The researcher, a retired lawyer from the administration of Justice, has presented her work Caso García Caparrós, la cara oculta de un crimen de Estado in Málaga. In it, she relies on the testimony of an informant who, according to the author, provided her with data about the alleged shooter.
According to the researcher, the shot was fired by a 22-year-old man who later joined the Legion. This individual, who rose to the rank of corporal and died at over 60, allegedly stated that he fired to protect the police, who were being pelted with stones and had run out of riot control equipment.
“"Once he fired, the police did not protect him, nor did the circles of José Antonio where he was active; he found himself alone."
The author also points to irregularities in the chain of custody of the projectile, indicating that the bullet that killed García Caparrós disappeared or was tampered with. She asserts that the bullet's caliber was known before the judicial ballistics report and that the bullet handed over to the judge was 9mm short, while the one that impacted the body was of a smaller caliber.
Furthermore, the researcher suggests that the police of that era used informants, who were provided with weapons for protection, not to kill. She questions whether a later ballistics test was conducted to cover up the true perpetrator, as exposing him would reveal the police mechanism that supplied the weapons.
Nearly 48 years after the event, the sisters of Manuel José García Caparrós have accessed the complete documentation of the Inquiry Commission that investigated the events of the Andalusian demonstration on December 4, 1977. Although information about the perpetrator remains classified, the sisters continue their fight for Caparrós' recognition as a victim of state terrorism and for the declassification of the documents.
