ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly 60 years since her death, investigators released new information Friday on the fate of Pauline Mullins Pusser, the wife of famed Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser.

Generations of families grew up hearing the legendary tales of the lawman, who inspired decades of pop culture — but the history books will be read differently after Friday.

McNairy County has now been faced with a new reality: their local hero, a man who has his own museum and whose name is plastered everywhere, didn't lose his wife in an ambush shooting, as had been previously reported.

Mark Davidson, District Attorney for the 25th Judicial District, said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has “produced evidence sufficient to create probable cause.” That means that “more likely than not,”

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