Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee authorities have been making noises about publicly looking into Pauline Pusser's nearly 60-year-old murder since last ...

Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The ...

A sheriff whose crusade against corruption inspired a string of Hollywood films is now suspected by Tennessee authorities of killing his wife before 1973’s “Walking Tall” was released, in a dramatic ...

Q. What former lawman was "Walking Tall" in the Scenic City in 1973? A. Buford Pusser, the former McNairy County, Tennessee, sheriff who gained prominence for his crime-fighting efforts, visited ...

A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered by his enemies, ...

Joe Don Baker has died at the age of 89. He enjoyed a long career playing characters on both sides of the law. The actor may be best remembered for his role in 1973’s ‘Walking Tall’ Joe Don Baker, a ...