Dennis Hathcock never believed the legend of Sheriff Buford Pusser – not for a second, he said. In southwest Tennessee’s McNairy County, where he’s lived all his life, many hail the sheriff as a folk ...

Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said. By Adeel Hassan A rural Tennessee ...

Sheriff Buford Pusser is believed to have killed his wife, police said. It was long believed that Pauline Mullins Pusser, the wife of the legendary Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, was shot and killed ...