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. In 1999, Tiede was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Marjorie Nugent, his 81-year-old friend and companion. "I get a call from my dad he and I drive down," Alexandria Nugent said. Black wanted to know what made Tiede tick, right down to what he felt in the days after he murdered Marjorie: Jack Black: That must have been incredibly stressful. 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. "Yeah. (File - The Associated Press) Bernhardt Tiede was released. Van Sant asked. "It felt like this big weight had been lifted off my shoulder.". Twitter/Texas MonthlyBernie Tiede, pictured with Marjorie Nugent, not long before her 1996 murder. 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. She would eventually become a big part of Bernie Tiede's life, and how his story would be told. "Make her coffee. What happens to First Republic Bank's stock and deposits now? According to Rod, Tiede had alienated Nugent from her family, friends, and business associates of her late husband. "Well, we were first cousins," she told Van Sant. Van Sant asked. At some point, Marge changed her will to make Bernie the beneficiary of her $5 million estate, leaving her estranged son out in the cold. [7] Tiedes father, who never forgave himself[clarification needed], started drinking frequently.[8]. Bernie Tiedes trial was moved 60 miles away because of the overwhelming support for him in Carthage. When the family got suspicious and told her he was scamming her, she got really angry and threw them out, Nugent says. Nugent hadnt seen her only son in years, or her grandchildren who had sued her over trust money. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "She untaped it and raised it up," D.A. "Nine months. That is what the original state's witness told us occurred in this case," Jodi Cole addressed the court in her closing statement. And that this man deserved to go away for the rest of his life," said Shanna Nugent. "That visit in 1994," Shanna Nugent replied. After going home to shower, he returned to Marjories house. After three weeks of testimony, they had deliberated for just over four hours.[31]. According to the Amarillo Globe-News, Nugent's estranged son, Rod, an Amarillo pathologist, had grown concerned about not being able to reach his mother. [28], Other witnesses' testimonies differed. [33] In August 2017, a Texas appeals court upheld the 99-year prison sentence. For the court, it was enough to free Bernie from jail for two years (during which he actually lived with Linklater! Nugent was incredibly wealthy and also a widower. And the D.A. "I'm just very appreciative of them coming to meet me. Bernie Tiede, a former mortician, killed rich Texas millionairess, Marjorie Nugent, and buried her body in her deep freezer 20 years ago. "I'm sorry that that happened in my life," Tiede cried. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "He was targeting wealthy women," said Susan Jenull, one of Nugent's granddaughters. "So a lot of death had occurred in our family," he said. Tiede shot Nugent in the back four times with a rifle on Nov. 19, 1996, and then stored her body in the deep freezer of her home until her . Marjorie Nugent filed a new will leaving everything to Tiede and nothing to her family. The two eventually became inseparable companions, although she was more than 40 years his senior. She could be very vindictive. "Twelve when my Uncle began molesting me," said Tiede. Killer in Texas murder case made famous by Jack Black movie goes free In 1985, the 27-year-old Tiede moved to Carthage, which had a population of just 6,500. Cole poured over the files, knowing that Tiede's life sentence hinged on Danny Buck Davidson's argument that the murder was premeditated. "Could Marjorie be mean?" So I backed my car out of the garage. And she opens the door and goes, 'I don't know who you are,'" Shanna Nugent said. [11] By 1993, Bernie left his job to work for Nugent full time as her business manager and travel companion. 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. probably never would, because there was something about Bernie that made folks wonder back then. He and his daughter accompanied police to Nugents house on August 18, 1997, and found her neatly wrapped in the freezer. "When I heard 99 years, I mean it was devastating," said Linklater. Some folks even suggested Tiede was next door to the angels. "My grandmother was a loving sweet woman," said Jenull. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Tiede and Nugent visited several countries together, cruising the Nile and the Rhine with Nugent, of course, picking up the tab. "People get trapped," Van Sant commented. Van Sant asked. YouTubeMarjorie Nugent And Bernie Tiede were inseparable right up until her 1996 demise. 7:30. ", Asked if they appreciated him dropping by, Tiede told Van Sant, "Oh very much so.". Bernie Tiede's mother was his father's first wife, Lela Mae Jester (19331960). All of this both while Marjorie Nugent was alive, and after Tiede had killed her and stuffed her in her freezer. I mean they took the most awful part of our lives and just laughed about it and joked about it," said Susan Jenull. She is appeals lawyer Jodi Cole. "I just made up one thing or another," said Tiede. "And what were you thinking to yourself?" 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,. A week after his resentencing, his lawyers filed an appeal to the court's decision. "How could you come to my house, eat my food, and sing hymns, and my cousin over there in the deep freeze?" And it's like, I don't know. He picked me up and we drove to Austin," Tiede said. Danny Buck Davidson. "You told one she had Alzheimer's, another she was in the hospital," Van Sant noted. The trial of Bernie Tiede for murdering Marjorie Nugent was moved 50 miles away. No way out. Bernie is an assistant funeral director in East Texas who bonds with Marjorie after hosting the funeral of her late husband. And she goes, 'I don't know who you are and you need to leave.'". Davidson then went to bat for the killer he had once helped convict. "She just wanted more and more and more of me around.". The Nugent family would have their own take on Cole's ideas. He knew just what to say to bring a smile to anyone who needed it. "And so I thought, 'Why did he get a life sentence?'". The Nugent family thought it was beyond offensive. Poor Bernie. Van Sant asked. She opened the door. She'll call when she gets back.'". As unpopular as Nugent was, her son eventually grew suspicious. Dissociative episode. Marjorie Nugent Obituary (1925 - 2016) - Watch Hill, RI - The Westerly Sun My grandmother was a child of The Depression so you didn't waste food," Alexandria Nugent explained. Murder in Carthage - (Marjorie Nugent & Bernie Tiede) It just seemed like she didnt have any friends, and I just felt this compelling desire to give her some friendship he said. "My first thought is how is this happening?" That's what I'm thinking," she replied. He's been re-sentenced in the 1999 murder of 81-year-old Marjorie Nugent. Shot Marjorie Nugent dead with a .22 caliber rifle. "And Bernie is in charge of his funeral.". Primo said he worked with Nugent's husband, Rodney Nugent, on business ventures. Over the years, however, opinions in Carthage changed, and most locals now favored Tiede serving his full sentence. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. to Egypt. And that's when this twisted Texas tale really got strange. Bernie Tiede wasn't about to. He was temporarily released on bail in 2014, pending a resentencing hearing. Do I regret the fact that I didn't rush down there to stop him from doing this? "We went to Germany England Scotland and Wales. "Is this case about money?" It was there that the two met and forged their unusual bond. In 1993, Nugent convinced Tiede to work for her full-time, as her business manager. Bernie Tiede, Marjorie Nugent: CBS' '48 Hours' Digs Up Case Of Rich "How long did it take this jury to make its decision?" "He was very successful here at Hawthorn's and as a funeral director overall," said Shamburger. Jack Black: That period with the walls closing in. "She was," Alexandria Nugent replied. And she said, 'Well, he's my friend,'" she continued. "I never thought of them as lovey-dovey's. "Everything that has been said about her is not her," said Alexandria Nugent. She then became estranged from most people who cared about her. And in turn, Tiede gave gifts to the good people of Carthage. John was the son of the late Harold James Nugent and Phyllis Marjorie Nugent. / CBS News, Produced by Jamie Stolz and Marc Goldbaum, [This story first aired on Oct. 1, 2016. "She would kinda be called a blue blood," said Davidson. Thats when Marjorie met Tiede, who was working at the funeral home which made the arrangements. By all accounts, Marjorie Nugent was an unpleasant woman who had few friends and whose relationships with her family were strained. According to the Texas Tribune,. Van Sant asked Tiede. 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. 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Afterward, he hides her body in a freezer to cover up the crime. He was sentenced to life in prison, but that sentence was overturned in 2014. "Very much so. Youngest granddaughter of Bernie Tiede's murder victim speaks out "He's back in prison for life. The Big Heat: Haunted House for Sale. Any Takers? Afterward, he took the cast and crew out for pizza, using my grandmothers credit card.. And in February of 1999, Danny Buck Davidson told his tale to a jury who had never heard about Tiede. Many believed her to be the meanest woman in Carthage, lording her wealth and status over the town. "In some ways did you feel trapped in this relationship, just as you had been trapped with your uncle?" Yeah, I'd say he served enough time," said Black. "But Bernie is not built for conflict. A jury convicted Tiede of first-degree murder, and sentenced him to 50 years in prison. Yet when "48 Hours" spoke with Tiede, Cole stopped him from telling those grisly details -- hard facts everyone from Carthage to Hollywood now knows. Prosecutors show video of victim's frozen body being removed - KLTV So what was the real truth? Bernie Tiede: Trial Seeking New Sentence Begins In Texas - People "I think that he did not plan on killing her.". "I mean, I just -- there were -- there're just some questions that don't have any answers," he said. "You know, all you can do is pray," Alexandria Nugent replied. As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime. And the Nugent women, all busy college students at the time, admit there was a reluctance to reach out to Grandma Marjorie. "When he pointed that gun at Marjorie Nugent's back, that justified the life sentence," Tanner said in her closing. Tell me about that day and what from your perspective led to the tragedy?" "The jury did not relate to him. "Did Marjorie know you were gay?" He joined the gay men's choir and he became a regular at Pastor Sid Hall's church. . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. And I threw the lid open.". "And it's clear that no one's been there for a very long time.". "This was just a straight up execution," said Tanner. 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. Black became so intrigued, he agreed to play the lead role -- but not before he and Linklater paid a visit to a Texas maximum security prison to try and understand just who Bernie Tiede really was. "He could do everything?" When Marge's husband died, reports ID, Bernie embalmed him and even sang at his service. ", Days turned into months, as Bernie Tiede kept his awful secret. But in 2014, defense lawyer Jodi Cole, inspired by the 2011 film about his case, Bernie, discovered new evidence. Teen Is Stabbed 32 Times By Ex After She Started Dating Someone Else: 'He Wanted Her Dead', Pa. [5] In addition to his work as a university professor, the elder Tiede also served as church music director and as a vocal performer. It was like I walked in and I said, 'There's tape on the freezer," Alexandria Nugent continued." In all, he was widely regarded as the nicest man in town. What You Didn't Know About Murderer Bernie Tiede - Grunge "Everyone in that courtroom knew that my grandmother was not mean. Just together, just friends," said Ruth Cockrell. I dont think I really understood how vulnerable widows are until that happened to me. 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. "Yes," he replied. After this, Tiede acknowledged using Nugent's money for civic activities, gifts to academic and civic groups, and to friends. Van Sant asked Linklater. When she disappeared, nobody seemed. For the new sentencing trial, he was replaced by two prosecutors determined to put Bernie Tiede back behind bars. Public DomainBernie Tiede was so beloved in his Texas hometown that locals refused to believe he could have committed murder. John served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves from 1973 - 1978. "As a prosecutor, you got a man who's admitted he put four bullets in the back of a little old lady," said Van Sant. "clipped her toe nails, all the nitty gritty.". 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Marjorie Nugent's granddaughter calls Tiede "the worst kind of criminal". Marjorie Nugent met Bernhardt Tiede when her husband died in March 1990. And another thing, newly widowed 74-year-old Marjorie Nugent was loaded with cash - as much as $6 million. Spreading an estimated $2 million of Nugents money around town while pretending that she was still alive, Tiede invested in a western wear shop, pledged money to the church for a new wing, and bought cars for at least 10 people. He could connect, yeah, exactly," Shamburger agreed. ", "This case is about abusing elderly, vulnerable people," Tanner said. "She would kinda be called a blue blood," said Davidson. Tiede had known Nugent for years and became her caretaker and travel companion after her husband died in 1990. "So we're going to talk about that in a non-fictionalized, non-Holywood-ized kind of way. Tiede then wrapped Nugent snugly in a sheet and placed her into the bottom of a chest freezer, covering her in food items. Van Sant asked Tiede. These events are the subject of the critically acclaimed film Bernie (2011), a dark comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black as Tiede. During the resentencing trial, Marjorie's granddaughter, Shanna Nugent, spoke directly to Bernie, and stated, You are nothing to me.[27] Shanna and her father, Rod Nugent, both asserted that Marjorie was a kind woman on good terms with her family (in contrast to the portrayal in the film), whom Tiede conned in order to spend her fortune without her knowledge. "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. "In '93, we went there and she opened the door and she hugged me and kissed me like eight times," said Shanna Nugent. 'You can't leave me. And another thing, newly widowed 74-year-old Marjorie Nugent was loaded with cash as much as $6 million. My husband died this year, she says. He placed her body in a freezer used to store food at her Carthage home. Kind, gentle Bernie Tiede (who has a beautiful singing voice and is beloved by many in the community) befriended her after her wealthy husband passed on. We just went everywhere. He's an asset to the community.' "And she was kind?" You see a scene like that in the script and you circle it in the calendar when you're gonna shoot that and you think about it a lot," said Black. Then, learn about Dean Corll, the killer who terrorized Texas in the early 1970s. "He was kind of the conduit to her generosity, to her better angel," said Linklater. The now-55-year-old Tiede, who was well liked in the close-knit community of Carthage, was convicted in the death of his longtime companion, Marjorie Nugent. My grandmother taught me how to make cornbread, she says. He claims he was molested by his own uncle, Elmer Doucet. Van Sant asked. Even down at the court house, where local legend District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson ruled back then and still rules today everyone sensed something good had come to town. "Put her in a freezer and kept spendin' her money while she was dead," said Davidson. In his confession to police, says ID,Bernie reportedly told them that, despite the pattern of behavior, "I was also afraid to leave her. "You're playing a person, you have access to them, you gotta go see them. Bernie Tiede wasn't about to be turned away. "That was one of the hardest scenes in the movie. The curt and vindictive elderly widow with the assistant funeral director, who at 6 foot 3 and 270 pounds, wouldnt have been out of place on a football field. Bernie Tiede Re-Sentenced To Life, Family of Murder Victim - People The pair grew close and took trips around the world together, with Ms Nugent eventually signing a will, leaving her estimated $10m fortune to her younger companion. She wanted him to spend money on himself as well, and Nugent was adamant that no inheritance reach her family Not one thin dime.. But he did admit to writing Bernie a letter, sexual in nature. "And I think it took two days to thaw her out and for them to do an autopsy," said Davidson. Tiede's attorney is appealing his sentence. "She was like a schoolgirl in love," said Shanna Nugent. He further alleged in the writ that the 81-year-old Nugent was controlling and emotionally abusive toward him, and that he had murdered her in a dissociative state resulting from years of sexual abuse as a child by an uncle. "I thought it was greed and betrayal," Davidson said. And Tiede's body, the theory goes, killed Marjorie Nugent without his mind taking part. More from US Trump motion to declare mistrial in E. 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I think she was madly in love with him.. The Bizarre Story Of Bernie Tiede And The Real Murder Case That Inspired The Movie Bernie. From the dusty dirt roads where Jack Paine and Ira Bounds live. Danny Buck Davidson recused himself. Van Sant asked. Teen Appeals Prison Sentence for Murdering Friend and Taking a Smiling Selfie with His Body. Bernie Tiede is the son of Bernhardt Tiede (19121973), a native of Olegnow, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Tiede's motive for murder came into focus. Ms . But on April 22, a second jury ruled that Tiede should spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing Nugent, 81, and hiding her body in a freezer. He is not eligible for parole until August 3, 2029, which is the day after his 71st birthday.[37]. Bernie Tiede trial: Victim's sister says she was afraid of Marjorie - KLTV "It happened so often," Hollandsworth said, "he asked for a change of venue.". It's very discouraging," said Black. 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