Jason Guerrasio

Related to something that was happening around the Tennessee-Mississippi line.

And his wife Pauline was very concerned and decided that she was going to ride along with Buford to this call.

So they get in the car and drive while it's still dark out down this windy, gravelly road.

And about halfway there, a car out of nowhere comes out and begins shooting at them.

Buford drives for a little farther, pulls it aside, checks his wife, see what kind of injury she has.

And then the car reappears and completely just shoots up the entire car.

When police showed up,

They saw him completely bloodied, barely able to talk, just trying to kind of hold his jaw together, and then he was rushed to the hospital.

The way it was told to me by many was that if you were friends with him, he was a best friend.

If you weren't, he was your greatest enemy.

He was known as Buford the Bull.

I mean, this is a guy that, you know, once he grew up was 6'6", 200 pounds.

50-plus pounds, a very imposing figure.

So he was perfect for the wrestling ring.

And that's where he met Pauline.

McNary County, Tennessee, back then, even now, is a beautiful region, but a very poor region of the country.

And if you weren't working at a factory or farming, even if you were doing that, you more than likely had a moonshine still in your backyard.

And

For most in that time, you just looked away.

It was something just to pass the time or make some extra money.