TBI believes Sheriff Buford Pusser killed his wife, Pauline, and staged the crime scene 57 years ago.
Tennessee officials announced that the TBI believes that Sheriff Buford Pusser, who inspired the film “Walking Tall,” murdered his wife, Pauline Mullins Pusser.
TBI Says Sheriff Buford Pusser Likely Killed His Wife, Staged Scene
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation now believes former McNairy County Sheriff Pusser, the lawman who inspired the film Walking Tall, was responsible for his wife’s death 57 years ago.
Officials announced that investigators concluded Pusser killed Pauline Mullins Pusser and staged the crime scene. Pauline was shot and killed in 1967 in what had long been described as an ambush targeting the sheriff.
The TBI’s findings mark a dramatic shift in one of Tennessee’s most infamous cases, challenging the decades-old narrative surrounding Pusser’s legacy.