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Weekly 150: McNairy County

From Pusser to Blanton (Part III)

By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com
Posted 12/20/22

After the death of Louise Hathcock, the legend of Buford Pusser began to snowball with each story or tale, some true, some stretched and others just outright untrue. Each week a new story would be published in the local papers. As the legend grew, so did the battles between Buford and the State Liners. Both sides believed violence was the answer to the problem at hand.

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