Pusser was still a larger than life figure in law enforcement in the south! His life and death, as well as his wife’s, has always been intriguing! Anxious to hear more.
I've never been to the Pusser Museum, but I can only imagine that once the first lie was told, I believed that the lies kept getting bigger and bigger until it turned into a money-making machine. Now that there might finally be justice for Pauline, the Bufford Pusser cronies don't like that their little money-making fortune could finally be coming to an end.
Mike just found your vids and love them. I never knew of any of this. A couple things that don't add up to me: 1) The 'ambush' time changes. I went back and read newspaper (Jackson Sun) accounts and the first story said 5:45 AM. Then I read 5 AM. The Pusser Museum says he took the phone call at home at 4:30 AM. This seems to me as trying to fit the nighttime into his story about not seeing the hit vehicle. Map program shows about a 25-minute drive from his house to ambush site, but I think he would cover that quicker in a squad car. 2) This is the sheriff, not a normal citizen, with situational awareness skills driving into a sketchy call, in a bad part of the county, before sunrise, with his wife. He somehow doesn't see, hear or otherwise notice the car (there was light - not daylight, but light in August), and he dives to the floorboard upon being shot at. His wife is hit in the head, and he does what every teenager in every horror movie ever does: He pulls off at a cemetery just 2 miles from the original attack site. The car attacks again and puts a clean shot through the windshield blowing her back portion of skull off. Buford is also 'hit' but is listed in 'fair' condition. Here is the definition of fair condition: This means the patient’s vital signs are stable and within normal limits. They’re conscious, though they might feel uncomfortable. And the doctor expects them to have a favorable (promising) outcome. They speak of his numerous surgeries on his website but reading further it seems they were simply cosmetic in nature. Long time friend quoted in story, 'Buford's been the target of two previous shooting attempts.' No spent cartridges at ambush site? Not impossible but also not probable. State Patrol trooper at hospital stated Buford was, 'addled and incoherent.' When asked if he knew the assailant(s) Buford said, 'I don't know.' He sent a nurse down to say he would not be making any statements. 3) So, given the above, did Buford have a police radio in the car? Did he use it? Did Buford have a gun in the car? If so, did he use it? Did Buford have a steering wheel and foot-feed throttle in the Fury? If so, did he use them? Why would he wait to meet an ambulance on the road instead of simply driving to the hospital? 4) How is a street smart, bad ass, tough on crime sheriff unable to solve his wife's murder and his own attempted murder? Was he pounding the pavement relentlessly in this quest until his dying day? I'm new to this case so I may have stated things that are well known but this is the best way to learn!!
This case interest me greatly for several reasons, one reason in particular is ( A former director of the TBI told me that Bufford had carried the same type of guns used in Paulines death in the trunk of his car and that he was a prime suspect in her death ) This could be a major embarrassment for the State of Tennessee if it is proven that Bufford murdered her.
Now with the TBI being a stand one and independent agency, I think they want to clean up an image they inherited when they were a division of the Department of Public Safety. The case was allowed to cool when it was the TBCI. They have investigated this well in the past several months since they were given new information. As the old saying goes, "There is a new sheriff in town."
In under 6 weeks I read your book twice. This Pauline update is going be interesting. Depend on official autopsy report we know more. But your opinion of the events of that night makes the most common sense. I grow up in 1960’s & 1970’s times was a lot different than it is today. We didn’t even start locking our home doors until 1st part of the 80’s as an example.
How true. I built my first house in 1986 (in my early twenties) and promptly lost my front door key somehow. I lived in that house until the mid 90's and never locked the door. It was a rural town 35 minutes out of Milwaukee, but still unfathomable to think of doing that today.
Ive just been wondering if Dwana may have learned some information about her dad, possibly being involved in this murder, that could have led to her taking her own life? I spoke to her a few times through emails about 15 years ago. I live pretty close to Hornsby, TN, near the Hardeman, McNairy and Chester county lines. My Dad ran around in Selmer in the mid to late 60's, while Buford was Sheriff. Dad said sometimes when Buford got off work, he would meet up and drag race with them late at night.
Being it's been fifty seven years that Pauline has been buried and the condition of her body. Makes you wonder what type of autopsy they can perform on her to try to get some answers.
Mike, thanks for the update! It’s amazing how many have placed the sheriff on a pedestal. Furthermore, most information is based on a movie. That was the extent of my knowledge, too. However, thank you for your quest for truth. In fact, it’s liberating! Looking forward to more updates in the near future.
Mike ,I have to apologize to you, first time I saw one of your videos I got a little angry at you because like you I was a big fan of Buford thought you was just out to make some money. After a couple of weeks went by I watched another one now I think I have watched most of them,now my opinion of Buford has completely changed,thanks for all the videos and all the digging and research you have done to bring the truth out,again I do apologize keep up the good work
I still can not believe that they did not do an autopsy on her especially since she was a murder victim! Heck they did autopsy on Richie, Buddy, and J.p Richard.
Wow. I had been of the beliefs from "Walking Tall", but this is WAY different. It's hard to forget the storyline from the movie while listening to your attestation.
I live in the next driveway on the right after crossing the bridge. Always interested in this subject. My son loves going to the bridge throwing rocks in the water. I often try to imagine what happened that day. Thanks for your videos. Very informative
You are a good man Mike. I know an autopsy was done on Mrs Hathcock but if it is found that Buford had something to do with his wife's death i think they should re visit the case of Hathcock as well. The whole autopsy it's self is enough to raise my eyebrows. Shot in the back and then the head while lying on the floor? Anyhow, thanks for the update sir.
Question.. If this doesn’t show what you want it to show are you going to step up and offer an apology for years of laying the blame on Buford? Just a question.
The REAL FRAUD is NOT Buford Pusser. It's the people trashing his memory with no real proof of him being corrupt. It's also very cowardly since the man is not here to defend himself from all the accusations. Some people will do anything for fame and money.
When I was in the Marine Corps League an old guy that was a recruiter in the county where Buford was sheriff told me a story years ago. He said him and the Army recruiter were meeting up with these two women at a secluded place. One day his woman didn’t show up. He asked where she was and he was told she had went off with Pusser. So, Pusser was messing around. He also said Pusser drove like a maniac. I believe it’s a possibility that he might have killed his wife over an affair he was having with this other woman.
Enough evidence for TBI to get involved? really enjoyed this episode Very down-to-earth hard investigative Work,Thank you MIKE ELAM for the other side of the story....
WOW How Interesting this is to me. i'm 64 and been a big fan of his since the 70s when i saw the first movie with my father. Fraud n Corruption seems to just be an American tradition in so many places and agency's. well, we all know what they say the price for Sin is right. I believe it too. it's sometimes hard to be good but it is possible. choices do matter. thank you
Brother, I’m 64 feb 19”th 2024 and as a teenager when the Walking Tall movie came out it infatuated my dad. We went to drive-in in WVA and the movie excited me. He made sure we knew about Buford just like he made sure we saw the moon landing. Lololol It was a big part of my life because of my dad. He brought it up many times over the years. About 5 years ago I found a dvd in a pawn shop in Rockford Tenn about Buford that was a “B” rated movie. Dad didn’t believe it so I mailed it to him. He was proud he had the original before the famous Walking Tall movie came out. Different lead actor. I’m now trying to reveal to him these truths I feel are real from my life experiences. Crazy but true. I’ve been a bad boy and dealt with many sheriffs in many counties in many states. This mans videos fits with every experience I’ve had across USA in all my years. The only “CONSTITUTIONAL” law in USA they are dirtiest. Lie, deal dope, steal, cheat, scam, murder, destroy lives for selfish gain. This world has gone so crazy and since I saw “Evidence of Revision”, a 5 part video starting with JFK assignation thru MLK & Others, now this, what the???? I know your words are real. Shakes my foundation. Understand??!!
Cautioning what we believe I absolutely understand, however in my humble opinion intelligent people are able to watch everything a discern the truth. Cautioning intelligent people not to watch opposing opinions could seem there is something to hide. Not meaning that a critique, I support, love your work. Simply stating my opinion, ALSO my opinion she wouldn't have been exhumed without your work. Much love, appreciation, encouraging your pursuit and wishing you God BLESS & KEEP! Eternally, Carolyn+
He said that her body fell upon his right side therefore he couldn't draw his weapon, Didn't Buford wear his weapon on his left side w/right hand draw?
Im ordering your book ASAP. (Today). My oldest friend and i went to all of the Walking Tall movies when they hit the city theaters when we were kids. In the early 80s, i drove my truck across the state line there on a weekly basis. I find your video's intriguing and hope the book is as well!
My little sister's dad was suspected to be involved in Pauline's murder in one way or another.. (He was a hit man for the Dixie Mafia.) There were letters found after his death that pretty much confirmed that he was involved. We are from Oklahoma.. He did do a lot of deliveries of guns and explosives also and was known to be in that area a lot and was during this time period. When you said something about the gun exchange and the Oklahoma license plate, my mind went immediately to him! Oh i wish he was still around so i could ask him questions! 😂 He was also a part of the "Lonely Hearts Club" with Kirksey Nix Jr. and was responsible for a string of grocery store explosions in Wichita Kansas in the 80s.
Hello Mr Elam,where you aware that Kirksy Nix has applied for compassionate release,I understand the TBI has been to El Reno twice to interview him just interested in your thoughts thank you sir.
That's interesting or a coincidence??? Has any of bufford's family been interviewed? After all, they knew him best. And now all this is coming out after dewana's death. Interesting
Thanks for the great info Mike, kinda makes us wonder if maybe they need to re-examine Louise Hathcock's death too; I know they did an autopsy, but.....
Mike, thanks for the updates. I’ve said this before but if he had grabbed the barrel of a high power rifle as he said and that rifle was fired as he said, the barrel of the rifle would have burned his hand because it would become very hot. It would be very noticeable.
Good Job Mr. Elam.Been listening to you for awhile and enjoy the history that you share along with the story and folks you talk with and interview are great as well.I like you saw that exciting movie and was impressed at a young age by it.Next day at my fathers garage and gas station I mentioned it to my dad and he said .....That movie is a lie.That guy was a dirty cop.Dont know why he felt that way then but it seemed back after that movie came out that most people thought that way .When I ran across your site I figured out why.pretty quick.Hope you do more stuff in the future .God Bless and Best Wishes.
As much as I believe this will go nowhere, I have always wondered if there was involvement by BP. It’s a point that should have been explored many decades ago. It’s long been rumored that he had the guy killed at the motel. “Toehead”
Who should decide the cost of finding justice? Why wasn't this done when it should have been, What were the either the Local Medical Examiner, the D.A or both hiding from the public. In Tennessee the protocol was that these officials had to concur on the need for an autopsy. This was a sheriff's wife who was murdered hours after he was overheard threatening to kill her. If it was your spouse, daughter or sister wouldn't you expect an autopsy to be performed?
I'm new on your channel and I've watched just a few videos here. Are you trying to say that Buford shot and killed Pauline and then turned around and shot himself in the face?
I'm saying that is what the evidence seems to suggests. When you lock at the facts instead of the movie, Buford's story about the ambush falls apart. He was shot in the chin, unlike what the movie shows.
@@bufordpusser1122 -- Wow! Just wow. Please don't take me the wrong way as I'm not trying to say you are a liar or anything like that. It's just very difficult to believe that Mr. Pusser or anyone else for that matter would literally shoot their self in the face intentionally. That's just hard to believe.
I recommend you keep on admiring Buford Pusser until you get some HARD EVIDENCE to do otherwise. Is it possible this man is just trying to sell books? He seems very biased against Pusser.
This sort of book doesn’t make much money. Buford I can’t shoot, drive or use the radio, as intended in deadly street encounters was on his way to make a movie that would have made him rich
I have not read your book but I remember the movie ......The Dixie Mafia was a source of corruption in his area .......If you remember he was shot as well.......I do not believe it was a murder/ attempt suicide ......
I’m looking forward to see what the autopsy results are, but after all this time I think they’ll find out that she was shot in an ambush, I’m wondering if they can find out if she was shot close range from maybe gun powder,or if image was shot at a distance,
Where is it in the documents or the evidence that the blood splatters on the hood of Buford’s car suggested someone had been shot outside the vehicle and the splatters looked as if they were going towards the windshield as you have stated? Many things don’t make sense but to me this blood splattered hood should have raised eyebrows. Thanks
I think the witness to the argument, a witness I think said there was a gun shot fired in the house and the gun that may have shot her was Buford's... Maybe, idk
I was informed of a gun that may have been used. I checked it out and the gun's back story seemed credible so with the owner permission I contacted the TBI. They took the gun in for testing . They asked if I had other information which I shared with them. Several people told me they had agreed to be interviewed about what they knew. It could be any one or all of these things, or a lead from elsewhere but it seems to have started then.
It is not Yancey Davis Rd it is Davis Yancey Rd.I can't find where it intersects with Old New Hope Rd.Also why would Burford allow himself to be shot in the face?Or was that an accident?
Pauline, just hours before the alleged ambush was overheard telling Buford she was leaving and planned to report his corruption. He responded saying if she tried that she wouldn't live to see the light of day. Hours later, she was dead. Did you know about their marital problems and separation?
I bet ya the tbi will officially state that their findings are inconclusive. Citing the decomp and passage of time factors. Highly unlikely their findings will point at legendary lawman buford.
So, your suggesting that the TBI knowingly interviewed new witnesses, obtained new evidence, got Pauline's family involved. then got the prosecutor convinced that an autopsy needed to be performed, then got a Judge to sign a court order allowing it just so they say its inconclusive? Why then did they, in your estimation, start this process to begin with?
Very interesting that Mike waited until after the death of Dwana to persue his theory. If the death of Pauline is being investigated why isn't the death of Buford receiving the same?
We love conspiracy and re-writing history. But 99% of the time, the logical explanation is the correct one. The sheriff did not kill his wife and suffer self-inflicted horrific wounds himself.
Horrific wounds, like Hollywood made it out to be? Lmao. I grew up not far from there and the movie Walking Tall was a joke. Just as big a joke as America's war on drugs.
@@anonone8954cool glad to know that. You know that law enforcement is the biggest joke in america. It keeps the private prisons full and also keeps a big group of freemasonry employed We actually live in a more corrupt country than Russia ever was. Freemasonry try to keep it hid but im an old man and I have studied things for years . It's a big rabbit hole!!!
i believe the tbi is just pandering to an individual who keeps contacting them with there own bs to be able to add to another book and if the tbi says buford is innocent id like to hear and see an apology but i dout it will come...
A man I knew years ago told me that he and others that knew bufard. That he took advantage of the situation and murdered his wife in the car..he told me that bufard was involved in all sorts of activities..
So is the Biden family, what’s going to be done about that ? He was seeing Jill on the side and his wife died in a suspicious car accident , so is anyone investigating that ? Sounds like we Elam on that case ?
Here are my thoughts. I think you're right, but you may also have to be open that the autopsy after all this time could still be inconclusive. Some of Buford's inconsistent statements could be written off as trauma-related. There could also be multiple things that make it impossible to know. A marksman could have placed a shot that covers up evidence that Buford shot her, is one. All I am doing is using my analytical and law enforcement background, having been both a military cop and an Intelligence Analyst in my time in the military. All I can say is Buford and Governor Blayton were pals. I was an early teen when Buford died or was killed while campaigning for Blayton. I was too young to know much about when he was actually sheriff. My first exposure to this was the two Walking Tall movies. I am skeptical that the TBI reopening the investigation will lead to a firm conclusion because the wants to the that know are all dead. We used to say when I was an Intel analyst that it's only speculation of what they will find. It may be an excellent educated speculation, but it still is a speculation nonetheless.
Why does it appear from the photos of the fury Buford was driving , bullet holes on the past side of the vehicle? Seems to me the holes would have been on the driver side of the car and none on the passenger side . Just asking?
The encounter of those thugs and fatal first shots to hit her could have been from the pass side and his jaw shot was on the left side, at closer range,... Was there rut tire tracks from that car behind church any oil drips or fluid leaks from that car,...Also did Pusser have communication with anybody before incident as late as 2 hours or even day or two before, what else was in the car besides the guns in trunk and were they all tested..???
Nice to know the true story but this was so long ago, and I really don't understand the point, most that were living in that time are long gone now..... I guess it's important to the locals in that area, other than that just to fans of the movies and books that came out over the years.. Thanks for sharing, I remember years ago his accident case was shown on the TV show Unsolved mysteries claiming he was murdeered, which now we know that wasn't the case.
In all fairness if we are going to explore the possibility that Buford Pusser being a hero has been exaggerated then we also need to consider the possibility that the claims of him being a fraud have also been exaggerated. I suspect the truth is probably somewhere in the middle but we will probably never know for sure. I'm sure he had his flaws and sins like the rest of us. In my opinion he didn't kill his wife because I can't see him shooting himself in the face to cover up a crime. It just doesn't make since. Anyway I will continue to admire this man until I see PROOF to do otherwise.
Do your own independent research then and put out your own videos. Better yet, why don't you unsubscribe and buzz off. Stick to the fantasy version of this crooked cop.
Isn’t it strange that it took this so called ambush to occur before any interest was shown about a movie. Take that event out of the picture and you have a normal appearing county sheriff. Just an observation folks so don’t get your panties in a wad!!
The only investigation I care about right now is the one involving Joe Biden being mentally fit to be our president!! Oh wait the Democrats say he is fine!
No he is not and this goes way beyond Republicans versus Democrats! This is a very serious matter for our country and the consequences could be devastating!
Mike I’m no scientist but Mrs Pauline has been deceased since 1967 what are they expecting to see when they open the casket? Seems to me they’re would be severe decomposition there.
The comparison I make on something like this was the exhumation of JP Richardson (“The Big Bopper”). He was exhumed many years after death to be reburied in another section of a cemetery in Beaumont, TX, where a statue could be placed in his honor. Bill Bass conducted a photographic autopsy due to rumors and speculation that he had survived the crash (which it was discovered he did not). According to Bass, the body was in near perfect condition. I would assume that this would be the case with Mrs. Pusser.
If she was properly embalmed she should look similar to how she appeared the day of the burial. I say this because she was in a casket and the casket was placed in a vault for burial. This helps preserve the body even more. It 's possible they could determine entry and exit wounds, trajectory of projectiles, how many time she was actually shot, other forms of trauma that have occurred etc.
According to sources, Buford took it out of service and had it buried near Crump. I and law enforcement agencies have tried to locate it without success.
You are accomplishing absolutely nothing. Everyone involved is either dead or in prison. Desecration of Pauline's grave is certainly not honoring her memory or getting justice for her murder.
While growing up I really enjoyed the Walking Tall movies and the television series! Many years later I was very excited to hear there was a movie remake………. So disappointing! The Rock and Knoxville along with the producers absolutely sucked!!!
Pusser was still a larger than life figure in law enforcement in the south! His life and death, as well as his wife’s, has always been intriguing!
Anxious to hear more.
Thank you.
I've never been to the Pusser Museum, but I can only imagine that once the first lie was told, I believed that the lies kept getting bigger and bigger until it turned into a money-making machine. Now that there might finally be justice for Pauline, the Bufford Pusser cronies don't like that their little money-making fortune could finally be coming to an end.
If you visit the museum, plan on being told some tall tales.
Mike just found your vids and love them. I never knew of any of this. A couple things that don't add up to me: 1) The 'ambush' time changes. I went back and read newspaper (Jackson Sun) accounts and the first story said 5:45 AM. Then I read 5 AM. The Pusser Museum says he took the phone call at home at 4:30 AM. This seems to me as trying to fit the nighttime into his story about not seeing the hit vehicle. Map program shows about a 25-minute drive from his house to ambush site, but I think he would cover that quicker in a squad car.
2) This is the sheriff, not a normal citizen, with situational awareness skills driving into a sketchy call, in a bad part of the county, before sunrise, with his wife. He somehow doesn't see, hear or otherwise notice the car (there was light - not daylight, but light in August), and he dives to the floorboard upon being shot at. His wife is hit in the head, and he does what every teenager in every horror movie ever does: He pulls off at a cemetery just 2 miles from the original attack site. The car attacks again and puts a clean shot through the windshield blowing her back portion of skull off. Buford is also 'hit' but is listed in 'fair' condition. Here is the definition of fair condition: This means the patient’s vital signs are stable and within normal limits. They’re conscious, though they might feel uncomfortable. And the doctor expects them to have a favorable (promising) outcome. They speak of his numerous surgeries on his website but reading further it seems they were simply cosmetic in nature.
Long time friend quoted in story, 'Buford's been the target of two previous shooting attempts.'
No spent cartridges at ambush site? Not impossible but also not probable.
State Patrol trooper at hospital stated Buford was, 'addled and incoherent.'
When asked if he knew the assailant(s) Buford said, 'I don't know.' He sent a nurse down to say he would not be making any statements.
3) So, given the above, did Buford have a police radio in the car? Did he use it? Did Buford have a gun in the car? If so, did he use it? Did Buford have a steering wheel and foot-feed throttle in the Fury? If so, did he use them? Why would he wait to meet an ambulance on the road instead of simply driving to the hospital?
4) How is a street smart, bad ass, tough on crime sheriff unable to solve his wife's murder and his own attempted murder? Was he pounding the pavement relentlessly in this quest until his dying day?
I'm new to this case so I may have stated things that are well known but this is the best way to learn!!
Well thought and well said.
what i wondered about is that if they were ambushed, how did the bad guys know they were going to take the back roads and waited behind the church?
This case interest me greatly for several reasons, one reason in particular is ( A former director of the TBI told me that Bufford had carried the same type of guns used in Paulines death in the trunk of his car and that he was a prime suspect in her death )
This could be a major embarrassment for the State of Tennessee if it is proven that Bufford murdered her.
Now with the TBI being a stand one and independent agency, I think they want to clean up an image they inherited when they were a division of the Department of Public Safety. The case was allowed to cool when it was the TBCI. They have investigated this well in the past several months since they were given new information. As the old saying goes, "There is a new sheriff in town."
Interesting line of thought. What is the motive detective?
In under 6 weeks I read your book twice. This Pauline update is going be interesting. Depend on official autopsy report we know more. But your opinion of the events of that night makes the most common sense. I grow up in 1960’s & 1970’s times was a lot different than it is today. We didn’t even start locking our home doors until 1st part of the 80’s as an example.
Thanks..
Shoot I don't lock mine today
Whether I'm home or not.
Great folks around here
How true. I built my first house in 1986 (in my early twenties) and promptly lost my front door key somehow. I lived in that house until the mid 90's and never locked the door. It was a rural town 35 minutes out of Milwaukee, but still unfathomable to think of doing that today.
Ive just been wondering if Dwana may have learned some information about her dad, possibly being involved in this murder, that could have led to her taking her own life? I spoke to her a few times through emails about 15 years ago. I live pretty close to Hornsby, TN, near the Hardeman, McNairy and Chester county lines. My Dad ran around in Selmer in the mid to late 60's, while Buford was Sheriff. Dad said sometimes when Buford got off work, he would meet up and drag race with them late at night.
Being it's been fifty seven years that Pauline has been buried and the condition of her body. Makes you wonder what type of autopsy they can perform on her to try to get some answers.
Mike, you have done the right thing and have unfortunately been vilified for it. Justice For Pauline.
Mike, thanks for the update! It’s amazing how many have placed the sheriff on a pedestal. Furthermore, most information is based on a movie. That was the extent of my knowledge, too. However, thank you for your quest for truth. In fact, it’s liberating!
Looking forward to more updates in the near future.
Mike ,I have to apologize to you, first time I saw one of your videos I got a little angry at you because like you I was a big fan of Buford thought you was just out to make some money. After a couple of weeks went by I watched another one now I think I have watched most of them,now my opinion of Buford has completely changed,thanks for all the videos and all the digging and research you have done to bring the truth out,again I do apologize keep up the good work
Thanks for having an open mind and not being blinded by "Walking Tall".
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I still can not believe that they did not do an autopsy on her especially since she was a murder victim! Heck they did autopsy on Richie, Buddy, and J.p Richard.
Please keep updating this thanks
Wow. I had been of the beliefs from "Walking Tall", but this is WAY different. It's hard to forget the storyline from the movie while listening to your attestation.
sad
I live in the next driveway on the right after crossing the bridge. Always interested in this subject. My son loves going to the bridge throwing rocks in the water. I often try to imagine what happened that day. Thanks for your videos. Very informative
google maps hasn't even been down that road that goes by the ambush sight. It's crazy that Buford would take that route that night.
Not if you looking for a spot where there would be no witnesses if you were going to be involved in a criminal act.
You are a good man Mike. I know an autopsy was done on Mrs Hathcock but if it is found that Buford had something to do with his wife's death i think they should re visit the case of Hathcock as well. The whole autopsy it's self is enough to raise my eyebrows. Shot in the back and then the head while lying on the floor? Anyhow, thanks for the update sir.
That’s is an incorrect comment. That was not what happened.
according to the autopsy it is. @@jeffmitchell9863
@@jeffmitchell9863the autopsy report says different. It was never presented to the grand jury. Shot twice in the back.
Thank you Mike. You are a relentless investigator. We need more of your kind in LE.
Question.. If this doesn’t show what you want it to show are you going to step up and offer an apology for years of laying the blame on Buford? Just a question.
I doubt he will
This is only one of the crimes Buford was suspected of, the man was a lying, cheating monster
The REAL FRAUD is NOT Buford Pusser. It's the people trashing his memory with no real proof of him being corrupt. It's also very cowardly since the man is not here to defend himself from all the accusations. Some people will do anything for fame and money.
Why apologize for telling the truth as you know it?
When I was in the Marine Corps League an old guy that was a recruiter in the county where Buford was sheriff told me a story years ago. He said him and the Army recruiter were meeting up with these two women at a secluded place. One day his woman didn’t show up. He asked where she was and he was told she had went off with Pusser. So, Pusser was messing around. He also said Pusser drove like a maniac. I believe it’s a possibility that he might have killed his wife over an affair he was having with this other woman.
I've been around for many decades and I'm still amazed at how much we're led to believe is pure wrong. Thanks to you for always giving us the truth.
Enough evidence for TBI to get involved? really enjoyed this episode Very down-to-earth hard investigative Work,Thank you MIKE ELAM for the other side of the story....
WOW How Interesting this is to me. i'm 64 and been a big fan of his since the 70s when i saw the first movie with my father. Fraud n Corruption seems to just be an American tradition in so many places and agency's. well, we all know what they say the price for Sin is right. I believe it too. it's sometimes hard to be good but it is possible. choices do matter. thank you
Brother, I’m 64 feb 19”th 2024 and as a teenager when the Walking Tall movie came out it infatuated my dad. We went to drive-in in WVA and the movie excited me. He made sure we knew about Buford just like he made sure we saw the moon landing. Lololol
It was a big part of my life because of my dad. He brought it up many times over the years.
About 5 years ago I found a dvd in a pawn shop in Rockford Tenn about Buford that was a “B” rated movie. Dad didn’t believe it so I mailed it to him. He was proud he had the original before the famous Walking Tall movie came out. Different lead actor.
I’m now trying to reveal to him these truths I feel are real from my life experiences.
Crazy but true.
I’ve been a bad boy and dealt with many sheriffs in many counties in many states.
This mans videos fits with every experience I’ve had across USA in all my years.
The only “CONSTITUTIONAL” law in USA they are dirtiest. Lie, deal dope, steal, cheat, scam, murder, destroy lives for selfish gain.
This world has gone so crazy and since I saw “Evidence of Revision”, a 5 part video starting with JFK assignation thru MLK & Others, now this, what the????
I know your words are real.
Shakes my foundation.
Understand??!!
I understand 100% i'm with ya
I suspect the Pusser movie is a lot more accurate than the moon landing.
Thanks for the update. Keep up the good work Mike. "WE" appreciate the job you have done and are doing!
Thanks
How did the individuals involved in the ambush know what route Beuford took? That was my question.
Cautioning what we believe I absolutely understand, however in my humble opinion intelligent people are able to watch everything a discern the truth. Cautioning intelligent people not to watch opposing opinions could seem there is something to hide. Not meaning that a critique, I support, love your work.
Simply stating my opinion, ALSO my opinion she wouldn't have been exhumed without your work. Much love, appreciation, encouraging your pursuit and wishing you God BLESS & KEEP!
Eternally,
Carolyn+
He said that her body fell upon his right side therefore he couldn't draw his weapon, Didn't Buford wear his weapon on his left side w/right hand draw?
It's often uncomfortable but folks need to be objective and follow the evidence.
I wish Mike would be objective.
What evidence??
Im ordering your book ASAP. (Today). My oldest friend and i went to all of the Walking Tall movies when they hit the city theaters when we were kids. In the early 80s, i drove my truck across the state line there on a weekly basis. I find your video's intriguing and hope the book is as well!
Mr Elam. Read your book and I appreciate your investigation into this. I am still slack jawed that she was exhumed
My little sister's dad was suspected to be involved in Pauline's murder in one way or another.. (He was a hit man for the Dixie Mafia.) There were letters found after his death that pretty much confirmed that he was involved.
We are from Oklahoma..
He did do a lot of deliveries of guns and explosives also and was known to be in that area a lot and was during this time period.
When you said something about the gun exchange and the Oklahoma license plate, my mind went immediately to him!
Oh i wish he was still around so i could ask him questions! 😂
He was also a part of the "Lonely Hearts Club" with Kirksey Nix Jr. and was responsible for a string of grocery store explosions in Wichita Kansas in the 80s.
So old Buford was just plain lying about getting shot and almost killed as well as his wife being killed? Damn that guy. How do you explain it?
I am not trying to be a smart ass, just asking.
This idiot is trying to protect the mob you kidding me we know the facts I hate people that make crap up like this sucker
Hello Mr Elam,where you aware that Kirksy Nix has applied for compassionate release,I understand the TBI has been to El Reno twice to interview him just interested in your thoughts thank you sir.
That's interesting or a coincidence??? Has any of bufford's family been interviewed? After all, they knew him best. And now all this is coming out after dewana's death. Interesting
@@jesusisking3118 I never been one to set to much store in coincidence.
Is the car still around that pauline and bufford were shot in ?
turn up the volume
What?
Thank You.
Thanks for the great info Mike, kinda makes us wonder if maybe they need to re-examine Louise Hathcock's death too; I know they did an autopsy, but.....
I love what you do Mike and am sure to endorse what you've done on your show sir! Thanks for that truth man! Keep it up sir! Stan the Jokeman Show
Mike, thanks for the updates. I’ve said this before but if he had grabbed the barrel of a high power rifle as he said and that rifle was fired as he said, the barrel of the rifle would have burned his hand because it would become very hot. It would be very noticeable.
Not from one shot.
@@kkeesybuford said several shots in his statement.
Good Job Mr. Elam.Been listening to you for awhile and enjoy the history that you share along with the story and folks you talk with and interview are great as well.I like you saw that exciting movie and was impressed at a young age by it.Next day at my fathers garage and gas station I mentioned it to my dad and he said .....That movie is a lie.That guy was a dirty cop.Dont know why he felt that way then but it seemed back after that movie came out that most people thought that way .When I ran across your site I figured out why.pretty quick.Hope you do more stuff in the future .God Bless and Best Wishes.
As much as I believe this will go nowhere, I have always wondered if there was involvement by BP. It’s a point that should have been explored many decades ago.
It’s long been rumored that he had the guy killed at the motel. “Toehead”
I still have to wonder why there wasn't an autopsy on Pauline when she was murdered. Something is right. What was being hidden and why?
I don’t think that the TBI will find any new conclusions. Waste of time and money!!!
Who should decide the cost of finding justice? Why wasn't this done when it should have been, What were the either the Local Medical Examiner, the D.A or both hiding from the public. In Tennessee the protocol was that these officials had to concur on the need for an autopsy. This was a sheriff's wife who was murdered hours after he was overheard threatening to kill her.
If it was your spouse, daughter or sister wouldn't you expect an autopsy to be performed?
I'm new on your channel and I've watched just a few videos here. Are you trying to say that Buford shot and killed Pauline and then turned around and shot himself in the face?
I'm saying that is what the evidence seems to suggests. When you lock at the facts instead of the movie, Buford's story about the ambush falls apart. He was shot in the chin, unlike what the movie shows.
@@bufordpusser1122 -- Wow! Just wow. Please don't take me the wrong way as I'm not trying to say you are a liar or anything like that. It's just very difficult to believe that Mr. Pusser or anyone else for that matter would literally shoot their self in the face intentionally. That's just hard to believe.
i agree
@@jamesbass9797 Opinion you have isnt fact. Happens all the time
@@Convicted-Troll -- That was a question. Not an opinion.
Anyone out there you need to read Mr Elam’s book
Bill Bass would have loved to have worked on this autopsy.
I don't understand why this guy thinks TBI should share with him....
He’s trying to be a big shot he’s a joke
I enjoy your videos but the audio level is very low. I have to turn the volume up all the way then the ads blast away. Please check your audio. Thanks
I never belived gunsmoke was totaly true but I enjoyed the series. I may have to adjust my thoughts of the the movies about BP.
I recommend you keep on admiring Buford Pusser until you get some HARD EVIDENCE to do otherwise. Is it possible this man is just trying to sell books? He seems very biased against Pusser.
This sort of book doesn’t make much money. Buford I can’t shoot, drive or use the radio, as intended in deadly street encounters was on his way to make a movie that would have made him rich
Very informative and interesting update. Thanks, Mike!
I have not read your book but I remember the movie ......The Dixie Mafia was a source of corruption in his area .......If you remember he was shot as well.......I do not believe it was a murder/ attempt suicide ......
Same. The photo of him on the gurney says a lot-- he looks like he's in shock, almost like a shell-shocked soldier.
I’m looking forward to see what the autopsy results are, but after all this time I think they’ll find out that she was shot in an ambush, I’m wondering if they can find out if she was shot close range from maybe gun powder,or if image was shot at a distance,
Good point, but DNA does some good stuff these days..
Amazing that I got your book At Christmas and now we have the latest developments
Where is it in the documents or the evidence that the blood splatters on the hood of Buford’s car suggested someone had been shot outside the vehicle and the splatters looked as if they were going towards the windshield as you have stated? Many things don’t make sense but to me this blood splattered hood should have raised eyebrows. Thanks
Testing of all guns would have been lodgical,...Were was his gun located an how much blood or who's was on it..??
Hey Mike,I live in selmer,tn and I have been to the pusser museum and office/jail and I hope they find some answers and new info on this story
I suspect they have learned a great deal as they had to have something to convince a judge to sign a petition and go to the expense of an exhumation.
What kind of tip you think they got that would make them exhume Pauline? Had to be a big one.
I think the witness to the argument, a witness I think said there was a gun shot fired in the house and the gun that may have shot her was Buford's...
Maybe, idk
I was informed of a gun that may have been used. I checked it out and the gun's back story seemed credible so with the owner permission I contacted the TBI. They took the gun in for testing . They asked if I had other information which I shared with them. Several people told me they had agreed to be interviewed about what they knew. It could be any one or all of these things, or a lead from elsewhere but it seems to have started then.
@@bufordpusser1122wow just wow you're amazing that you can get this opened again after 57 years!!
I can't wait to see if they figue it out.
The only people who actually know is dead, you have no idea either, you may think you know but in reality you don’t,
Are you planning on releasing this book on kindle
The state line mob has nothing to do with the Dixie Mafia
507 other sources say different. But it’s interesting
Really interesting and thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
Sounds like you really have a grudge against Buford. Seems everything you say is opposite of what we've heard.
It is not Yancey Davis Rd it is Davis Yancey Rd.I can't find where it intersects with Old New Hope Rd.Also why would Burford allow himself to be shot in the face?Or was that an accident?
Pauline, just hours before the alleged ambush was overheard telling Buford she was leaving and planned to report his corruption. He responded saying if she tried that she wouldn't live to see the light of day. Hours later, she was dead. Did you know about their marital problems and separation?
@@bufordpusser1122Excuse me I'm not trying to be rude but who in the world told you that story???
After seeing the movie. I am so surprised by your backstory. Thank you for your information and the update, I will look into your book. Thanks!
I bet ya the tbi will officially state that their findings are inconclusive. Citing the decomp and passage of time factors. Highly unlikely their findings will point at legendary lawman buford.
So, your suggesting that the TBI knowingly interviewed new witnesses, obtained new evidence, got Pauline's family involved. then got the prosecutor convinced that an autopsy needed to be performed, then got a Judge to sign a court order allowing it just so they say its inconclusive? Why then did they, in your estimation, start this process to begin with?
Very interesting that Mike waited until after the death of Dwana to persue his theory. If the death of Pauline is being investigated why isn't the death of Buford receiving the same?
Mike, thanks for these videos and the work you have put in investigating. Very interesting
Thank you.
Just found your channel Mike keep up the good work
We love conspiracy and re-writing history. But 99% of the time, the logical explanation is the correct one. The sheriff did not kill his wife and suffer self-inflicted horrific wounds himself.
His injury was not as bad as the movie made it out to be n
@@keithshamradioworld2793it was. There are photos of the injury online.
Horrific wounds, like Hollywood made it out to be? Lmao. I grew up not far from there and the movie Walking Tall was a joke. Just as big a joke as America's war on drugs.
@@anonone8954cool glad to know that.
You know that law enforcement is the biggest joke in america.
It keeps the private prisons full and also keeps a big group of freemasonry employed
We actually live in a more corrupt country than Russia ever was.
Freemasonry try to keep it hid but im an old man and I have studied things for years .
It's a big rabbit hole!!!
i believe the tbi is just pandering to an individual who keeps contacting them with there own bs to be able to add to another book and if the tbi says buford is innocent id like to hear and see an apology but i dout it will come...
A man I knew years ago told me that he and others that knew bufard. That he took advantage of the situation and murdered his wife in the car..he told me that bufard was involved in all sorts of activities..
So is the Biden family, what’s going to be done about that ? He was seeing Jill on the side and his wife died in a suspicious car accident , so is
anyone investigating that ? Sounds like we Elam on that case ?
Buford
I live here in the next county over, and most of us here all KNOW that Pusser was no saint. 99% of that Hollywood movie was fluff.
would it be possible for you to turn up the volume for those of us with hearing difficulty ?
I stumbled on your channel after Pauline was exhumed. I must say very interesting info and looking forward to hearing more.
Here are my thoughts. I think you're right, but you may also have to be open that the autopsy after all this time could still be inconclusive. Some of Buford's inconsistent statements could be written off as trauma-related. There could also be multiple things that make it impossible to know. A marksman could have placed a shot that covers up evidence that Buford shot her, is one. All I am doing is using my analytical and law enforcement background, having been both a military cop and an Intelligence Analyst in my time in the military. All I can say is Buford and Governor Blayton were pals. I was an early teen when Buford died or was killed while campaigning for Blayton. I was too young to know much about when he was actually sheriff. My first exposure to this was the two Walking Tall movies. I am skeptical that the TBI reopening the investigation will lead to a firm conclusion because the wants to the that know are all dead. We used to say when I was an Intel analyst that it's only speculation of what they will find. It may be an excellent educated speculation, but it still is a speculation nonetheless.
I think it's strange the Pauline would even be going with him at that hour it's none of her business
To the most dangerous place in the south at the time.
Then you haven’t read the entire story. Whether it’s true or not
Why does it appear from the photos of the fury Buford was driving , bullet holes on the past side of the vehicle? Seems to me the holes would have been on the driver side of the car and none on the passenger side . Just asking?
The encounter of those thugs and fatal first shots to hit her could have been from the pass side and his jaw shot was on the left side, at closer range,...
Was there rut tire tracks from that car behind church any oil drips or fluid leaks from that car,...Also did Pusser have communication with anybody before incident as late as 2 hours or even day or two before, what else was in the car besides the guns in trunk and were they all tested..???
@@robertpickett2569 who really knows???
Nice to know the true story but this was so long ago, and I really don't understand the point, most that were living in that time are long gone now..... I guess it's important to the locals in that area, other than that just to fans of the movies and books that came out over the years.. Thanks for sharing, I remember years ago his accident case was shown on the TV show Unsolved mysteries claiming he was murdeered, which now we know that wasn't the case.
In all fairness if we are going to explore the possibility that Buford Pusser being a hero has been exaggerated then we also need to consider the possibility that the claims of him being a fraud have also been exaggerated. I suspect the truth is probably somewhere in the middle but we will probably never know for sure. I'm sure he had his flaws and sins like the rest of us. In my opinion he didn't kill his wife because I can't see him shooting himself in the face to cover up a crime. It just doesn't make since. Anyway I will continue to admire this man until I see PROOF to do otherwise.
Do your own independent research then and put out your own videos. Better yet, why don't you unsubscribe and buzz off. Stick to the fantasy version of this crooked cop.
Me too! I think that family members of all those losers that he helped put away are trying one last time to ruin him.
the family needs the truth
Why is everyone forgetting that Buford had his jaw nearly blown off in this ambush?
Isn’t it strange that it took this so called ambush to occur before any interest was shown about a movie. Take that event out of the picture and you have a normal appearing county sheriff. Just an observation folks so don’t get your panties in a wad!!
I wonder how Dwana would feel. If she was living. If Buford had something to do with her mother's death. Did her daughters agreed on the autopsy?
He's not here to defend himself either.
check your audio before you post. some of us would like to be able to hear it.
Hear it fine without headphones. My wife says I have selective hearing as I am north of 70.😅
Are you trying to say he killed his own wife?
The only investigation I care about right now is the one involving Joe Biden being mentally fit to be our president!! Oh wait the Democrats say he is fine!
But He isn't fine by a long shot
They say the same about Trump. I think he had his first wife killed
No he is not and this goes way beyond Republicans versus Democrats! This is a very serious matter for our country and the consequences could be devastating!
Mike I’m no scientist but Mrs Pauline has been deceased since 1967 what are they expecting to see when they open the casket? Seems to me they’re would be severe decomposition there.
The comparison I make on something like this was the exhumation of JP Richardson (“The Big Bopper”). He was exhumed many years after death to be reburied in another section of a cemetery in Beaumont, TX, where a statue could be placed in his honor. Bill Bass conducted a photographic autopsy due to rumors and speculation that he had survived the crash (which it was discovered he did not). According to Bass, the body was in near perfect condition. I would assume that this would be the case with Mrs. Pusser.
Toxicology and bullet trajectory.
If she was properly embalmed she should look similar to how she appeared the day of the burial. I say this because she was in a casket and the casket was placed in a vault for burial. This helps preserve the body even more. It 's possible they could determine entry and exit wounds, trajectory of projectiles, how many time she was actually shot, other forms of trauma that have occurred etc.
I think that people should just let her continue to rest, she was with her husband when unfortunately they were ambushed.
volume is very low even though I have it turned all the way up.
Very interesting videos. Thanks for posting
Where did that car end up? Plymouth fury right?
According to sources, Buford took it out of service and had it buried near Crump. I and law enforcement agencies have tried to locate it without success.
@@bufordpusser1122 oh gee, no one thought that was odd at all I suppose
Yeah, doesn’t everyone bury old cars? That alone raises a huge red flag!
I think the TBI is chasing something that will never be found!
You are accomplishing absolutely nothing. Everyone involved is either dead or in prison. Desecration of Pauline's grave is certainly not honoring her memory or getting justice for her murder.
While growing up I really enjoyed the Walking Tall movies and the television series! Many years later I was very excited to hear there was a movie remake………. So disappointing! The Rock and Knoxville along with the producers absolutely sucked!!!
you may be giving them far more credit than they deserve.
Why all the Re-Investigation? I am in Arkansas, and unfortunately only know of the Legend of Sheriff Pusser.
Because there are indications he was involved with his wife's murder.
@@bufordpusser1122 okay I'll read up on the New Details, if time permits. Thanks again.
@@bufordpusser1122 what are those factors/suspicions???
I really would like to know what this eye topsy is going to show it's been a long time since she was buried and what is this going to really happen
I don't think the museum is open anymore. Anyone know?
Mike you need more volume...
Why wasn’t the movie walking tall not filmed in adamsville? People pressure maybe.