Some say yes and some say no. What is the opinion here?
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kparham — 20 years ago(August 12, 2005 04:54 PM)
In the movie, Buford got a call late one night about an incident and he took his wife when he responded. It was supposedly a "set up" and he was ambushed: he was shot up badly and his wife was killed. I've talked to numerous people, including a person who worked at the shop where his car was taken, who say that ALL of the holes in the car from the bullets were extended OUTWARD - meaning that ALL of the shots came from INSIDE his car. In addition, the bullet holes were all in the roof or just below the roof of the car - meaning that they were at an angle that had to come from the front seat; that they couldn't have come from outside of the car and in particular, another car. Plus, there were two guns found in Buford's car. The first time I heard this I was shocked and didn't believe it. Then I heard it again, and again, and again. All of these people had seen the car "first hand"I guess everyone around here had to go take a look at it. Granted, folks around here are not CSI'sbut we do know one thing - and that's gunsand bulletsand what bullets do.heck, that's three things we know. I guess we're not as backwards as I thought! Anyway, a lot of the people went on to say that Buford and his wife fought like crazy all of the time and that she thought he had a girlfriend that he was going to see before the family went on vacation the next day - that's why she went out on the "call" with him. Some believe that he was mad that his wife was "on to his scheme" and the shooting was a result of this and others think that they went out on an actual call, got into a fight with one another and the shootings were a result. I'm not infering or insinuating anything here and definitely not accusing him of anything - this is what the folks in McNairy say.
Also, many people say that the reason he decided to run for sheriff and put all the "illegal activities" out of business was that when he initially moved back here, he tried to "muscle in" on the activities, take over and get all the money - but it backfired on him and he got severly beaten. Buford was known in high school as a ruthless bully. They go on to say that when he became sheriff, he ended-up getting the money from these illegal activities by letting them stay in business. When he started taking more and more and more, they decided to "get rid of him". I take all these stories with a "grain of salt", but what I CAN say is that all of these folks knew Buford and many of them aren't the type who you would think would lie, make up stories or even gossip. A lot of them you have to "drag the story out of them". -
mcavendish — 20 years ago(January 31, 2006 03:04 PM)
Kparham has no knowledge of anything. The speculation he puts forwrd is all in his mind. No one thinks or speculates what he states. It is a lie, mad up by a sick person trying to have some fun on the net. disregurd nything posted by this person.
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pegnoble — 20 years ago(February 05, 2006 10:21 PM)
McNairy County is in West Tennessee, about 80 miles east of Memphis and just above the Mississippi border at Corinth, Miss. I used to live in Selmer, TN for a couple years and it's located in McNairy County. It's just south of Jackson, TN. His house is a museum and it's located in Adamsville, TN, a short drive from Selmer, TN. I've driven that road between Selmer and Adamsville numerous times and that's where he crashed his car. The corner is not very sharp at all, he should have made the turn just fine. It seemed to be thought by just about everyone that someone had tampered with the brakes on his car and that's what caused him to miss the turn. Or that someone ran him off the road. Pretty amazing guy. One of my instructors at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN was in the original movie. His daughter owns a restaurant in Adamsville named Pusser's at the time I lived there. She cracked me up, big gal, big hair, lots of makeup. Lots of pictures and stuff of Buford in the restaurant though.
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chimera-21 — 12 years ago(May 06, 2013 06:51 PM)
A 'vette is a light car that offered little protection
Wow.
The things you learn on IMDB!
(For those unaware, the 'vette weighed 3500lbs in that erasans fuel and a 250lb driver)
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usa-19 — 20 years ago(December 27, 2005 09:05 AM)
I sincerely believe that we will never really know whether Buford was really murdered or it was just a freak accident. Unfortunately, small towns like where he died do not have the technology to do and complete an in depth investigation. But lets not forget that Buford was a real life hero!
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shendoah-68 — 20 years ago(January 24, 2006 01:46 PM)
Knowing the corruption in goverment,that Tennessee has been known for from Memphis to Nashville clear up to the Smokey Mtns.I have come to the conclusion.That former McNairy County Sheriff Buford H Pusser was murdered on that August nite in 1974,in that firey car crash.I heard from those who knew him personally and yes he did drive fast,but was able to maintain control of his vehicle and was a careful driver!The investigation in my opinion was botched and covered up by state officials.Mr Pusser along with (JFK) (RFK) &(MLK) some day the truth will be known about all of the above listed suspicious cases and what really happened to them!
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Paul-308 — 19 years ago(April 10, 2006 03:17 PM)
It would be interesting to find out what the report of the accident says.What was the condition of the vehicle's brake lines and steering mechanism? I understand that the Corvette burned to the ground,but solid steel parts (like tie rod ends) dont burn up.
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fyrball1052 — 19 years ago(April 11, 2006 12:23 PM)
Paul, The answers to that, is at Carbo's police musuem in Pigeon Forge,TN. They have the car on display, along with parts from the car, I think, one tie rod is displayed and shows where it ( broke, was cut) depending on how you look at the whole wreck
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adejong56 — 20 years ago(February 13, 2006 06:39 AM)
Buford was just as corrupt as the people he was fighting. Then they decided to make a movie about him that he himself helped with? That's pure self-aggrandizement. Plus you don't uphold the law by going on car chases.
I heard stories about Buford and what I hear is that he wasn't the goody two shoes that everybody claimed. -
fyrball1052 — 20 years ago(March 20, 2006 09:49 PM)
I have to start by saying, being from East Tennessee, I grew up hearing about Buford Pusser, and become a BIG fan of him, and the movies, I've done alot of reading, (I own about every book about him and the area). when i started researching things, I had a rather closed mind (i didn't know it).. But I found out, by looking at things different I did.. I'm going to have to defend "Kparham" and what was said on here, Maybe we don't want to hear things, and really don't want to believe these things. BUT there's no cause to call "Kparham" a liar.. we don't know what happened in Mcnairy County at that time.. I've found 2 stories out of that time, And alot more questions.. I'm not buying Hollywood's story. and i don't want to believe the other, But the truth will stand.. There's No need in being nasty on here to each other, because we don't agree with what one says