By Kathi Nailling Athens — Marjorie Nugent, a rich eccentric woman in Carthage, Texas, had been missing for nine months when her body was found

By Ryan C. Perry PART 1 NEW BOSTON — In a prison in this East Texas town lives an inmate people once called the nicest

By Ryan C. PerryLongview News-JournalApril 16, 2014 PART 2 When authorities found Marjorie Nugent’s body in a freezer in the pantry of her home, it

By Ryan C. PerryLongview News-JournalApril 17, 2014 PART 3 NEW BOSTON — When he was arrested in 1997 for the murder of his elderly companion,

By Shanna Nugent, May 12, 2014Texas Tribune op ed Do you remember in the movie Bernie when Bernie Tiede, played by Jack Black, shot the

KYTX By Field Sutton May 21, 2014 Two weeks ago Bernie Tiede cried as he heard a judge tell him to walk out of the

By Tod RobbersonDallas Morning NewsJune 18, 2014 I continue to outraged, as I was in my May 8 blog posting, about the release from prison of

By Chuck Lindell – American-Statesman Staff The family of Marjorie Nugent, whose 1996 murder formed the backdrop of the movie “Bernie,” has asked the state’s

Dallas Morning NewsJune 20, 2014 Bernhardt Tiede II, left, was portrayed sympathetically by Jack Black in the film Bernie, but in real life, he was

(KYTX)  By Field SuttonJune 20, 2014 Marjorie Nugent’s family is breaking years of silence to defend the woman Bernie Tiede murdered. They’re also trying to