GUILTY TX - Irene Garza, 25, found murdered, McAllen, 16 April 1960

[Niner]

These are the first tweets since 10pm... :thinking: that would be 2pm Texas time

Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
1m1 minute ago

Sipe summarizes eerie comment John Feit made to Tilley Sanchez about suggesting she disappear in a basement as “under the area of creepy. It certainly fits into a pathological pattern.” #FeitTrial


Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
3m3 minutes ago

Defense: They used ur words in Spotlight?
Sipe: Yes, but u get no money for that.
Defense: Maybe u should have had better representation.

A moment of levity in otherwise heavy testimony about sexual repression and aggression among clergy

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
3m3 minutes ago

Defense files motion for mistrial since Sipe mentioned reviewing Feit’s polygraphs during his testimony, which he was instructed not to

Judge to make ruling on that by tomorrow morning. Prosecution calls it “harmless error.”


Priscilla Estrada‏ @PriscillaKGBT

Court adjourns for the day however state and defense taking up an issue regarding something Sipe said during his testimony.


and that's it for the day!

See you all tomorrow! :wave:

 

[YESorNO]

Thanks for the tweets Niner

(I was busy today and couldn't help ...)

 

[JenaTaoson]

Thanks for the tweets Niner and YesorNo! I've been working all day but come here to get updates.

Sent from my SM-J727V using Tapatalk

 

[Niner]

Thanks for the tweets Niner

(I was busy today and couldn't help ...)

Oh - no problemo! There weren't that many tweets yesterday anyway!

Hope to see you all (who posted) and not just the two Guests! Hi Guests! :wave: join the conversation!

Later!

 

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Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
3m3 minutes ago

Judge Singleterry hearing arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors on a defense request for a mistrial. Ruling coming up. #FeitTrial

Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza 23m23 minutes ago




John Feit walking into court moments ago. Judge Singleterry to rule on defense request for a mistrial this morning. #FeitTrial #RGV #coldcase

 

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If people are wondering - Defense ALWAYS asks for a mistrial....

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
12m12 minutes ago

Judge DENIES defense’s motion for a mistral


No surprise there!


Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
11m11 minutes ago

Says believes instructing jury to disregard it will “shed more light on” the polygraph — defense will make that call once jury brought in


Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
11m11 minutes ago

Defense motion for a mistrial denied. “Although it was mentioned I don’t know that it rises to the level where it’s harmful." Judge Singleterry will instruct jury to disregard the word "polygraph." #FeitTrial

 

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The only tweet in 50 minutes....

Molly Smith Retweeted
The Monitor‏ @monitornews
30m30 minutes ago

It is quite possible the state rests its case by the day’s end.

If so the defense is expected to call at least two of its own witnesses. #IreneGarza #rgv

 

[YESorNO]

Former monk testifies against ex-priest accused in beauty queen's 1960 slaying (with clip)

"EDINBURG, Texas -- A former monk has testified that an ex-priest accused of killing a Texas woman in 1960 confessed to him three years after the killing. Dale Tacheny testified Monday in the murder trial of John Feit, now 85, who is accused of suffocating Irene Garza after she went to confession at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen. ...

Tacheny said Feit confessed to him in 1963, after the church sent Feit to a Missouri monastery where Tacheny worked. The former Trappist monk said Feit expressed no remorse during the confession.

Tacheny said he didn't initially report the crime because it "was not my place to make a judgment." The 88-year-old said he instead tried to counsel Feit to change his behavior toward women. But in 2002, Tacheny went to police in San Antonio and reported what Feit allegedly told him decades earlier.

Tacheny spoke to "48 Hours" in 2014 about what he says Feit told him and read excerpts of the letter he penned to investigators in 2002.

"I covered up the evidence," Tacheny told "48 Hours." "I'm sorry for what I did." ..."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former...priest-accused-in-beauty-queens-1960-slaying/
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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
9m9 minutes ago

Forensic pathologist on stand — instructed not to reference 1960 autopsy to jury, but can reference review of medical records/reports/photos

This is because the judge granted the defense’s motion to exclude the autopsy report from being entered into evidence

Dr Norma Jean Farley also not allowed to speculate about manner in which #IreneGarza died from asphyxiation, eg from a gag, a hand or pillow

Farley is contracted by @HidalgoCounty since the county does not have a medical examiner system since its population is under 1 million

She trained under the pathologist who assisted in the autopsy of JFK after his assassination — second JFK reference of the trial

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
2m2 minutes ago

Prosecutor asks for break to wash dust off hands after handling evidence (#IreneGarza’s bra, blouse and skirt) without latex gloves


Erik De La Garza Retweeted
Chris Ardis‏ @CHRISTINEARDIS
11m11 minutes ago

LPMichaelGarza showing pictures from #IreneGarza 's #autopsy to Farley. Discussing skin, clothing, and #decomposition #IreneGarzamurdercase #formerCatholicpriest

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
3m3 minutes ago
Replying to @smithmollyk

Apparently now that the evidence has been entered, the attorneys no longer need gloves to handle items recovered from the crime scenes

Fun fact: Texas Ranger badges are each made from a single peso — it’s a longtime tradition



Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
2m2 minutes ago

Texas Ranger Rudy Jaramillo, who began investigating Irene Garza case in 2002, next up on the stand. #FeitTrial

Jaramillo retired from the Rangers in 2012. #FeitTrial

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
1m1 minute ago
Replying to @smithmollyk

“We don’t wear gloves now because we’re not testing the evidence,” prosecutor says


Molly Smith Retweeted
The Monitor‏ @monitornews
3m3 minutes ago

Jaramillo:

The shoe was found on McColl road, on the west side of the road, the purse was found on Pecan and McColl Road, also found in the northeast corner of the intersection. Indicating someone traveling north tossed it out #IreneGarza #RGV

 

[Niner]

My computer went on a blink there cguru: but back now!

Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
2m2 minutes ago

Jaramillo said he traveled to Arizona in the early 2000s to collect a statement from John Feit plus a DNA swab. Feit refused to provide a statement, but agreed to the DNA swab. Feit’s family was there, according to the retired TX Ranger. #FeitTri


My latest story on a mistrial being avoided in John Feit’s murder case. #FeitTrial #coldcase #RGV

 

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Still here....

Still waiting for tweets.... :waiting:

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
2m2 minutes ago

Of the four priests in the church the night #IreneGarza disappeared, only John Feit is still alive, Rudy Jaramillo testified

Father Junius was murdered in CDMX in 2003, a year after Jaramillo interviewed him there

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
3m3 minutes ago
Replying to @smithmollyk

“I think he was nervous for a reason,” Jaramillo says of Junius. Notes the priest was consuming large amounts of water during interview.

Father John Bush died in 2002 in San Antonio,shortly after Jaramillo interviewed him

 

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Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
1m1 minute ago

The prosecution has rested

 

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Erik De La Garza‏ @eidelagarza
5m5 minutes ago

BREAKING: The State has rested its case against John Feit. Rudy Jaramillo just left the witness stand before Prosecutor Michael Garza made the announcement. #FeitTrial #RGV #coldcase


Molly Smith‏ @smithmollyk
2m2 minutes ago

Outside presence of jury, defense argues state has not meet burden to prove Feit behaved w/ “malice of forethought” on April 16, 1960

Defense argues that case should be dismissed — Judge DENIES defense’s motion for direct verdict.

:denied: