After Irene Garza’s body was found, a formal investigation into the murder began. Investigators discovered the priest who killed Irene, John Feit, had previously attacked two other women. After a letter was sent between the church and investigators, a deal was struck to send Feit away without facing jail time — a common practice for the church.
After decades without justice, Irene Garza’s case finally moves forward. Now in his 80s, John Feit is living in Arizona but is extradited...
McAllen police chief Victor Rodriguez recounts when he first met a key witness in Irene’s case, Father O’Brien in an unlikely place — a...
In 2002, the Texas Rangers launched the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team. Ranger Rudy Jaramillo and his partner reopened Irene’s case...
On Holy Saturday in 1960, Irene Garza told her parents she was going to an evening confession at their church. But Irene never came home...
A young high school student from McAllen, Texas, a small border town, went on a date with a guy from her class in early 1952. The two dated...
On the evening of April 16, 1960, a young woman from McAllen, Texas, named Irene Garza went to church for confession. She never returned...
