What activity did an American mortician engage in in 1996?
Bernie (2011 film):  It is based on a 1998 "Texas Monthly" magazine article by Hollandsworth, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas," that chronicles the 1996 murder of 80-year-old millionaire Marjorie Nugent in Carthage, Texas by her 39-year-old companion, Bernhardt "Bernie" Tiede. Bernie Tiede: Bernhardt "Bernie" Tiede II ( ; born August 2, 1958) is an American mortician and convicted murderer.
murder