#14 BUFORD PUSSER: The Other Story "Moonshining"
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2022
- This installments covers several; subjects. It tells how the "legend" misrepresents the number of stills Buford shut down, Dwana's claims in USA Today that Buford had to fight not only the state line mob but the Dixie Mafia as well as the "Detroit Mob." It also explains why moonshining was so prevalent, how it is made, the taxes required on the product and much more.
I used to live in Jackson, TN which is pretty near McNairy County. My regular dental hygienist was out, and another lady cleaned my teeth one time. She was from McNairy county. I asked if she knew anything about Buford Pusser. She talked the entire time about him and how inaccurate the movies were. She said he was crooked and took payoffs, among other things. Idk what to believe, but still enjoy reading and learning about him.
Being from the law enforcement community myself, I was really surprised regarding what I learned about Buford. I was extremely disappointed as I had always thought of him as a hero.
@@bufordpusser1122 No man is perfect and Buford was only a man, but he busted some moonshine with a big old hickory.
@@edwardclement102 he never carried the stick it may have been in his trunk but part of the scene it was not
@@edwardclement102 ,
You must have watched Walking Small too many times !
Next time you watch it ,
Stop and read the part when it first comes on ,
It doesn't say True Story !
It says based on Certain Events .
You should learn the difference and how Hollywood Hype is about Excitement and Drama to bring in Movie MONEY !
Trust me..., she was right. When you have some of those old bar owners bragging about giving him payoffs so they would hear about raids before they happened, that tells you a lot. And that was just part of his corruption.
I don't know about Buford or McNairy County or even moonshine but I am enjoying listening to you! A person cannot argue a point unless you know enough about it! I heard of Benton County Arkansas but cannot remember how I do know of it! Upstate New York! I can see you have done your homework!
Hello Mike,
I just recently started watching your series and find it very informative and interesting. Of course I saw the "Walking Tall" series back in the 1970s, but didn't really become interested in the topic until I moved to Corinth Mississippi in Feb.1981. Actually I was married at the Baptist Church on route 45 just before the Tennessee state line. Both of our daughters were born at Magnolia Hospital on rt.72 in Corinth. So I naturally became interested in Buford & co. At that time the Shamrock Motel building and sign was still intact; The office was used as a package store selling beer as beer was illegal in Alcorn county at the time. There was a Shell gas station across the highway and bar/"club" looking building. Was that originally the "White Iris"? A buddy of mine I worked, fished,hunted, with took me out to the New Hope Church and ambush site. Anyway, I am only on episode 14 now and am looking forward to watching more. Yes, I'll be ordering your book as well. Thank You! Jeff
My mom was born and raised in McNairy county Tennessee... And I've learned that they don't want to talk about something or if they do they don't tell the truth most the time that's not everybody but that's a good portion of them.... So I can say they just looked the other way... My mama ain't talking so I'll just have to get it online......😢
Thank you for bringing us this eye opening videos, I can't wait for more in the future and read your book, thank you.
Thank you for watching.
@@patrickelamm2890 Thanks for the kind words
This story sounds a lot like Elmore Leonard's Fire in the hole. You know Rayland Givens and Justified TV show.
Powerful men sometimes abuse their power, born and raised in Randolph county NC. Semper Fortis. Lived in Maryville for about a yr. while installing and rebuilding some equipment in the Alcoa plant. Some of my family made shine (peach brandy) and raced in Nascar.
Abuse we have a guy who created companies got a lot investors made a ton of money and filed for bankruptcy and in 10 years came back bigger and richer finally the law set him in prison and faked a heart attack and conned highway out and others did similar things
My grandmother was Artie May Hathcock
I live in Hardin co Tn and have been here 20+ years now and am disabled like you I have followed the movies and knew his daughter for a while she was troubled and I knew that much I want to know the truth too. I made my share of moonshine back in the day but what I made was for my own use only and the art was passed on to me and it is a art if done correctly I used to work off my mash in 11 days although now they have yeast that can work off a batch in 2 or 3 days and you must pour off the first 4oz of the workings thats the blind shine or methynol. I enjoy your video's and if I could see I'd read the book. Best wish's
Thanks so much.
My stepfather as a sheriff age 34 in NC 2 terms not dirty but settled many drunk wife beaters out of court 😊 he was rough on vehicles. A 10 minute ride to the movie theater with us kids 10 minutes was like 3 minutes. Cooked dinner for all shifts every Saturday. Hired first two black officers. One made chief of police other 33 years service.He wasn't on the take because the money just wasn't there. My biological father a good man partied was caught drinking and driving 5 times the law was laid down deputies were ordered to tuck him in bed no arrest. After he was sheriff he was a civilian and probation officer nothing else. you remind me of him. You're just a civilian trying to find the truth.. Good bless u mike😊
LE has always allowed for moonshining to the amount of 5 gallons for personal use as it is here in South Carolina. So. Moonshiners for profits absolutely intend commiting crime.
I like your videos i learn a lot i remember some years ago we had county jail break here in Randolph county Missouri and two of our deputies diead trying to stop it eventually though those who participated got and were dealt with and eventually led to a complete combined county courthouse so weve had our own problems buyi don't think we were anywhere near mc nairy county but thanks for the videos
Ive only used copper or stainless or both together id line my stainless pot with copper sheeting and my cap would be the same way and my worm and condenser was always pure copper tubing i never used the rolled soldered sheet method ive seen lld timers use to get that to bend and twist and not wrinkle is amazing itself
Yes, listening to men in prison, like Corcoran Penitentiary always talk about making prison hooch and yeast to ferment, which is noisy and are caught !
Mike, being in NW Asaw I guess its prudent to go light on Kirksey and the "honorable" judge nix.
Spot on mate.
You aint gotta have yeast only sugar water and it needs to be spring water but the yeast is only an accelerant mostly
Good video sir
I am skeptical of Walking Tall NOW after hearing the other side of the story im gonna purchase the book cuz its interesting to know what really did happen. I believe you I have no doubt on the things you say I thought amityville was a true story ( & still do think it was haunted ) YOU JUST NEVER KNOW it was so different back then & could get by with alot. you have proof on the facts on some of what happened so the bottom line I BELIEVE YOUR TELLING THE TRUTH. Good luck on your research & good luck on selling your book. I think your honest about what your saying.
Check out Americas untold stories Amityville Horror, there’s probably a lot of that story you’ve never heard
Thank you so much.
Haunted? Are you a grown adult? There is no afterlife. No spirits hovering the earth. There is only life and death. Don't fear the dead, they are rotting in their tombs. Fear the living, monsters like Buford Pusser roam the earth among the living.
Mike I am new to your channel and I knew Buford and was great friends with him and I find your videos and conversations very interesting to say the least .
My grandmother was Artie May Hathcock, did you know her?
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I’m 68 and have enjoyed a lifelong interest in organized crime, especially the American Mafioso , the five (5) families and all that. I’ve read and have many books on the subject , and with the advent of the internet have spent many hours reading about and researching the subject. With that background stated , in my view if the Detroit mafia had a problem with Sheriff Pusser , then he would have been dealt with harshly and probably murdered. Just my view. I enjoy your channel and look forward to each new episode. Regards
I agree and Thanks!
Did you work lost prevention for walmart their corporate office is in Arkansas
Did Armistead publicize the DXMAF term after RICO or before? Think about it, strategically. I believe Rudy first used it large scale in 84'
Stay away from trolls. Don't feed the trolls. They will go away. Pimple faced kids that live in their mom's basement should get a job. Lol. Neal
The "trolls are all over Facebook supporting the false Pusser Legend. Pusser shut down the moonshiners that refused to pay him, or couldn't afford to pay him. The club and beer joint operators? I don't know of a single one he shout down , nor do I know of a single state liner he sent to prison, do why is he credited with "cleaning up the state line"? IT ALL MOSTLY MYTH!!!
@@bufordpusser1122 I think the truth is somewhere in between. Small towns can be like that for sure. In my hometown in Mississippi, the sheriff is the richest guy in town. How do I know? Because my brother married his daughter. County is dry but every Friday and Saturday there was a party at our country club including doctors lawyers police chief, judges, rich farmers, and most bussiness owners. Almost every house I've been in had a stocked bar and moonshine. His first year he busted more stills than any other sheriff in the history of Tennessee. I think his story has been embellished a bit. Here is one thing, if he was such a great lawman how the heck did he not get relected for sheriff ? I'll tell you why, because the residents lost most of their cheap and wanted moonshine. It's crazy to put law enforcement in jeopardy of great bodily harm for federal tax not collected. It always good to hear both sides of every story. Neal
@@bufordpusser1122 Mike i had an uncle who lived in Columbia Tennessee. My uncle bought a violin and once word got around it was a 100% Stradivarius
After listening to you and I’ve changed the way I feel about Buford and I’m terribly sorry to find out about that he mistreated his wife and possibly killed her !! And I would never have guessed that he would take pay offs from criminals to leave them alone. I was so let down to find that.. I guess I had it down that he was almost perfect!!
So did I at one time.
Kinda makes me think of the burt Reynolds movie that the actor that played congressman Leo Ryan in Guyana tragedy ned Beatty played a crooked sheriff
@@earlyoung2215 yes I forgot about that movie!! lol
Yeah can't remember the sheriff's name or movie but yes burt Reynolds and nex Beatty played in it
Be glad when the results get back in on Pauline.
Maybe you'll be happy. PUNK
I recently moved to the area... do you think that the corruption us still going on in Mcnairy?
No, I don't believe it is.
Guy Buck is a damn fine sheriff.
@@burtstaggs8631 You're God Damn right he is!!
@@burtstaggs8631guck fuy buck
Of course it is.
Mike, tell the truth, if you fought moonshiiners and got your jaw shot off would you be upset and did elvis pay for bufords hospital bills
Buford was shot in the chin, not the Jaw as the movie showed. You will have to ask Elvis if he paid Buford's hospital bills. Good luck with that.
I demand proof either prove Mike Elam is a liar or apologize
Still a hero. Maybe not squeaky clean. But he bleed. And bleed deeply for the law. Did you. Or just arthritis from the rear end
Say Mr. Elam do you think America with climate change and all we'll ever have a nationwide Moonshine used as gasoline for fuel it would be a. Better use and provide needed tax revenue job creation and would be better but not the traditional way
Mike does not clearly distinguish that the disparity between the reported facts and the events as depicted in the movie really belongs at the door of Bing Crosby Productions and not with Buford as he implies.
Yes BCP changed and distorted many of the events in Buford's life as Hollywood normally does in the movies that claim to be based on people's lives.
We all know that Buford was not perfect and may have bent a few rules along the way, but if Mike wants others to believe "The other story" then credibility would dictate that he provides facts and information of the things that Buford did right and I do not remember such citings.
Buford was elected to office 3 times and there was a limit of three consecutive terms, and if Buford was the type of man the M.E. describes, I seriously doubt that he would have held that office as long as he did.
Buford Claimed Walking Tall was 85 to 90% accurate. Buford took what the movie told about him and ran with it as if it were true..., it wasn't. Bent a few rules? Who is being disingenuous here? Buford was a corrupt Sheriff who demanded payoffs for people to be allowed to operate their beer joints, clubs, make moonshine and bootleg. Sure, Pusser did some good things, every sheriff has to if they want to get re-elected, however, Buford made sure the Public knew of his good deeds while hiding his corruption. Back then there was no social media, no internet, no cell phones. He could control the local media. My question is why don't you know of all the corrupt things he did? I'll wait....
@@bufordpusser1122. And you learned this from internet research?
Why do you say that Mike Elam was also a lawman so he knows things and was privy to things the general public didn't know because it was his job so remember we aren't he here praising or bad nothing Mike Elam no we are here hearing from Mike Elam the part people don't want to hear that thing this world has a problem with the T R U T H you know that thing that hurts but no matter how hard you try to hide or bury it finds it's way to light
Listen if you think Mike Elam is lying go to mcnary county Tennessee and prove him wrong I don't think you can
Don't take Mike's word for it so what Mike did study investigate for yourself
List the names of people that said pusser was paid off
Paul Moore (Moore's Place), Betty Sparks (Anchor Club), Dennie Howell, (Law Enforcement), Olin "Sonny " Davis (Selmer P.D.), Diane Vance (Buford's Stepdaughter) Barbara Anderson (Louise Hathcock's niece) and MANY others from both sides of the story.
Sheriff Pusser was voted out of office in 1969 I believe. Citizens must of voted him out for some reason. I don't know. I read a book about the corruption in that area had been around for years prior to 1964 when Mr. Pusser was elected Sheriff. Mississippi Governor during the 1950s sent the State Police in to raid the places after AAA travel advisories we're warning travelers of driving South from Chicago to vacation. After the gambling establishments were closed they rebuilt new ones on top of the state line making it hard for State and County jurisdictions to prosecute. Also by building on the state line they could avoid being denied building permits in Mississippi by getting them approved in Tennessee.
Buford was forced out by term limits as then, a Tennessee Sheriff could only serve three consecutive two year terms. He had to leave office in 1970. He ran again 1972 after setting out a term but the citizens of McNairy County refused to re-elect him. His opponent, Clifford Coleman, won by asking voters, if your son or daughter were to be arrested tonight, who would you want to do it, me or Buford? That says volumes.
Can't believe this guy, someone did a background on him and they he was in a mental hospital!!! Movies are all half baked but Burford Pusser story is all real maybe not like the movie but the events are true, pictures of his shot up face proves this man is a liar!
Alright people this is bullshit I demand proof you call Mike Elam a liar ok prove him a liar or apologize I demand someone can't tell the damn truth anymore
If you think this only happen there, you need to go to more little towns. Buford pusser is a myth but still must have been a good chief of police. If he was so good, why the heck didn't he get relected? He was driving that corvette like a crazy man. Just look at the wreckage. I think he was a good for sure. Neal
The "opportunities" that Buford took as Sheriff, didn't exist in the small town of Adamsville, so yes, this made him look like a good chief of police.. And his BAC was .18 at the time of his accident..., he died as a drunk driver.
If you have visited my Facebook page BUFORD PUSSER: The Other Story , you would know that I have mentioned on many occasions that the problem was not unique to McNairy County as payoffs to sheriffs was almost a southern tradition.
According to family who currently lives in Reagan, TN just up the road in Henderson County, Buford didn't get re-elected due to terms limits the first time. The second time he ran, the local people weren't happy with they way they were depicted in the movie, fueled in part by the opposing candidate. The people felt Buford had gone "Hollywood." He was elected as Constable In Adamsville for 2 years from 1970-1972.
@@seanoleary1979 That is a great point. There is always 2 sides for every story. Bootleggers, gambling and cards and growing marijuana are what is called victimless crimes. I'm not saying that is right, but is their choice they make and live with the consequences of their actions. Most of the crime portrayed in the books and movies was a huge STRETCH which I believe. It's nice to get the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth. Lol. Neal
Burford was a honest man 💯% you are full of bull!!
You didn't know the real Buford. The TBI just announced they are again looking into the death of Pauline Pusser.
@mikeelam2010 I know my mother new him and she said that he was a good man that's enough for me
Do you feel modern Wal Mart is communist Mike?
No, unfortunately, like so many other companies they go to the vendors where they can get the best price, even if the goods come from China. When I worked for Sam, he was all about selling items made in America. Now its about corporate greed.
@@bufordpusser1122 yes sir that was my point. They have thrown away mister Sam's ideas , anyway I don't think he would shop there today.
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You know I've seen your videos on here and like you always look for the truth of course you know Hollywood is notorious for taking a story and embellishing it which is probably basically what it was and with the walking movies and it's a lot different on screen than it is when you really look into it you know you were talking with w.o.'s son and when he described his father's club it's not what was in the movie of course like I said Hollywood is a fabrication of things anyway and of course I've heard the accusation made oh well you're doing this because you're jealous of Bufford I don't I don't think so because you you were a lawman and you delt with things the only thing is you didn't write a big story about it and make a big to do that you were this big brave bad guy and I think people like you want on those websites to say their way and any criticism is not allowed allowed where your website is I want to hear your comments which is the way it should be so thank you for doing I don't think you're getting rich off of this I think you're just trying to bring the truth
Keep on talking about Buford
I intend to. People need to know how crooked he was and how a fictional movie fooled so many people into believing he was a hero. ALWAYS question a movie that claims to be a true story.
Want to help Buford hey is the man
He was a crooked sheriff who was involved in the murder of his wife. He was nothing like the man we saw in the movie and the movie was nothing like the real story.
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