McCracken Poston Jr.
Zenith Man
Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
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‘Zenith Man’ gets late-in-life hug from Ga. town that once feared him
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Nominated for Crime Book of the Year
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast
"Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating smalltown Southern setting, this is the fascinating true story—sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking—of an idealistic young lawyer determined to free an innocent neurodivergent man accused of murdering the wife no one knew he had."
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True Crime Legends Speak
"A case that simply defies belief. You can't make something like this up!"
- Paul Dowling, Executive Producer, with Vince Sherry, Senior Producer, Forensic Files
"Was this a case of murder - or a most unusual love story?"
- Bill Kurtis, A&E's American Justice
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McCracken Poston Jr
McCracken King Poston Jr, is a criminal defense attorney and former state legislator in the Georgia House of Representatives. He gained national attention for his handling of several notable cases that were featured on CNN Presents, Dateline NBC, A&E’s American Justice and Forensic Files.
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McCracken Poston Jr and Alvin Ridley, 2023.
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Proud to share that Alvin’s story held at #1 in Biographies of People with Disabilities on Amazon Books for over a day—with consistent presence in the top-3 over the past 48 hours.
And he was a hit in New York City!
Tonight, NYC, 7 PM
I’ll be reading from “Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom”at KGB Bar (main room). True crime, courtroom chaos, and a man long misunderstood.
📍 85 E 4th St
🕖 Free entry | First 40 get a signed hardcover
🔗 https://kgbbar.com/event/zenith-man-readings-and-author-talk/
Humbled that after fifteen months, my book has again hit to top (albeit briefly) of Amazon's Best Sellers Ranks in the category of "Books About Persons With Disabilities" and broke into the Top Ten (#7) in the Amazon general category of "Biographies & Memoirs" - Thank you all for…
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Just shy of 1 million views on this Reddit AskMeAnything (AMA) about the true story of Alvin, a reclusive TV repairman accused of holding his wife captive for 30 years. I was his lawyer. Spread the word.
See Q&A's here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1kh8nm8/im_mccracken_poston_jr_a_criminal_defense/
For those interested in the full story, here’s my Reddit AMA where I talk about Alvin’s case, the trial, and what came after:
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