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Bernie

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Bernie Tiede was a killer who took advantage of an old, lonely woman. Or, did he provide a public service? Why did the director of this movie advocate for Tiede's release from prison? Why did Jack Black jump on board?

 

​The true story of this movie based on a true story really takes place after the movie has been released. Join us as we take a trip through murder and crime in an East Texas town that leaves John and Dawn surprised, confused and frustrated about Bernie Tiede and crime and punishment.

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Sources used for this episode include:

  1. My journey with Bernie (tribtalk.org)

  2. Marjorie Nugent Obituary - The Star Ledger

  3. Nugent family shares what happened before Bernie Tiede killed grandmother - KLTV

  4. Bernie Tiede is not Jack Black, and film depictions aren't a substitute for real life crime - The Dallas Morning News

  5. ‘Bernie’ Headed To Jail: Real-Life Inspiration For Richard Linklater’s Film Sentenced To 99 Years - The Dallas Morning News

  6. Bernie: The True Story of an East Texas Murder - Johnston Tobey Barusch

  7. Bernie in Hell - Texas Monthly

  8. The story behind the REAL murder of a small town widow that inspired the latest Jack Black comedy... and how not everyone's laughing - The Daily Mail

  9. "Bernie" Movie Plays Key Role in Bernie's Freedom - The Texas Tribune

  10. Bernie Was Nothing Like The Movie - Trib Talk

  11. Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction In Bernie - NPR

  12. Ex-Mortician Whose Killing of Widow Inspired Movie Freed Early - NBC

  13. As "Bernie" Goes Free, Victim's Granddaughter Says Hollywood Has Wrought an Injustice - The Dallas Observer

  14. Midnight in the Garden of East Texas - Texas Monthly

  15. Richard Linklater on Living With Bernie Tiede - Variety

  16. Bernie Tiede appeals prison sentence, cites retrial 'infected by outside influence - KLTV

  17. Once upon a time, Joe Rhodes lived in a van while covering college hoops for The News. His new van is much nicer. - Dallas Morning News

  18. How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze . . . - New York Times Magazine

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