Victim’s Granddaughter Reacts to Tiede Resentencing

CARTHAGE — Advice from the granddaughter of the woman murdered by infamous East Texas killer Bernie Tiede. Tiede was resentenced to life Friday night after being released two years ago. His victim was 81 year Carthage widow Marjorie Nugent. He was a mortician, and they met when her husband died — after which they became inseparable. Her granddaughter, Shanna Nugent, says, “We have to protect the weakest members of our society, and I think widowhood is one of those real weak moments for women and men who lose their life partners.” Prosecutors showed during the resentencing trial that Tiede spent a lot of Nugent’s money after he killed her. She says she hopes the trial will “destroy the myth” created by the 2011 Jack Black movie “Bernie.”