Mike Elam

That's what The Rock said.

That's what The Rock said.

Of course, the perception that America has is that Buford was a real hero, that he cleaned up the state line and that he sought revenge for his wife's death. But, you know, there's a whole other story that needs to be told.

Of course, the perception that America has is that Buford was a real hero, that he cleaned up the state line and that he sought revenge for his wife's death. But, you know, there's a whole other story that needs to be told.

Like everybody else, when I first heard the story of Buford Pusser, I was a huge fan. I don't think they made fans any bigger than me. I admired the man and everything he did. The 12th of August had me convinced. Then the movie came out and I saw the movie. I thought it was incredible. It told a really entertaining story. And, you know, I was just filled with admiration for Buford.

Like everybody else, when I first heard the story of Buford Pusser, I was a huge fan. I don't think they made fans any bigger than me. I admired the man and everything he did. The 12th of August had me convinced. Then the movie came out and I saw the movie. I thought it was incredible. It told a really entertaining story. And, you know, I was just filled with admiration for Buford.

I think I can speak for just about anyone who's been in law enforcement. They will tell you that one thing you never do is take your spouse to a disturbance call. A disturbance call can go sideways so quickly, and it's just dangerous for everyone.

I think I can speak for just about anyone who's been in law enforcement. They will tell you that one thing you never do is take your spouse to a disturbance call. A disturbance call can go sideways so quickly, and it's just dangerous for everyone.

It was a very convoluted system of back roads to get to the state line. That didn't make sense to me because he was just two blocks from Highway 64 and he could have got on Highway 64, then on 45, been to the same location in a very short time. Whereas this convoluted system of roads, several of them were unimproved at that time. And so it would have been a much slower route.

It was a very convoluted system of back roads to get to the state line. That didn't make sense to me because he was just two blocks from Highway 64 and he could have got on Highway 64, then on 45, been to the same location in a very short time. Whereas this convoluted system of roads, several of them were unimproved at that time. And so it would have been a much slower route.

Wouldn't they be waiting on either 64 or 45 or possibly even there at the site where he was supposed to be responding to? So that didn't make sense.

Wouldn't they be waiting on either 64 or 45 or possibly even there at the site where he was supposed to be responding to? So that didn't make sense.

We set up a scenario where I would pass by representing Buford's car passing by the church, and we actually had a Cadillac beside the church that gave chase. However, by the time that I got to the bridge, they were still about 200, 250 yards behind me.

We set up a scenario where I would pass by representing Buford's car passing by the church, and we actually had a Cadillac beside the church that gave chase. However, by the time that I got to the bridge, they were still about 200, 250 yards behind me.

And that really started to ring true that if they couldn't catch me in broad daylight, how could that have happened in the pre-dawn hours with no headlights?

And that really started to ring true that if they couldn't catch me in broad daylight, how could that have happened in the pre-dawn hours with no headlights?

Well, I was going 45 and at one time they reached 92 miles an hour in that seven tenths of a mile stretch trying to catch me. And like I say, they were still over 200 yards behind me by the time I reached the ambush point. And that just convinced me that there was no way it happened the way that Buford said. At this point, I just started to gather up all the information that I possibly could and

Well, I was going 45 and at one time they reached 92 miles an hour in that seven tenths of a mile stretch trying to catch me. And like I say, they were still over 200 yards behind me by the time I reached the ambush point. And that just convinced me that there was no way it happened the way that Buford said. At this point, I just started to gather up all the information that I possibly could and

Blood spatter tells you several different things. It can tell you the direction that a shot came from, the height that it came from, the distance the firearm was away from a person. And none of it matched Buford's stories.

Blood spatter tells you several different things. It can tell you the direction that a shot came from, the height that it came from, the distance the firearm was away from a person. And none of it matched Buford's stories.