EDINBURG (TX)
The Monitor
December 7, 2017
By Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro
[Note: See also a PDF of the original Pawlicki letter and See also South Texas DA Refuses to Pursue Ex-Priest, by Brooks Egerton, Dallas Morning News, November 21, 2004.]
EDINBURG — John Feit, a former priest, is on trial for the 1960 murder of Irene Garza after she went to confession at McAllen’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Here is the latest from the trial:
12:42 p.m.
The cold case that has captivated the Rio Grande Valley for more than 50 years is now in the hands of a jury.
The jury has been moved out of the courtroom to begin deliberations.
Jurors are instructed that “intent to kill” is an essential element of murder. If jurors have reasonable doubt regarding this element, they are to consider aggravated assault.
12:35 p.m.
The defense asks jury “what evidence is there that Feit had intent to kill?” during its closing arguments Thursday, adding that “there wasn’t any.”
Defense says there is no evidence that Feit had intent to kill or was involved in Garza’s disappearance.
The defense passes to the state for its rebuttal.
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