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The Monitor

STAFF REPORT | Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2016

The man suspected in connection with the 1960 murder of a McAllen woman was arrested Tuesday.

John Feit, a former priest who was with Sacred Heart , was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s office in Arizona Tuesday. He was never charged with killing the 25-year-old beauty queen in 1960, but was widely accused of the crime.

District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez confirmed late Tuesday his office presented the case to the grand jury last Thursday and they came back with a true bill.

“We had kept it quiet as much as we could — we sealed the indictment,” he said.

Rodriguez said the next step is to see whether or not Feit will contest his extradition to Texas or waive it.

“We would have to get a governor’s warrant. It usually happens even it’s contested,” Rodriguez said.

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