A Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood films and generations of law enforcement officers has now been linked to the killing of his own wife, according to newly released findings that have upended a decades-old story.

Authorities said Friday that Buford Pusser, the McNairy County sheriff immortalized in the 1973 film Walking Tall , fatally shot his wife Pauline Mullins Pusser in 1967 and misled the public into believing she was murdered by his criminal enemies, a ccording to The Associated Press .

What we know:

District Attorney Mark Davidson of Tennessee’s 25th judicial district said evidence shows that if Buford Pusser were alive today, prosecutors would present an indictment to a grand jury for his wife’s killing. Investigators also found signs that Pauline endured domestic

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