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Is Fargo Season 5 based on a true story, as the opening credits for each episode claim? Heres what to know about the real-life inspiration for the fifth season.

Carol Thompson was brutally attacked in her St. Paul home on March 6, 1963. Her husband T. Eugene Thompson would eventually be convicted of conspiring in the first-degree murder gone wrong.

Fargo isn't directly based on a true story, but it does take inspiration from real-life events.

When Carol Thompson was brutally attacked in her picturesque St. Paul home on March 6, 1963, the Twin Cities were shaken up. Her husband T. Eugene Thompson would eventually be convicted of conspiring the first-degree murder gone wrong.

A round-up of The Vaults true crime stories for the past week Written By: Lori Weber Menke | 10:05 am, Jul. 23, 2021 × Here is a quick round-up of some of our top stories this week as well as a peek at what to expect next week. Gerry Even, 55, of Fargo, dated Terry Dorff before Dorffs murder in 1991. The two met at a gay dance held at the old Regency Inn in Moorhead, now home to the Courtyard by Marriott, shown in the background. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — Gerry...