Was the East Area Rapist also the Visalia Ransacker? Authorities think he may be. Published on April 25, 2018 at 08:39PM by Katie Dowd Investigators and amateur sleuths have long speculated the man who burglarized nearly 100 Visalia homes in the mid-1970s was the infamous East Area Rapist. Dubbed the Visalia Ransacker, the man prowled …