Is the movie "Fargo" really a true story and if so what prison sentence did the car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard, as well as Shep Proudfoot and the other criminal who was caught putting his buddy in the wood chipper?

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Is the movie "Fargo" really a true story and if so what prison sentence did the car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard, as well as Shep Proudfoot and the other criminal who was caught putting his buddy in the wood chipper?

Question #134181. Asked by Sage7of7.
Last updated Jan 02 2014.
Originally posted Jan 02 2014 6:59 PM.

cinnam0n

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cinnam0n

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The movie is NOT a true story. The Coen brothers were said to have been influenced by the story of Helle Craft,whose husband murdered her and disposed of her body in a woodchipper. This happened in Connecticut in 1986. Jerry Lundegaard, Shep Proudfoot, and the other criminal are purely fictional characters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Helle_Crafts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_%28film%29

Jan 02 2014, 7:09 PM

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