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Then he saw "Towhead" White slouched behind the steering wheel and next to him was his own wife, Shirley.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

Carl Douglas ( "Towhead") White White quickly did a spread-eagle stand against the car.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

From Butte on, Carl Douglas "Towhead" White's face became known to policemen and sheriffs in cities across the country.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

Word had spread that Carl Douglas "Towhead" White had marked Buford Pusser for death.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

Buford still remembered that night, the night he had almost killed "Towhead" White.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

Pusser also believed that "Towhead" White had been behind the threatening telephone calls made to the sheriff's office and to the Pusser home before and after Pauline's murder.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

The White Iris, owned by Carl Douglas "Towhead" White, an ex-convict, and the Shamrock Motel, operated by Louise Hathcock, caused Pusser the most trouble.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

The Clarksdale Board of Commissioners voted two-to-one to fire the police chief after Commissioners W.R. Johnson and George Farris charged that Collins consorted with known criminals by entering into a business deal with "Towhead" White.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

Meanwhile, the FBI from the Jackson, Mississippi, office launched a search in the area for Carl Douglas "Towhead" White and Julius Oliver French.

The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

It was this younger brother, Joe, who first called her "Towhead," and even now he often made disparaging remarks about "girls who didn't weigh 130" -- in Joe's eyes, a Venus of

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