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Late Crime-Busting Sheriff Buford Pusser Inspired Hollywood. Investigators Say He Killed His Wife
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found forensic and ballistic evidence indicating Buford Pusser likely staged the crime scene and was responsible for his wife's death in 1967.
- After reviewing more than 1,000 pages, TBI concluded former McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser likely killed his wife, Pauline, in 1967, contradicting the ambush narrative.
- TBI's cold-case review beginning in 2022 included Pauline Pusser's case, leading investigators to exhume her body last year for a fresh autopsy after a tip revealed none was performed.
- Ballistics and forensic analysis showed inconsistencies; Dr. Eric Warren's report and autopsy photos indicate Pauline Pusser was likely shot outside the vehicle, contradicting Buford Pusser's account.
- Pauline's family expressed gratitude for the investigation, and officials said evidence would suffice for a grand-jury indictment if Buford Pusser were alive today.
- The revelations reshape Buford Pusser's legacy, as officials say the probe aims to deliver Pauline `truth and justice` rather than just challenge the 'Walking Tall' film franchise.
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Hollywood legend may have hidden the dark truth behind unsolved Tennessee murder for 58 years
A press conference on Friday may have forever shattered the image of a lawman thought incorruptible, whose ruthless war on violent Tennessee moonshiners was believed to have cost him his wife, and nearly his life, in 1967.
·Alabama, United States
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