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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…