Incredible Crime Movies That Were Based On True Events

Bernie (2011)

Bernie is a black comedy film based on the 1998 Texas Monthly magazine article by Hollandsworth titled “Midnight in the Gardens of East Texas”. The article tells the true story of Bernie Tiede, a simple, loving, and unsuspecting man who murders a much older millionaire-widow after they had befriended each other. After her body is discovered, the townspeople continued to support Bernie even after he confessed to the crime (which happened in reality as well). After the movie was released, Tiede was released from prison after 17 years based on evidence that he’s been abused as a child and the killing was tied to the widow’s controlling and somewhat abusive relationship with him.