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 ...
Police say Buford Pusser — a Tennessee County sheriff-turned-American folk hero — shot and killed his wife and made up a story about being attacked by a group of men out to kill him. The stunning turn ...
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 ...