ARIZONA/TEXAS
CBS News
Last Updated Feb 10, 2016
PHOENIX, Ariz. –A priest suspected in a 1960 Texas murder was arrested Tuesday in Scottsdale. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of Father John Feit, reports CBS affiliate KPHO.
The body of Irene Garza, 25, was found in an irrigation canal in McAllen, Texas in April 1960. The last time anybody saw the beauty queen, she was going to confession at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Feit, 27 at the time, heard that confession. He was a visiting priest.
“48 Hours” aired a story about the case — “The Last Confession” — on March 1, 2014. The story was updated on July 26 that year.
Feit now faces a murder charge in Garza’s death, and is awaiting extradition to Texas, officials said.
Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez said he presented the case against Feit to a grand jury last week. Ricardo said: “We felt that we had sufficient evidence to present to a grand jury. It was presented last week, and they came back with a true bill.”
While police interviewed hundreds of people in connection with Garza’s murder, Feit was their focus. He was the last person to see Garza alive.
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