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Zenith Man

Death, Love & Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

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Zenith Man

By: McCracken Poston Jr.
Narrated by: Lee Goettl
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In October 1997, the town of Ringgold, Georgia, was shaken by reports of a murder in its midst. A dead woman was found in Alvin Ridley's house—and even more shockingly, she was the wife no one knew he had.

McCracken Poston had been a state representative before he lost his bid for US Congress and returned to his law career. Alvin Ridley was a local character who once sold and serviced Zenith televisions. Though reclusive and an outsider, the "Zenith Man," as Poston knew him, hardly seemed capable of murder.

Alvin was a difficult client, storing evidence in a cockroach-infested suitcase, unwilling to reveal key facts to his defender. Calling on medical experts, testimony from Alvin himself, and a wealth of surprising evidence gleaned from Alvin's house, Poston presented a groundbreaking defense that allowed Alvin to return to his peculiar lifestyle, a free man.

Years after his trial, Alvin was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a revelation that sheds light on much of his lifelong personal battle. Part true crime, part courtroom drama, Zenith Man is also the moving story of an unexpected friendship between two very different men that changed—and perhaps saved—the lives of both.

©2024 McCracken Poston Jr. (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Murder True Crime Crime

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Being on the spectrum myself, I knew Alvin was very early on in the book! As serious and sad as the situation was, I'm sorry but I have never laughed as much...not close...with a true crime story. some may be the knowing of how quirky neurodiverse folks are but McCracken's telling is priceless!!! Thanks so much for sharing this. Many of us in our age group with dysfunction in our childhoods seem to have developed quite the sense of humor!!!!!

Brilliant!

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