A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired “Walking Tall,” a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime, killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered ...

In a tight-knit, rural community in Tennessee, Sheriff Buford Pusser has always been known as a legend. He patrolled McNairy County in the 1960s while wielding an enormous hickory walking stick, took ...

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It can be difficult, in 2025, to grasp how massively famous Buford Pusser was. The Tennessee sheriff—who made a national name for himself in the 1960s by very publicly fighting with organized crime ...

In a tight-knit, rural community in Tennessee, Sheriff Buford Pusser is a Tennessee legend. He patrolled McNairy County in the 1960s while wielding an enormous hickory walking stick, took on ...

Sixty years after the death of the wife of “Walking Tall” sheriff Buford Pusser, new information has been discovered that could have seen the lawman, who was known for carrying a stick while curbing ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has concluded that former McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser likely killed his wife, Pauline, in 1967. New evidence contradicts Pusser's account of the ...

A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was killed by his enemies, ...

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was ...

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Police say Buford Pusser — a Tennessee County sheriff-turned-American folk hero — shot and killed his wife and made up a story about being attacked by a group of men out to kill him. The stunning turn ...