#15 BUFORD PUSSER: The Other Story "Toehead White"
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2022
- In 1965 Toehead White made some big moves at the state line. He was involved with the Red Carpet Casino Robbery as well as the Three State Moonshine Operation. The two events led to his arrest and prosecution. It was also during this time that many believe Toehead married Louise Hathcock before reporting to prison. This episode also examines Tommy Bivins role at the state line,
Here is a man who is trying to get the truth but unfortunately we live in a grown up world of most folks pretending. Thanks Mike for seeking the truth!
You got that shit right
Thanks for the info Dennis and Mike;
It reminds me when my wife and I lived in Corinth (actually Farmington) from early 1981 to late 1984, if you wanted a drink of liquor you'd likely go to the Holiday Inn on Rt.72 west. You could by bottled liquor at state run stores that could sell nothing but liquor; no cigarettes, candy, etc. I remember one such store you'd walk in and up to a counter; on the wall behind the counter were all the liquors on display, one bottle each. Each bottle had it's own number. I.e.; Jack Daniels # 22, Smirnoff Vodka # 8, and so on. You'd say: "I'd like a number seventeen" they'd go behind the wall to an unseen to the public area, come out with your chosen bottle, wrap it up securely, you'd pay, they'd give you your purchase and off you'd go. If we wanted beer, we'd drive up to the state line at the old Shamrock or across the highway at the Shell gas station and carryout and buy by the 6,12,or case.
Great story I enjoyed your channel & the topics on Bufford Pusser.
Thank you for your guest really enjoying your book, I'm glad I ordered it. thank you for all your investigative hard work to this story, to bring the other side of Buford Pusser, thank you, interesting.
another informative video Mike
And to think… all this time I’ve been wrong about Pusser !! Now that I’ve been watching you guys I’ve about decided he didn’t walk so tall after all !!
six foot six isn't so far down
Dennis is naturally going to trash Pusser.
He was just a kid when all this was happening.
So how much did he really see.
Far more than you might believe. Keep in mind that a lot of the information I use in this series comes from the law enforcement side of the story. Outside Buford's own department, he was not well liked or respected.
Good to see U two! Dennis is 1 of the few who was there in that time! Always fascinating to listen to You two!Good job Guys!
Great story!👍
I was a Sheriff’s Deputy for 14 years! Retired
Thank you for your service in what is all to often a thankless job.
I grew up two counties over from Mcnairy, the state line area was a place that decent people avoided. I'm afraid the movies were all fictionalized to create a false legend.
I was told a little different version of how the robbery happened at The Red Carpet. Carl Towhead White, Jerry James, and another gentleman lost some money and realized they were being cheated and wanted there money back. Jerry James and the other gentleman who was found dead some years later stuck up the place and a deputy sheriff (the bag man) coming through the door. Supposedly Carlos Marcello was hot at Harry Bennett for not kicking the money back once he knew these were serious people.
I truly appreciate you two Mike! I too believe the 'truth' is so much more compelling than b.s.!!!!!!!!
I for one is about Truth as it is the only thing that is Important. Without truth n honesty nothing else matters. But people also believe i am the weird one.. in my life when "My Honesty" has been my own worst enemy used against me
Towhead was the whole problem. Before he got cocky everything was pretty much controlled. He wanted moonshine, he wanted drugs. Louise was a devil woman herself but Jack tempered it all. Then they killed him and all hell really broke loose without Jack.
Any more new programs of this type coming anytime soon ?. They are. Rey enjoyable and informative. Looking forward to seeing more. Great job.
I have been working on the next installment about the death of Louise Hathcock and how her autopsy report debunked Buford's version of her death.
I got your autograph book, I really enjoy it I hope someday they make a movie a documentary They need to, thank you..
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I've seen pictures of Toehead on the slab I'm assuming at mcpeters or the Corinthian funeral home, my family where Hobart and Grady Bingham
I interviewed Hobart about Buford and Toehead as well.
I really enjoy this video series Mike, It's nice to get all this information out there and let the individual make their own call on the facts! And Dennis nice to see you out here again
Interesting story
Dennis has a lot of first hand information and has pointed me to sources on both the state line AND law enforcement sides of the story. The never claims that his relatives were angles, only that their stories of criminal activities were embellished to make make Buford look like the hero he never was. I was amazed when I started researching this story of how many law enforcement officer knew Buford was corrupt and disliked him.
I think White still has a sister living in MS in her mid 80s
louise also had 2 different social security numbers indication is from 2 different states
That really confused me. I thought one per person was all we got issued
Exactly. We only get one.
I misspelled Buford's name in another video. All I needed to do is look above your head.
Towhead you shoulda ducked
He should have stayed out of town and out of trouble.
@@bufordpusser1122 yup. You play and man you pay
Do you know who inherited all buford's money after his death? And also when you mentioned towhead in the movie he would be called pinky Dobson and also you say there was no John wither Mr Big
His daughter, with his mother as overseer, the mother spend most of it trying to prove Bufford was murdered.. though it should be noted at the time of accident his alcohol level was above the legal limit.
There was no real life John Witter Pinking Dobson etc. These to characters were used to look like others. Witter was supposed to be a fix and white collar criminal. The real Toehead had no political connections as Witter did in the movies.
Pinking Dobson was also made to look like some sort of organized and displayed traits of Toehead White and Paul David English. For instance, English actually escaped from the McNairy county Jail much like White escaped from a hospital with under guard. Buford also shot English during a car chase similar to what was shown in the movies. There were difference in the circumstances however as the actual story was manipulated to shore up Pusser's reputation as a hero.
I feel deceived after watching the movies. Walking Tall never had any true portrayals of the state line such as Towhead White. The element of criminality in the movies was presented as more of an organized crime system ran by higher ups out of state- like the actual mafia. Louise’s death in the movie was nothing at all the way I’ve read about. Plus, it never shows how Buford and his father were the police chiefs of Adamsville; it made them out to be sawmill operators.
Then the made of character of John Witter was another thing that I could not understand.
Great observations...yes, many of us were fooled by the movies. Fortunately we now know the truth about many things.
@@bufordpusser1122 my wife & I visited Mcnairy county twenty years ago. I was surprised how such a small, rural area could attract enough attention to make a movie like Walking Tall.
@@likesanddislikesetc Most of the attention came from the "ambush". It's not that hard for Hollywood to add 85% embellishment on top of that.
I am from west tn my father owned grocery stores his right man was j d plunk plunk was from selmar and the story the original story was the one true these others guys just trying to put a man legendary status down
Please tell me what I have wrong. I interviewed people from both sides of the story, law enforcement personnel and state liners alike. Both groups told similar stories about Buford..., that he was corrupt.
@@bufordpusser1122 I'm beginning to believe everything about our country is corrupt and maybe always has been and that makes me very sad
Is mike still living?
@mikeelam2010
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Unfortunately, he passed away a couple of years ago after a long illness.
Glad to see you back Mike, just watched all your new videos. It is truly crazy the facts you have laid out. I really hope exhuming Pauline’s body provides answers to your questions.
I do think Buford was corrupt and on the take. I just find it hard to believe, a man would shoot himself in the face. Just crazy to think about. Thanks for searching for the truth.
On one side yall talk about the state line not being bad and it was all BS.
Then yall talk about everything they were doing.
What's the truth
Who said the state liners weren't bad? I have said stories about them were embellished, but Thats about it. They just weren't as bad as the movies made them out to be.
I have watched all of the videos and from what I see the author has an agenda to gaslight everyone and make it look like the bad guys were little angels serving tea and finger sandwiches when they weren't robbing or killing each other. This guy is detached from the truth and needs a outlandish gimmick to sell books. The lying gimmick is that Buford was the bad guy. I am nearly 66 and I know better. This story time fable reminds me of the guy who wrote a book on the JFK killing and said it was a secret service agent accidently discharged his AR15 striking the President. I get enough gaslighting from the right wing MAGA bunch and I smell a rat.
I read your comment and what I see is someone who is incapable of examining evidence. Actually, the TBI has asked to see my files and has already statements from people who I found that were not known nor questioned by the TBI in 1967. The truth is Buford was just one of the bad guys in a true story that had no heroes. What is your gimmick other than speaking of things you obviously have never researched and know nothing about?
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Is your silly little intra with the annoying music it's very annoying
You make me sick talk about a Tennessee national hero like that You're not a good man I worked in law enforcement rating running drug dealer running interstate criminal near addiction
Buford pussrt was a good man. He struggled