Hero. Legend. Buford Pusser and the Cold Case Unsolved Murder of His Wife

Buford Pusser went on a domestic call in the early morning hours of August 12, 1967.  Pusser's wife, Pauline, went with him on the call. On the way a car pulled up alongside them and shots were fired, killing her and leaving Buford shot in the face. Buford survived the attempt on his life, Hollywood came calling and a feature film about Buford became a big hit, Walking Tall. The legend of Buford Pusser only grew when he died in a car accident right before he was set to star in the sequel to Walking Tall. It would be easy to blame Hollywood for covering up the truth about the man to make him into a hero, but that isn't the truth. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation into the unsolved Cold Case murder of Pauline Pusser and attempted murder of Sheriff Buford Busser.

 

 

 

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.12 Introduction - Hero

01:41.83 Walking Tall

05:10.58 The story of Buford Pusser

09:03.79 The dead tell tales

15:10.75 The ambush of Buford and his wife

20:03.38 Looking at surgical notes before autopsy

25:20.93 Clandestine burials

30:18.23 Domestic calls are to toughest

35:02.19 Pauline had a healing broke nose at death

39:51.21 Shot in the back of the head

45:05.22 Conclusion

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