THE 1981 MURDER OF JOAN L. WEBSTER
My book is the result of more than 15 years of recovering documents and interviewing witnesses. The book is written to engage a broad audience of readers, but details the facts in source documents. The case was sensational and highly publicized, but source documents told a much different story. The state claimed Joan was murdered on a boat that did not exist when she disappeared.
Joan's case is important; she deserves true justice. My book exposes abuse in the system by authorities with a different agenda. I have written the book to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounded Joan's case, set the record straight, and help the vulnerable and silent victims still left in the wake.
Book blurb:
It’s
worse than you think…
It was a brisk April morning in 1990 when a woman
walking her dog stopped cold in her tracks. She reeled back from something
strange and disturbing blocking the drainage tile: a human skull. Forensic
examination showed that it was the remains of Joan Webster, the 25-year-old
Harvard graduate student whose disappearance had rattled the community and
stumped investigators for the past eight and a half years. The prosecutors had
a suspect, Leonard Paradiso, who was tried and convicted for the murder of
another local woman. The only similarity between the entangled crimes was that
both victims had long dark hair. Assistant District Attorney Tim Burke was
obsessed with proving Paradiso guilty of both murders. However, between the lack
of evidence and ever-changing stories, the circumstances of Joan Webster’s
death remains a mystery to this day.
Hope is not lost as Joan’s sister-in-law, Eve
Carson, continues to fight for justice. Simple, Safe & Secret divulges the
diabolical details and dysfunctional system that has denied and obstructed
justice in solving Joan Webster’s murder case. The messy truth of the botched
investigation and a wrongful conviction may be darker than the story of Joan’s
murder itself.
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| Eve Carson, Author |
Eve Carson Bio:
Eve Carson was born and raised in Danville,
Illinois. She is the middle child with an older sister and younger brother. The
close-knit family faced life’s hurdles together, a source of strength through
the many obstacles families face in life.
Eve graduated from Purdue University with a degree
in Industrial Management and Economics. She worked for General Motors and IBM
in her early career. Eve married Joan’s brother Steve on January 5, 1980 and
was the only non-blood relative in the immediate family when Joan disappeared.
She has two daughters, who sadly never knew their Aunt Joan.
Ms. Carson has published multiple articles and given
numerous interviews. Articles about the Joan Webster murder have appeared in Crime Magazine, The Journal of Forensic Research, The Precious Hearts Foundation Magazine, The Journal of Forensic and
Crime Investigation, Medium, and Unsolved Magazine. In addition, Eve
presented aspects of Joan’s case to the International Forensic Research
Conference twice, the Stu Taylor program, and on The Whistleblower television series.
Today, she resides in the Midwest and perseveres for justice. Eve continues her writing and works as a consultant in an unrelated field.
I have created a website to add supplemental documents and
information.
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