Since you lived there, you know the "local landscape" & nailed it quite accurately. Since they went after the koi pond folks so vehemently that raises a HUGE red flag to me that they know what happened & are protecting their own. "Whose the lowlife's DADDY?" That will be another indicator of what the real deal might be.
I love the South (weather, beauty, good people), but this is where it all goes to the dogs. This protecting "our" people just sours the milk, since many of "our" people are not worth protecting--just the opposite.
It's never made sense to me, but then I've been on that "for'ner" side of the fence (& still am after 30 yrs!) even tho I'm from TN! Just not from "here".
Still holding out hope & keeping my intuition on high alert. Don't give up on this, it will all come out sometime. 
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