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MCALLEN – A former priest is in custody for a murder that happened in 1960. A grand jury indicted 83-year-old John Feit for the murder of Irene Garza, a McAllen elementary school teacher.
Garza was last seen alive heading to confession at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, where Feit served as a priest. Five days later, two people found the 25-year-old’s partially clothed body in a canal.
There was a massive search for Garza’s murderer. City leaders spared no expense in attempts to find her killer. Investigators always considered Feit a person of interest in the case.
When they drained the canal where Garza’s body was discovered, they found an Eastman Kodaslide Viewer. Feit signed a statement admitting the Kodaslide Viewer belonged to him.
In 1960, police questioned him. His story changed over the course of questioning.
The Catholic diocese of San Antonio sent Feit away from the area. Feit wasn’t charged in the case; however, two people claimed he confessed to Garza’s murder.
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