April Sentencing Trial Set for Inspiration for Film “Bernie”
Posted/updated on: December 11, 2015 at 2:03 am
CARTHAGE (AP/STAFF) – An East Texas judge has set an April 1 start for the sentencing trial for a man whose 1999 murder conviction inspired the dark comedy “Bernie.” Special Judge Diane DeVasto of Tyler set the date at a hearing in Carthage Wednesday after attorneys for Bernie Tiede requested a delay. DeVasto said no more delays will be granted. DeVasto granted a defense motion in October to move the trial from Carthage to Rusk in Henderson County, 27 miles to the west, to assure an impartial jury. Tiede faces a new sentencing for his conviction of murder in the death of wealthy widow Marjorie Nugent for her fortune. Her body was found in 1997 in her freezer.
