Eyewitness: The Case of the Carefully Crafted Central Coast Rapist

By Lori Carangelo

EIGHT WOMEN were convinced that their initial identification of their attacker, who some even identified by name, was wrong. It had to be Joe Garcia. After all, they were told the DNA "matched" and that he had been a "career criminal" with a prior conviction for Rape. So California's Central Coast Rapist was off the street. Justice was served. There was just one problem. Joe Garcia never raped anyone.

"EYEWITNESS" was updated in late 2025 to include results of Joe Garcia's 2025 Parole Suitability Hearing and the actual letter by his attorney (appointed by his biased parole panel), warning him to STOP promoting this book that exposes a 36-year coverup of his wrongful conviction... and proves what one of his alleged victims said is true: "It wasn't Joe ."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Fake "reviews" by a couple of anonymous alleged "victims," attempting to CENSOR this book, claim their identities were revealed in this book from unpublished sources but photos and information were from PUBLIC sources identified - including actual PUBLIC police reports shown in the book, PUBLIC court and parole hearing transcripts documenting how alleged victims' stories changed (due to being lied to about 1989 DNA that the Court never ruled on -- DNA that went missing when re-testing under modern science was requested), PUBLIC photos from their PUBLIC Facebook pages... and those fake reviews appeared on this page right after Joe's parole panel and "appointed" attorney "banned" this book under threat of further penalty to Joe. He is 78, confined to a wheelchair with multiple disabilities, unable to stand, walk, see with one eye, not a danger to society. The truth is dangerous to his accusers and the proof is in this book that they don't want you to see. ].

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942605616
• ISBN13: 9780942605617
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Access Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"