For years , Tiede was a cheerful , well-regarded funeral director in the town of Carthage , Texas . In 1986 , Robert Tiede killed rich young widow and locked her in a closet . The bizarre case became subject of the ` ` Bernie '' Film 's director , Richard Linklater , is letting Tiede use an apartment he owns . Bernie 's response : ` ` It seems like we ' ve forgotten about my grandmother ''
In 1986 , Robert Tiede killed rich young widow and locked her in a closet . The bizarre case became subject of the ` ` Bernie '' Film 's director , Richard Linklater , is letting Tiede use an apartment he owns . Bernie 's response : ` ` It seems like we ' ve forgotten about my grandmother ''