One of many photos of Buford Pusser on display at the Buford Pusser Home & Museum.Ray Di Pietro for BI Pauline Pusser was the wife of a sheriff, so her chores were a bit unusual. She cooked meals for ...

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 ...

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, ...

A renewed investigation into the unsolved 1967 murder of the wife of McNairy County, Tenn. sheriff Buford Pusser debunks what has for decades been depicted in movies and implicates the long-dead ...

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. - More than 50 years after the murder of a sheriff's wife, authorities announced a major development in the case. District Attorney Mark Davidson said state authorities now believe ...

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 ...

Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said. By Adeel Hassan A rural Tennessee ...