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Gone South

S4|E8: The Real Buford Pusser | Part 2

Gone South

Audacy Podcasts

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

New evidence emerges that casts doubt on the legend of Buford Pusser. The story behind the ambush that killed his wife, Pauline, may not be what it seems. As buried secrets surface, Mike Elam's discoveries may finally force the truth out of the shadows. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know what that is.

0:04.0

An ice cold beer.

0:07.0

What's different?

0:09.0

It's Budweiser.

0:11.0

Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.

0:15.0

Like no other.

0:20.0

Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.

0:22.3

Cheers to that.

0:25.3

Budweiser, like no other.

0:26.8

Please drink responsibly.

0:28.9

For the facts, visit drinkaware.coma.uker.

0:35.6

Previously on Gone South.

0:40.3

At some point they called Beaufort's home, you know, in the early morning hours and told him that there was trouble, you know, there on the state line that he needed to come down

0:45.3

there.

0:46.3

One thing you never do is take your spouse to a disturbance call.

0:51.3

And that's what put her in the car with him that morning. He said that he was

0:56.0

sitting in the car, that they pulled up close enough, that they were right next to him. He didn't

1:01.6

realize they were on him before the shots, you know, came through the car. Of course, the

1:07.8

perception that America has is that Buford was a real hero, that he cleaned up

1:12.8

the state line and that he sought revenge for his wife's death. But, you know, there's a whole

1:19.7

another story that needs to be told. How would an ambush party know that he would even take that

1:26.0

route? All of the blood spatter on the outside of the car leads you to believe that someone was actually standing in front of that car when they were shot.

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