It can be difficult, in 2025, to grasp how massively famous Buford Pusser was. The Tennessee sheriff—who made a national name for himself in the 1960s by very publicly fighting with organized crime ...

Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser, once celebrated as a crime-busting hero and the inspiration behind the Hollywood hit movie "Walking Tall," faces new accusations of pulling the trigger that killed his ...

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (KSNW) — The man who was the inspiration for the 1973 film and the 2004 remake “Walking Tall” may have murdered his wife. Mark Davidson, District Attorney General for the 25th ...

Sixty years after the death of the wife of “Walking Tall” sheriff Buford Pusser, new information has been discovered that could have seen the lawman, who was known for carrying a stick while curbing ...