This happened in 1960. Irene Garza was an ex pageant queen who had become a school teacher. She was a devote a Christian and on the night she died she went to give confession. The beautiful young lady attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church on 16th April 1960. This church was 12 blocks from her home in McAllen, Texas.
Sep 01, 2018 · Irene Garza Disappears. Evidence photo. On Saturday April 16, 1960, Irene Garza, 25, went missing after going to confession at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, Texas.
Jan 28, 2018 · Feit's attorney, Rene Flores, maintains there are no witnesses, no DNA evidence and no forensic evidence that ties his client to the murder of Irene Garza. He says there was never any conspiracy,...
Sep 13, 2018 · Irene’s murder haunted McAllen for decades, with the majority of residents across generations aware of the case. John Feit’s defence attorney is currently filing an appeal. His client continues to insist he isn’t guilty of the murder.
Birth | 15 Nov 1934 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA |
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Death | 16 Apr 1960 (aged 25) McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA |
Burial | Valley Memorial Gardens McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA |
Memorial ID | 19637079 · View Source |
Ana Maria Hollingsworth testified that Irene Garza had told her that Father Feit had previously pulled Irene out of the church confessional and had insisted she give her confession in the rectory.
Darrell Davis, seated, a former reporter, testified about an off-the-record meeting between reporters and the D.A. in 1962. According to Davis, the D.A..said that they knew Feit had murdered Irene Garza and that he would be sent to a monastery.
Noemi Ponce Sigler. The Irene Garza case eventually grew cold. Noemi Ponce Sigler says her father, Milo Ponce, pictured, never got over the case. Ponce Sigler fought for justice for more than 30 years in honor of her father.
Beatrice Garcia testified that in 1960 Father John Feit stopped her as she was walking and asked if he could take pictures of her dressed in black by the cemetery.
Father Thomas Doyle, an expert witness on clergy abuse, testified about a letter between clergy members that the State says is a smoking gun in its theory about a conspiracy between the Church and authorities.
Father Feit had visible scratches on the backs of his hands when he was photographed by police. Father O'Brien had noticed them as well and Feit had explained that he had been locked out of his residence and had scratched them while trying to climb in through a second story window.
Mike Garza [trial opening statements]: It became clear that on April 16, 1960, John Feit … murdered Irene Garza … he did this with malice of forethought. John Feit Corbis/CBS News. At 85 years old, former priest John Feit hardly looks like the heartless killer the State says he was in 1960. It was a rainy Easter Sunday.
It was April 1960 in McAllen, Texas, when Irene Garza, 25, told her family she was going to church for confession. She never returned. Five days later, her body was found dumped in a canal. Police say she was beaten, sexually assaulted and suffocated.
Five days later, her body was found dumped in a canal. Police say she was beaten, sexually assaulted and suffocated. Investigators kept turning to one person – Father John Feit, then 27, who admitted hearing Garza's last confession in the church rectory.
Parishioners had spotted Irene earlier that night -- putting on a lace veil, kneeling in a pew and in a confession line -- but no one ever said they saw her leaving the church grounds.
At first, there were few leads at the crime scene. There was an imprint of Irene's petticoat found on the banks of the canal and a partial heel print from a man's shoe. But, two weeks later, police discovered a curious clue. They drained the canal and on the bottom they found a photo slide viewer.
What angers Mike Garza is that he says the Church had warning signs about Feit. Just three weeks before Irene was killed, a woman named Maria America Guerra had been attacked in a nearby church.
Father Thomas Doyle, a leading expert on clergy abuse, analyzed the letter for the jury. Father Thomas Doyle [in court]: I believe I found in every paragraph, some element in every paragraph … that I found very unusual, but pointed to an attempt to cover this up … to make it go away.
Irene Garza was born on November 15, 1934. Growing up in McAllen, Texas, she was known as being an elegant, likeable and loving person who would do anything for her loved ones. Irene was the first in her family to attend college and graduate school. During her time in post-secondary education, she was crowned Homecoming Queen ...
April 16 fell on Easter weekend in 1960. As with every Saturday, Irene informed her family she would be attending confession and would be back later in the day. She borrowed the family car and made her way to Sacred Heart Church. She was noticed by many upon her arrival.
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