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Jul 2023

43m 42s

175. Irene Garza - The Church Murder Cov...

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On this episode of MWMH, we discuss the murder of Irene Garza and the blasphemous search for her killer.

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Sources:

48 Hours - https://www.amazon.com/48-Hours-Season-30/dp/B077921R34

Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/unholy-act/

CNN.com - https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/justice/garza-cold-case-timeline/

McAllen Chamber of Commerce - https://mcallenchamber.com/news/a-look-into-our-past-tells-us-of-our-future/

CBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-former-priest-john-feit-arrested-in-beauty-queens-1960-murder/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-john-feit-former-priest-dies/

The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/world/break-in-cold-case-police-arrest-former-beauty-queens-priest-in-her-1960-killing-20160211-gmrhii.html

Courthouse News Service - https://www.courthousenews.com/former-priest-convicted-of-1960-murder-dies-in-prison/

My San Antonio - https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Ex-priest-coming-back-to-Texas-to-sta

nd-trial-in-6853963.php

The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/08/in-1960-she-went-to-confession-and-vanished-now-we-know-the-priest-murdered-her/

My NYC Geneology - https://mcnygenealogy.com/book/kodak/kodaslide-viewer.pdf

BishopAccountability.org - https://www.bishop-accountability.org/

Phoenix New Times-

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/altar-ego-priest-john-feit-irene-garza-beauty-queen-6430571?storyPage=3

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