When his wife was found dead, he was accused of killing her

When his wife was found dead, he was accused of killing her

Alvin Ridley was known around Ringgold, Georgia, as an oddball television repairman. When he called to report that his wife, Virginia, had died, people were shocked to learn he was married.

Georgia TV Repairman Accused of Imprisoning Wife for 30 Years Before Her Mysterious Death Is Acquitted

A Georgia television repairman who was accused of killing his wife after she spent three decades out of public view was acquitted of murder in 1999 following a defence that challenged the medical evidence surrounding her death. Alvin Ridley, known locally in Ringgold as the “Zenith Man” because of his television repair business, became the […]

After His Wife Was Found Dead, He Was Accused of Her Murder

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal When a television repairman’s secret wife was found dead, residents of their Georgia community accused him of imprisoning and killing her. Alvin Ridley was known throughout Ringgold, Georgia, as the “Zenith Man,” a nickname tied to his television-repair business. He was also regarded as the town’s boogeyman. Ridley operated from a crumbling old building plastered […]