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I am John here as always with Jamie.

Jamie, I feel like this case has been all over my TikTok, man. Man, it hurts my soul. And it's so weird because it's based on a, well, the story

itself is about a sheriff that we're going to talk about. And they made movies about this,

Walking Tall. There was 173 73 the most recent one had the rock

playing this character one of the best movies ever made so much fun is that outlandish to say yeah

yeah that's really dumb to say but it's a really good movie it is really good johnny knoxfield's like

a sidekick really well done the villain's awesome but the villain is oh somebody famous. He's the guy that will not kiss other women because

he is a devout Christian. Yeah, I can't think of his name. He's been on our friend

Lauren's podcast. He has those eyes that just make you think he's up to no good.

Absolutely. They see through your soul. But the movie's good. It's based on a true story. So I thought, this guy gets it. This guy is all about justice. And then this week, a story breaks to cast some doubt on that. So why don't you get us started talking about him? We are going to be talking about a man named Buford Pusser.

That is the most Tennessee name of all time.

Are we in Tennessee?

Yes, we are, of course.

My grandfather's name was Buford and just takes me back to the mountains.

So this case rose to fame in McNary County, Tennessee.

Serving as sheriff from 1964 to 1970, he became a symbol of law enforcement courage.

He was fighting entrenched criminal networks like the Dixie Mafia along with the Mississippi,

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