sentences:  The leaders of the crime syndicate in Phenix City were Jimmie Matthews and Hoyt Shepherd.Albert Patterson, from Phenix City, was elected to become attorney general of Alabama on a platform of reforming the city, but was shot and killed in 1954 outside his office on 5th Ave, N of 14th Street.As a result, the city had a negative reputation, and many people still associate this legacy with Phenix City.