TEXAS
The Dallas Morning News
Editor’s note: This timeline of events appeared in the Nov. 21, 2004, editions of The Dallas Morning News.
John Feit has been the prime suspect in Irene Garza’s rape and murder since April 1960, when she vanished after going to church in McAllen on the night before Easter. Here are key dates in the case:
1960
March 23: A man attacks Maria America Guerra, 20, while she prays alone at a church in Edinburg. He flees after she bites his finger and screams. Ms. Guerra later identifies the man as Father Feit. A witness says she saw Father Feit running from the church shortly after the screaming.
April 16: Irene Garza, 25, disappears after going to Sacred Heart Catholic Church near her McAllen home. Her parents, with whom she lives, tell police she phoned a priest about 6:45 p.m. to arrange for a confession and promised to return home soon. Several parishioners say they saw her that evening at the church, which had long lines of people waiting to make confessions. Her car is found about a block from the church.
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