"Authorities acknowledged that the finding will likely shock many who grew up as Buford Pusser fans and watched 1973's "Walking Tall," which immortalized him as a tough but fair sheriff with zero tolerance for crime. The movie was remade in 2004, and many officers joined law enforcement because of his story, according to Mark Davidson, the district attorney for Tennessee's 25th judicial district."
"Prosecutors worked with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which began reexamining decades-old files on Pauline's death in 2022 as part of its regular review of cold cases, agency director David Rausch said. Agents found inconsistencies between Buford Pusser's version of events and the physical evidence, received a tip about a potential murder weapon and exhumed Pauline's body for an autopsy."
Buford Pusser, the late McNairy County sheriff who inspired the movie Walking Tall, is now accused by investigators of killing his wife in 1967 and misleading others about her death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reexamined decades-old files beginning in 2022, uncovered inconsistencies between Pusser's account and physical evidence, received a tip about a possible murder weapon, and exhumed Pauline Pusser for autopsy. Prosecutors say evidence would support an indictment if Pusser were alive today and that investigators found signs Pauline suffered domestic violence. Prosecutors emphasize giving dignity and closure to Pauline and her family.
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