1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Crime Alaric hourly update Breaking crime News Now, I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: A woman from New Hampshire identified as Emily Long is 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: facing allegations of embezzling over six hundred thousand dollars from 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: her employer. This following a tragic incident where she is 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: believed to have taken the lives of her husband and 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: two of their children before ending her own life. Just 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: a week prior to the discovery of the deceased family 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: members in their Madbury residence, Long's superior Derek Fisher, reported 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: suspicious financial activities to police. I felt compelled to reach 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: out to law enforcement. Fisher explained, we observed numerous handwritten 11 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: checks made out to her that were being deposited into 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: her personal bank account. Long held a position of director 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: of Operations at Wingott's, a chain of chicken wing restaurants 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: throughout New Hampshire owned by Fisher. He began noticing an 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: alarming discrepancy in the company's accounts earlier this summer. Our 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: findings indicated that from January twenty three to July of 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: this year, more than six hundred and sixty thousand dollars 18 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: had been misappropriated. Fisher stated Fisher attempted to discuss his 19 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: concerns with Long for several weeks before involving the police, 20 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: showing patience because he was aware that her husband, Ryan, 21 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: was battling a serious brain cancer diagnosis. In light of 22 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: her husband's situation, I wanted to be understanding and give 23 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: her time, Fisher said. On August eighteen, he received the 24 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: shocking news Long, her husband, and two children, ages eight 25 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: and six, were found shot to death in their home, 26 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: with Long being the primary suspect. I was utterly devastated 27 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: and heartbroken. I had a deep affection for her and 28 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: her family. I watched her children grow up, Fisher said. 29 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: Their youngest child, a toddler, was discovered unharmed in the house, 30 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: and now Fisher's attention is solely on the well being 31 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: of that little boy, rather than the financial repercussions faced 32 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: by his business. He has decided against pursuing legal action 33 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: to reclaim the lost money. Whatever remains should be for 34 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: that child. He deserves it all. It's unjust for him. 35 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: He had no part in this tragedy. Fisher said. The relationship, 36 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: if any, between the alleged embezzlement and the family's death 37 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: remains unclear. As investigators note that such tragedies often stem 38 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: from multiple factors or crime and justice news. After this, 39 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: a former sheriff from Tennessee, who became the inspiration for 40 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: a Hollywood film about a lawman battling organized crime, was 41 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: found to have killed his wife in nineteen sixty seven, 42 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: all while leading others to believe her death was the 43 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: result of an attack orchestrated by his enemies. This was 44 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: revealed by authorities on Friday. Relation is expected to come 45 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: as a shock to many who admired Bauford Pusser and 46 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: viewed the nineteen seventy three film Walking Tall, which depicted 47 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: him as a resolute and just sheriff with an unwavering 48 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: stance against criminal activity. The film was remade in two 49 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: thousand and four, and Pusser's story motivated numerous individuals to 50 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: pursue careers in law enforcement, stated Mark Davidson, district attorney 51 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: for Tennessee's twenty fifth Judicial District. Prosecutors believe there is 52 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: sufficient evidence to indict Buford Pusser, the sheriff of McNairy County, 53 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: who perished in a car accident seven years after his 54 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: wife's death, for the murder of Pauline Pusser. According to Davidson, 55 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: investigators also found indications that Pauline had been a victim 56 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: of domestic violence. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation worked with 57 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: prosecutors to revisit the decades old case of Pauline's death, 58 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: which was part of its routine review of cold case 59 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: is in issue AID in twenty twenty two. As noted 60 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: by agency Director David Rausch. During their investigation, they identified 61 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: discrepancies between Buford Pusser's account and the physical evidence, received 62 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: a tip about a possible murder weapon, and subsequently exhumed 63 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: Pauline's body for an autopsy. Residents in the area expressed 64 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: surprise when investigators arrived at the cemetery and moved Pusser's gravestone. 65 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: This investigation is not intended to tarnish a legacy, whether 66 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: it's aimed to provide dignity and closure for Pauline and 67 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: her family, ensuring the truth is not lost to time, 68 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: Davidson stated during a live streamed press conference, the truth 69 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: is crucial. Justice is essential, even after fifty eight years, 70 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: Pauline is entitled to both. The case traces back to 71 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: August twelfth, nineteen sixty seven, Beauford Pusser received an emergency 72 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: call early in the morning regarding a disturbance, and reported 73 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: that his wife chose to accompany him as he responded. 74 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: He claimed that shortly after passing New Hope Methodist Church, 75 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,559 Speaker 1: another car approached an opened fire, resulting in Pauline's death 76 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: and injuring the sheriff himself. Beauford Pusser was hospitalized for 77 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: eighteen days and underwent multiple surgeries. The investigation was primarily 78 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: based on his testimony and was quickly closed, according to Rausch. 79 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: Mike Elam, a former sheriff and author of a self 80 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: published book about Pusser, mentioned to the Tennesseean that he 81 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: had provided tips related to the case to the Tennessee 82 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: Bureau of Investigation. As part of the case review, doctor 83 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: Michael Revell, a forensic medical examiner, analyzed post mortem and 84 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,239 Speaker 1: crime scene photos, along with notes from the original medical 85 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: examiner and Buford Pusser's statements. He concluded that it was 86 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: more likely than not that Pauline had been shot outside 87 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: of the vehicle before being placed inside the car. He 88 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: noted that the cranial injuries Pauline sustained did not align 89 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: with the picture of the car's interior and the blood 90 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: spatter on the hood contradicted Bauford Pusser's account. Additionally, the 91 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: gunshot wound on his cheek was determined to be of 92 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: close range wound, likely self inflicted, rather than a long 93 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: range injury, as he described. The autopsy on Pauline revealed 94 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: that she had previously healed from a broken nose, and 95 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: Davidson stated that testimonies from those present at the time 96 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: supported the conclusion that she had suffered from domestic abuse. 97 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: Griffin Mullen, Pauline's younger brother, expressed that the investigation brought 98 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: him closure. She was a people person, someone who would 99 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: easily fall in love with everyone. Our family always turned 100 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: to her for support and advice. Finally she's received the 101 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: closure that she deserves. Mullens described Pauline as the family matriarch, 102 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: always present for them, always there, totally loving of everyone. 103 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: Buford Pusser's legacy was immortalized in a nineteen seventy three 104 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: film Walking Tall featuring Joe Don Baker in its twenty 105 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: fourteen remake starring Dwayne the Rock Johnson. Notably, the two 106 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: thousand and four version does not mention Pusser by name 107 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: and is set in Washington State. Buford Pusser died in 108 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: a car accident in August nineteen seventy four, on the 109 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: same day he agreed to play himself in a sequel 110 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,679 Speaker 1: to Walking Tall. 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