Similarly (but less directly), the sympathetic treatment given in the 2011 Richard Linklater film "Bernie" is believed by some to have been instrumental in the

Similarly (but less directly), the sympathetic treatment given in the 2011 Richard Linklater film "Bernie" is believed by some to have been instrumental in the release of a convicted murderer from his life sentence. The film is great, incidentally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Tiede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Tiede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_(2011_film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_(2011_film)