A story so unbelievable it must be true.
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
texas
dark comedy
based on true story
carthage
stockbroker
prison visit
missing person
funeral director
funeral home
embezzlement
hidden corpse
estranged family member
jury trial
hick
confession of crime
duringcreditsstinger
1990s
based on magazine, newspaper or article