EDINBURG (TX)
The Monitor

December 1, 2017

By Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro

EDINBURG — The Latest on the John Feit trial:

12 p.m.

After more boxes of evidence were opened following the first break, the evidence tech remained on the stand and fielded questions from the defense.

Handwritten letters from Feit to McAllen Police Chief Clint Mussey and an affidavit from the defendant taken shortly after Garza’s disappearance were among the items entered as evidence.

Before the court recessed for lunch break, jurors heard from an employee of Sacred Heart church in Edinburg, Cleotilde “Tilly” Sanchez.

Sanchez, the state’s third witness of the day, worked as a cook in the rectory at the church.

She testified about receiving an anonymous call from a man who made an ominous statement: “Tilly, you’re next honey.”

Despite the caller not identifying himself, Sanchez said she recognized Feit’s voice. She said she often encountered him…