody seemed. "I had gone out to the house to make coffee. Van Sant asked the granddaughters. "I looked at my dad and I said, 'They found her.' The motion filed by Cole earlier in the week claims Marjorie Nugent's son, Rod Nugent, Jr., and an original administrator of Marjorie Nugent's estate were involved in a "scheme" to steal or embezzle money from the estate. But when Nugent was found dead in a freezer in 1997 and Tiede came under suspicion, the town had trouble believing that their favorite son had committed such a heinous crime. John R. Nugent, 68, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, December 12, at his home with his wife and children by his side. "Put it on her desk. Some folks even suggested Tiede was next door to the angels. After traveling to Panola County nine months following her death, Rod declared Nugent a missing person. Van Sant asked. The body of Ms Nugent, who disappeared in 1996, was found in a freezer at her Carthage home, wrapped in a sheet and surrounded by packs of frozen corn and pecans. Tiede also confided in Cole, what he says is his darkest secret -- about that childhood sexual abuse he claims he suffered at the hands of an uncle. Bernhardt Tiede II was born on August 2, 1958, in Abilene, Texas. That was not part of my wanting to be around Marjorie," said Tiede. After high school, Tiede started working in a funeral home, showing a particular talent for makeup and hair. "In small towns anywhere, your reputation is not often defined by who you are, it's by what people think of you," Hollandsworth explained, "and so the reputation did get around town that Mrs. Nugent could be cantankerous.". While articles and the movie portrayed Marjorie as a domineering, mean person, her granddaughter describes her as a really loving and touchy-feely person. "And Bernie is in charge of his funeral.". Tiede met the wealthy widow, Marjorie Nugent, in March 1990 at her husband's funeral, which Tiede had helped arrange as assistant director at Hawthorn Funeral Home. "There wasn't a question in anybody's mind. Bernie killed Marge in November of 1996 and spent the next few months on a spending bender, says ID, investing in businesses, buying cars and even planes for people. "That visit in 1994," Shanna Nugent replied. So when a grieving, vulnerable widow came to the Hawthorn Funeral Home, Tiede saw an opportunity to do what he did best. Marjorie Nugent had earned a reputation of being a cold, vile and antisocial woman whom not one person enjoyed being around. Nugent was incredibly wealthy and also a widower. In 1991, Nugent altered her will, and disinherited her only child, Rod Nugent, leaving her entire $10 million estate to Tiede. "Mr. Linklater. ", "Hollywood means, you know, lack of morality," Linklater told Van Sant. It was August 18, 1997, when the Nugent's had finally shared their concerns with the local sheriff. When Marge's husband died, reports ID, Bernie embalmed him and even sang at his service. It was just something that doesn't happen in prison," said Tiede. Bernie Tiede wasn't about to be turned away. In the end, though, Bernie's new defense couldn't save him. Danny Buck Davidson. "Is there a miracle about to occur?" "Nine months. 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