Sheriff Buford Pusser was famous in Tennessee for busting the moonshine stills and prostitution rings forged by the "State Line Mob," a collection of gangsters who operated at the Mississippi border. The sheriff would later tell law enforcement that an anonymous person called his home just before 5 a.m. and insisted he drive to the state line, about 25 minutes away. Buford said his wife, Pauline, was suspicious about the call — with reason. Since cleaning up McNairy County, the sheriff had survived multiple gunshot and stab wounds. They got in Buford's squad car and started down the quiet two-way street to State Line Road. Buford would later tell investigators that about 20 miles later, a car with no headlights sped up beside the Pussers and began shooting. Pauline was hit. Buford survived and became an instant fascination: Books and songs were written about him, and the "Walking Tall" movie franchise gave him the Hollywood hero treatment. For decades, rumors swirled that Bufor...