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WESLACO- In 2003, CHANNEL 5 NEWS tracked down John Feit in Arizona. Even then, Irene Garza’s family had not given up hope to seek justice for her murder.
Former CHANNEL 5 NEWS reporter Kristine Galvan reported on the Irene Garza story. She said she was surprised about Feit’s arrest on Tuesday.
“Oh my gosh, this is an incredible development,” Galvan said. “I was completely floored when I learned… that John Feit had been arrested.”
Galvan reflected on the passage of so much time and the people attached to the case.
“It’s been decades,” Galvan said. “And if you think about all the people who were involved in the case, from 1960, most of them are not here. So for Irene’s family to have a shot at seeing justice done, this is a suspect who’s in his 80s, it’s just absolutely incredible.”
Galvan said she knows there is much ahead in Irene Garza’s case.
“This family just never gave up,” Galvan said. “We have to remember people are innocent until proven guilty. But I am just so happy for that family. They are at least getting to go through this process and allow the system to determine if this man killed their loved one.”
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