It was long believed that Pauline Mullins Pusser, wife of legendary Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser, was shot and killed in an ambush meant for her husband, but new evidence suggests that it was the late sheriff who killed his wife. A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report uncovered "inconsistencies in Buford Pusser's statements to law enforcement and to others," District Attorney Mark Davidson said at a press conference Friday. Law enforcement have uncovered physical, medical, forensic, ballistic and reenactment evidence that contradict the sheriff's account of his wife's 1967 murder. The sheriff's account inspired the movie "Walking Tall" in 1973 and several sequels, a 2004 remake and several books, Davidson said. Buford Pusser died in a car accident in 1974. "This case is not about te

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