Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder
Famed Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser Implicated in Wife’s 1967 Murder, Shocking Fans of ‘Walking Tall’ August 31, 2025, Selmer, Tennessee – A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) cold case review has implicated former McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser, the legendary figure who inspired the 1973 Hollywood film Walking Tall, in the 1967 murder of his … Read more