Desc: Dying to Teach: The Killing of Mary Eve Thorson, Educators Who Bully: Directed by Myra Richardson. With Myra Richardson. On Thanksgiving Day, 2011, Mary Eve Thorson stood in front of a moving semi-truck and ended her life. What happened to cause a gifted and well-loved teacher to commit such a public and brutal act? This documentary will focus on the chain of events which led to Mary's death, and provoked teachers in District 169 and throughout the state of Illinois, to speak out in horror and shame.