Additional evidence on Pusser homicide to be released

UPDATE: Evidence connects Bufford Pusser to wife’s murder, authorities say

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Additional evidence in the murder of Pauline Mullins Pusser is expected to be made public.

According to a media advisory from the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, a press conference will be held on Friday, August 29, in Somerville.

It will be a joint press conference including District Attorney General Mark Davidson (25th Judicial District), the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the University of Tennessee Martin.

The conference, set to take place at the UTM Somerville Center, is expected to “announce court filings and discuss the evidence that has helped bring closure to the Mullins family nearly six decades after her murder.”

Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News on-air and online Friday for details on the press conference and the updates shared.

In 2023, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation posted on their social media a request asking for tips regarding the 1967 shooting death of Pauline Pusser, wife of former McNairy County Sheriff Bufford Pusser.

Just months later, in February 2024, Pauline’s remains were exhumed from the Adamsville Cemetery to undergo an autopsy, decades after her death.

In January 2025, the TBI confirmed they had completed their investigation into Pauline’s murder, and that her remains were returned to her grave. The TBI shared that the investigation was turned over to District Attorney General Mark Davidson.

According to the Office of the State Chief Medical Examiner, the results of the autopsy were sealed by a court order.

SEE ALSO: 

• Pauline Pusser’s remains to undergo autopsy 57 years later (February 8, 2024)
• Pauline Pusser remains returned to gravesite (April 8, 2024)
• Petition calls for release of information on Pauline Pusser murder (July 7, 2025)

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