 The prosecutor in the case believes that the killing "happened because of a marital dispute" and was not connected to Ancona's Klan participation.Ancona's group "was not considered the largest or the most influential iteration of the Klan, but he was skilled at attracting the spotlight".The February 14, 2019 edition of the Linden, Alabama weekly newspaper "The Democrat-Reporter" carried an editorial titled "Klan needs to ride again" written by Goodloe Sutton—the newspaper's owner, publisher and editor—which urged the Klan to return to staging their night rides, because proposals were being made to raise taxes in the state.