What was the cause of death of the wife of iconic Sheriff Buford Pusser in 1967? That question is now being examined by the McNairy County district attorney. Decades after Pauline Pusser was buried in ...

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sheriff Buford Pusser’s fame reached beyond McNairy County in the 1960s and 70s. In fact, he ran in the same circles as Elvis, Billy Graham and big politicians at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Investigators have implicated him in the death of his wife, but support from some for the larger-than-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser remains strong. The Sheriff ...

Justice for Pauline has been *** long time coming. And thanks to all the hard work put in by so many, we're finally able to announce to Pauline's surviving family and to the public. That we believe we ...

Former McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser - the focus of the 1973 cult film "Walking Tall" and several sequels and remakes - is believed to have been responsible for his wife Pauline Pusser's death, ...

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 ...

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 ...