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The Legend of Sheriff Buford Pusser

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Modern investigators claim Pauline Pusser was shot outside the vehicle and dragged inside, and that Buford's facial wounds were self-inflicted.

This episode investigates the complex and violent legend of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a Tennessee lawman famous for battling the Dixie Mafia and surviving multiple assassination attempts, which was dramatized in the film 'Walking Tall'. It then explores modern forensic re-investigations that challenge his heroic narrative, suggesting he may have fabricated key events, including the ambush that killed his wife.

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