Murder of Irene Garza
How did a priest escape justice for decades?
4.7 (25)
41 mins
Discover the murder of Irene Garza, a former beauty queen who disappeared after going to confession at a Catholic church in McAllen in 1960. Her body was found in a canal five days later, and investigators eventually focused on John Feit, the priest who had heard her confession. Explore how the case remained unresolved for decades despite allegations and revelations linking Feit to the crime.
Ep 1:
A Confession No One Would Hear
In 1960 McAllen, Texas, a beloved young teacher vanishes after confession and is found murdered—while a priest with scratched hands and a shifting story becomes the chief suspect everyone ignores.
Ep 2:
The Priest, the Cover-Up, and the Wait
Church officials, a sheriff, and a district attorney all learn the truth about who killed Irene Garza—and choose silence, a quiet transfer, and a five-hundred-dollar fine over justice.
Ep 3:
Justice, Fifty-Seven Years Late
Decades of buried confessions, a relentless family, and a reopened case finally bring John Feit to trial—forcing a reckoning fifty-seven years after Irene Garza's murder.
Discussions (5)
Peter
Level 7 · 21 hours agoThe church 'handling it internally' was never going to be justice. Sending Feit to supervise other offenders wasn't punishment, it was a promotion. Calling that greater than any court could deliver was a flat out lie and everyone knew it.
Chase
Level 3 · 21 hours agoFeit really did plead no contest to aggravated assault in 1962 and paid a $500 fine. Court records confirm it.
Raul
Level 9 · 21 hours agobro confessed to a slide viewer before a murder
