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Kirksey McCord Nix Jr. (born 1943) is the former boss of the Dixie Mafia. [1] [2] He was a suspect in the assassination attempt on Sheriff Buford Pusser and in the death of Buford's wife on August 12, 1967. Nix has repeatedly refused to comment about Pusser's claims that he was one of his wife's killers. [1]
Gillich was also patron and protector of Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., one of the gang's most notable members. In December 1965, at the age of 22, Nix was caught carrying illegal automatic weapons in Fort Smith, Arkansas. An old friend of his, Juanda Jones, ran a bordello there, and Nix became involved with Jones' adolescent daughter, Sheri LaRa. In ...
Peter J. Halat Jr. (born July 27, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the twelfth mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi, [1] and was later convicted and served time for his involvement in a criminal conspiracy which led to the 1987 murders of Halat's former law partner, Mississippi judge Vincent Sherry, and Sherry's wife Margaret, a Biloxi city councilwoman. [2]
The first “Walking Tall” was released in 1973, six years after his wife’s death. It spurred two more movies, a tv series and a final movie in 2004 starring Dwayne Johnson. Pusser only lived ...
Despite being released over a decade ago, Craig Zobel’s 2012 film Compliance has garnered a newfound interest online because of the harrowing true story it is based on. Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama ...
Steve Harvey left fans melting over the sweet tribute he posted in recognition of his wife over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.. On Saturday, Nov. 30, the game show host shared a photo on ...
Pusser named Kirksey Nix as the contractor of his wife's killers, although neither Nix nor anyone else was ever charged with the crime. Pusser shot and killed an intoxicated Charles Russell Hamilton on December 25, 1968, after responding to a complaint that Hamilton had threatened his landlord with a gun.
Harry Connick Jr. is spending time some quality time with his favorite girls. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the singer and actor, 57, shared a rare photo on Instagram of himself with his three daughters ...