Jasper has always had a unique brand of criminal:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-29-mn-60726...
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-29-mn-60726...
Jasper is a strange place. You hear of meth heads, being in north central AL and all. But the town has a unique history and there are actually a lot of really rich folks and nice neighborhoods there. It's an old mining town with a lot of old money, and rich folk from all over move there because of Smith lake. It used to be "the hitman capital" of the US and I've heard stories from a pilot friend of an umarked and unidentified black leer jet transporting shady individuals/cargo that used to frequent the Walker County Airport.