Attorney & Author of "Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom"

Atlanta, GA, USA
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McCracken Poston, Jr. Biography

McCracken Poston Jr. brings audiences into the courtroom with powerful true stories of justice, redemption, and misunderstood lives. His acclaimed book "Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom" tells the story of Alvin Ridley, a man wrongly accused of imprisoning and murdering his wife in Ringgold, Georgia. Poston’s defense uncovered decades of private journals that documented a marriage of devotion, ultimately overturning community suspicion and securing Ridley’s acquittal.

The case revealed Ridley’s late-life autism diagnosis, which reframed the trial and reshaped his legacy. Poston shares how stigma, bias, and misunderstanding can alter justice, while showing how empathy and truth can transform both individuals and communities.

In addition to the Ridley case, Poston was involved in the Tri-State Crematory case, one of the most notorious legal cases in the South, revisited in Noble, the #1 Apple podcast of 2024. His unique perspective as both participant and storyteller connects audiences to the human side of major legal battles.

Poston has been featured on HLN’s "Forensic Files," A&E’s "American Justice," ABC’s "20/20 Downtown," Discovery+’s "American Monster," and CNN’s "Crossfire," "Inside Politics", and "CNN Presents." His presentations go beyond courtroom drama, offering audiences a deeper understanding of law, mental health, and the human condition.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/26/2025.

McCracken Poston, Jr. Speaking Topics

  • Zenith Man: Justice, Autism, and Redemption in the Alvin Ridley Case

    McCracken shares the inside story of defending Alvin Ridley, a man shunned by his community and accused of murder. Audiences hear how private journals proved his innocence, how a late-life autism diagnosis reframed the trial, and what the case reveals about justice, stigma, and empathy.

  • Autism and the Law: How One Diagnosis Reshaped a Trial and a Community

    This talk explores the intersection of mental health, disability, and the justice system. Drawing from the Ridley case, Poston shows how bias and misunderstanding can shape outcomes — and how awareness and empathy can transform both verdicts and public perception.

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McCracken Poston, Jr. Videos

Atlanta Authors Presents McCracken Poston

Atlanta Authors Presents McCracken Poston

McCracken Poston discusses his book "Zenith Man" at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center on June 22, 2024.

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McCracken Poston, Jr. is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Zenith Man: Justice, Autism, and Redemption in the Alvin Ridley Case, Autism and the Law: How One Diagnosis Reshaped a Trial and a Community, The Tri-State Crematory Case: Behind the Headlines and True Crime and Empathy: Finding Humanity in Misunderstood Lives. The estimated speaking fee range to book McCracken Poston, Jr. for your event is available upon request. McCracken Poston, Jr. generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are S. Lee Merritt, Yusef Salaam, Michael Eric Dyson, Vivian Salama and Kristen Gibbons Feden. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling McCracken Poston, Jr. for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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