Bernie Tiede
In 2011 Jack Black and Shirley MacClaine starred in a movie called Bernie , directed by Richard Linklater. I admit that while I am a bit of a movie buff I have not seen this, nor do I plan to. It has been described as a “dark comedy” which just does not seem to be appropriate in any way when you are discussing the murder of someone. To be fair, I have to say that now days I tend to try to stay away from movies based on true stories, especially theatrical movies. In my opinion too many liberties are taken and facts are changed and yet because of that people become uninformed. I think the fact of the matter is that this movie had an influence, although thankfully, shortly, on the legal matters of this case. Bernie Tiede worked as an assistant director at a funeral home in Cathage Texas and was there when Marjorie Nugent buried her husband in March of 1990. It was soon said that the two, became inseparable. This was not a sexual relationship but a companion relatio...