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MCALLEN – Hidalgo County officials announced there are new facts and evidence in the 1960 murder of Irene Garza.
During a press conference this afternoon, Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez said the information will be presented at the appropriate time in court.
Garza’s body was found in a canal in April 1960. She was last seen five days earlier at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen. John Feit was a priest at the time. He was long considered a person of interest.
Two people claim Feit confessed to killing Garza. Last month, an Hidalgo County grand jury indicted him in the case.
In today’s press conference, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said, “We have been very clear at the city of McAllen Police Department that we’ve always believed there was probable cause for John Feit to face charges in the death of Irene Garza.”
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