'It's like a battle scene' | The UT Tower Sniper

'It's like a battle scene' | The UT Tower Sniper

Author: The Drag Audio Production House August 15, 2023 Duration: 48:01
Darkness
True Crime

The shooting continues along The Drag, a nearby street full of shops and restaurants. An employee of the university bookstore helps a wounded boy. More people join the rescue efforts. Students eating lunch and shopping take cover or run to safety. Police officers, students, and others get their guns and begin firing back at the sniper.

 


The true crime podcast Darkness, produced by The Drag Audio Production House, returns with a season examining a case that haunted a Texas community for generations. This season focuses on the 1960 murder of Irene Garza, a young woman from McAllen who vanished after attending a church confession. Her body was discovered a week later, but the path to accountability stretched across decades, culminating in a historic trial for both the local church and the Rio Grande Valley. Host Talisa Treviño meticulously details the prolonged struggle for justice, piecing together the events that finally led to the conviction of the priest responsible. The narrative unfolds through firsthand accounts and detailed reporting, exploring the profound impact of the crime and the relentless pursuit of truth that defied the passage of time. This season of the Darkness podcast delves into the complex layers of a single, devastating act, revealing how a community's search for answers can span a lifetime. Listeners will hear a story not just of a crime, but of the enduring weight of silence and the fragile, hard-won nature of resolution.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 47

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'Win or lose' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:16
After decades without justice, Irene Garza's case finally moves forward. Now in his 80s, John Feit is living in Arizona but is extradited to Texas when a grand jury indicts him for Irene's murder. The trial begins in lat…
'When pigs fly' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:20
McAllen police chief Victor Rodriguez recounts when he first met a key witness in Irene's case, Father O'Brien in an unlikely place – a state prison in Huntsville, Texas. After submitting their discoveries to the DA's of…
'A race against time' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:42
In 2002, the Texas Rangers launched the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team. Ranger Rudy Jaramillo and his partner reopened Irene's case, finding an unlikely witness to John Feit's confession–an ex-monk. During the same t…
'A loose cannon' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:42
After Irene Garza's body was found, a formal investigation into the murder began. Investigators discovered the priest who killed Irene, John Feit, had previously attacked two other women. After a letter was sent between…
'A wolf in sheep's clothing' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:25
On Holy Saturday in 1960, Irene Garza told her parents she was going to an evening confession at their church. But Irene never came home. Her worried parents alerted the police and waited anxiously for five days until Ir…
Irene [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:21
A young high school student from McAllen, Texas, a small border town, went on a date with a guy from her class in early 1952. The two dated until their senior year, when they decided to go their separate ways. The young…
Introducing: Season five of 'Darkness' | The Murder of Irene Garza [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:10
On the evening of April 16, 1960, a young woman from McAllen, Texas named Irene Garza went to church for confession. She never returned home. A week later, her body was found floating in a canal. Decades would pass befor…
Introducing 'Forsaken' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:19
Introducing a new series from The Drag: "Forsaken." "Forsaken" is a series that explores the systems that both enhance and oppress the lives of the more than 29 million people living in Texas. Each episode will address i…
'These people need closure' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:34
Fifty years after the shooting, survivors, heroes and their families return to Austin. A committee pushes for a better memorial for the victims. Some testify at the Texas Legislature, trying to stop a law allowing guns o…
Bonus: 'Can you feel safe anywhere?' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:06
College students discuss their experiences growing up with school shooting drills and the constant fear of a shooter. Host Sara Kinney and a March for Our Lives representative go over the state of gun legislation today.

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