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Pauline testified that he was in Illinois at the time, and Buford produced a punch-time card from his factory job in Chicago.

He was found not guilty.

He later said he'd lied.

Cammie Wilson also talked with one of Buford Pusser's former deputies about the many times Buford had reported being attacked or hurt on the job.

Buford Pusser's stepdaughter, Diane, also talked with Cammie Wilson about her mother's death.

Diane told Cami Wilson that Buford Pusser was, quote, a man to be afraid of.

Cami says Diane was not the only person who told her they thought Buford had killed his wife.

When she got back to Ohio, Cami Wilson called up Buford Pusser for an interview.

He denied everything?

The headline of Cammie's article was, The Sheriff Walked Tall and Violently.

A year after Cammie Wilson published her first article, she published another one, shortly after Buford Pusser's death.

One thing is sure, she wrote, most citizens of McNary are not grieving.

She also quoted a former sheriff from across the state line in Mississippi who told her before Buford Pusser's death, as far as I'm concerned, Pusser is just a thug.

Did you think that maybe something might change in the investigation into Pauline's death after you wrote those articles?

We'll be right back.

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