Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder

New evidence suggests that Buford Pusser, the legendary Tennessee sheriff, may have killed his wife, Pauline Mullins Pusser, rather than her being a victim of an ambush intended for him. A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report revealed inconsistencies in Buford’s statements and evidence indicating the crime scene was staged, leading to the belief that her death was a result of intimate violence.

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