I’m McCracken Poston Jr., a former Georgia state legislator and criminal defense attorney, and the author of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom. This is the true story of a reclusive TV repairman accused of holding his wife captive for decades — and of the trial that revealed a vastly misunderstood life.
Alvin Ridley was charged with murder in 1997. What followed was one of the most bizarre and moving trials in Southern legal history — involving thousands of pages of his wife’s writings, an infestation of cockroaches in the courtroom, and a discovery that changed everything. Over two decades later, Alvin was diagnosed with autism at age 79, reframing the entire case.
This book is for readers of true crime, courtroom drama, and neurodiversity stories.
Alvin Ridley was charged with murder in 1997. What followed was one of the most bizarre and moving trials in Southern legal history — involving thousands of pages of his wife’s writings, an infestation of cockroaches in the courtroom, and a discovery that changed everything. Over two decades later, Alvin was diagnosed with autism at age 79, reframing the entire case.
This book is for readers of true crime, courtroom drama, and neurodiversity stories.
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