Tennessee authorities: Sheriff who inspired 'Walking Tall' film killed his wife in 1967

Buford Pusser Museum to remain open in Adamsville

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. — Following new evidence released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation last week on the 1967 murder of Pauline Pusser, one local attraction has a message for the community. The Buford Pusser Museum in Adamsville announces that it will not be closing. In a Facebook post made Tuesday morning, museum staff clarifies that the museum was closed last weekend due to a family medical issue. According to its Facebook page, the regul…

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Investigators say famous sheriff killed his wife

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 killed by his enemies, authorities said Friday.

Residents react to recent findings in Sheriff Pusser's case

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. -- An investigation implicating Sheriff Buford Pusser in the death of his wife Pauline Pusser in 1967 a big topic of conversation in the county where he became the "Walking Tall" legend. On Friday, it was announced inconsistencies were found in the story Sheriff Pusser told and it was determined his wife did not die in an ambush. In February of 2024, TBI agents swarmed Adamsville Cemetery and exhumed the remains of Pauline Puss…

Famed sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie caught 'covering up wife's murder'

A SHERIFF once celebrated as a larger-than-life crime fighter has been exposed as a wife killer nearly six decades later, investigators say.The shocki

Tennessee authorities: Sheriff who inspired 'Walking Tall' film killed his wife in 1967

Tennessee authorities announced that Buford Pusser, the sheriff whose life inspired the film "Walking Tall," killed his wife Pauline in 1967 and falsely claimed she was gunned down by his enemies.