Polarizing

DESCRIPTION:

On this episode of They Walk Among America…  In August 1997, the local police received a tip-off from concerned acquaintances and family members of a wealthy widow who had not been seen around town for quite some time. After assisting the missing woman's estranged son in assuming guardianship of the enormous property on the outskirts of town, the Sheriff's deputies were able to gain access to the house. Once inside, they could see that the house appeared to have been empty for months as mail dating back to the previous year had accumulated, and food inside the fridge had been expired since November…

*** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED *** 

‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.

This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.

Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.

Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.

MUSIC: 

Shadow Passage by Cody Martin

Forever and a Day by Itebloomr

Sonata Romantique G Maj by Wild Wonder

Piano Concerto No 21 in C Major Andante by Moments

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major by Joshua Spacht 

A Game of Chess by Wicked Cinema

Vanished by Wicked Cinema

Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema

Garden Song by Shimmer

A Most Sinister Kind by Dresden The Flamingo

Nobility by Wicked Cinema

The Captain by Wicked Cinema

The Skeptic by CJ-0

Lament by Itebloomr

Birth of a Planet by Falls

Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.

For more information, visit https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ or https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/

REFERENCES:

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2002/1348-00-4.html 

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/twelfth-court-of-appeals/2002/6142.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-81-532-01.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-81-532-01-1.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-81-532-01-0.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/sixth-court-of-appeals/2017/06-16-00083-cr.html 

ONLINE ARTICLES

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/31/bernie-tiedes-sentencing-trial-redo-starts-wednesd/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-the-mortician-the-murder-the-movie/

https://www.kltv.com/story/27966840/bernie-tiedes-attorney-claims-nugent-family-stole-money-from-victims-estate/

https://www.kltv.com/story/31770727/bernie-tiede-trial-victims-sister-says-she-was-afraid-of-marjorie/

https://www.kltv.com/story/27180542/family-of-bernie-tiedes-murder-victim-sees-evidence-for-first-time-in-17-years/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/magazine/how-my-aunt-marge-ended-up-in-the-deep-freeze.html

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/midnight-in-the-garden-of-east-texas/

http://www.marjorienugent.com/

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/bernie-marge-the-mysterious-case-of-the-murderous-mortician-the-wealthy-widow

NEWSBANK

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Houston Chronicle, August 20, 1997

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