Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser, once celebrated as a crime-busting hero and the inspiration behind the Hollywood hit movie "Walking Tall," faces new accusations of pulling the trigger that killed his ...

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 ...

Tennessee officials say Sheriff Buford Pusser killed his wife in 1967 and staged it as an ambush. A cold case review found evidence of domestic abuse and contradictions in his story. Pauline Pusser’s ...

Pauline Pusser was the wife of a sheriff, so her chores were a bit unusual. She cooked meals for prisoners and cleaned the jailhouse between raising her children and sending Christmas cards. But on ...

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 ...

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 ...

TENNESSEE (KFVS) - Authorities in Tennessee say it’s more likely than not that famed Sheriff Buford Pusser killed his wife. Pusser is the inspiration for the movie Walking Tall. His wife, Pauline ...

Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser linked to wife’s 1967 death, investigators say New review found evidence contradicting his ambush story and signs of abuse Case files to be made public online through ...

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to solve the murder of Pauline Pusser, a 58-year-old cold case. Pauline Pusser was the wife of Buford Pusser, a famed sheriff ...