Ex-priest arrested in 1960 killing of Texas schoolteacher

[WhiteTara]

Source: Yahoo.com

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A former priest has been arrested in Arizona in the 1960 slaying of a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department arrested 83-year-old John Feit (fyt) on Tuesday. Feit faces a murder charge in the death of Irene Garza in McAllen, Texas, and is awaiting extradition to that state.

Authorities say Garza visited Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, where Feit was a priest, on April 16, 1960. Garza, who was Miss All South Texas Sweetheart 1958, had planned to go to confession that evening but never returned home. Her body was found days later in an irrigation canal.

According to an autopsy, Garza died from a head injury.

Feit was a suspect in the killing. The case was reopened in 2004 but a grand jury did not indict the former priest. He was never arrested or charged in the case.

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[cstanleytech]

1. I hope they have something new like DNA

otherwise after this long they will probably have a difficult time getting a conviction.

[WhiteTara]

2. unless he confesses,

you are probably right

[bluestateguy]

3. In Japan

25 year statute of limitations on murder there.

[NaturalHigh]

4. I vaguely remember this story from years back.