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Sheriff who inspired ‘Walking Tall’ films killed his wife, authorities say  The Washington Post Famed sheriff who inspired movie killed his wife in 1967, investigators say  yahoo.com Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder  ABC News ‘Walking Tall’ sheriff accused of murdering his wife following cold case twist: authorities  Fox News Ex-TN Sheriff Buford Pusser believed responsible for …

Hard-Nosed Sheriff Who Inspired ‘Walking Tall’ Movie Killed His Wife, Inquiry Says  The New York Times Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder  ABC News ‘Walking Tall’ sheriff may have killed wife, Tenn. police say  upi.com ‘Walking Tall’ sheriff accused of murdering his wife following cold case twist: authorities  Fox News Ex-TN Sheriff Buford Pusser believed responsible for …

A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered by his enemies, authorities said Friday. Authorities acknowledged that the finding will likely shock many who grew up as fans of Buford Pusser and watched 1973’s “Walking Tall,” …

‘Spiritual Delusion’ Led to Father and Son’s Apparent Drownings, Sheriff Says  The New York Times Amish Mom Seen Crying With 3 Kids Before Allegedly Driving Them Into Lake to Prove ‘Worthiness to God’  People.com Authorities say ‘spiritual delusion’ played role in deaths of Ohio husband, child who drowned in lake  NBC News Atwood Lake deaths of Amish father, 4-year-old child preceded by ‘spiritual …

After launching a widespread manhunt for a person accused of stabbing a Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger, officials said Thursday the ranger who claimed to be attacked in Staunton State Park this week was never in any danger.  Callum Heskett, 26, was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges Thursday for the “elaborate hoax” that sent Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies and …

A South Texas woman who was arrested on murder charges in 2022 after using medication to terminate her pregnancy has alleged new details about her case against a local sheriff and prosecutors, claiming they violated her constitutional rights. Her Aug. 12 court filing comes as the debate over medicated abortion is heating up in Texas, with Attorney General Ken Paxton …

Mother Who Said 7-Month-Old Was Kidnapped Stops Cooperating, Sheriff Says  The New York Times Emmanuel Haro missing: Father of missing 7-month-old baby in Yucaipa has previous child abuse conviction, court records show  ABC7 Los Angeles Father of missing California baby has felony child cruelty conviction  KTLA K9s Deployed, Haro Home Searched as Investigation into Emmanuel’s Disappearance Intensifies  VVNG Mother’s story questioned by authorities as …

BOSTON – Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, who serves as the Sheriff for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, has been charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company.   Tompkins, 67, of Boston, Mass, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of Extortion Under Color of Official Right. He was taken …

New Orleans — The sheriff who oversees a New Orleans jail that was the site of a brash escape of 10 inmates earlier this year told CBS News in an exclusive interview Thursday that prison staffing and design flaws played a major role in the breakout.    Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the Orleans Parish Justice Center jail, built …

A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility that killed three members of its arson and explosives unit, authorities said Friday. At the time of the July 18 blast, the veteran deputies were working on two “military-style” grenades that had been taken into custody by authorities. One of the grenades detonated, and the …