'Win or lose'

'Win or lose'

Author: The Drag Audio Production House March 11, 2025 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 late 2017, and the lead prosecutor on Irene's case brings witnesses forward to paint a picture of what happened the Holy Saturday evening when Feit heard her confession. After two weeks, the jury deliberates for more than seven hours before finding Feit guilty. Snow falls in McAllen, a rare occurrence, as Feit faces his sentencing.


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

Darkness
Podcast Episodes
Bonus: The bomber's confession tape | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:30
In this bonus episode, host Ashley Miznazi and executive producer Katey Psencik Outka interview Paul Watler, a First Amendment lawyer and former journalist. In April 2018, nearly a month after the bombings, Paul wrote an…
19 days | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:28
It has been nearly three weeks since the first bomb killed Stephan House, beginning an unprecedented time of terror in Austin. Law enforcement officials are closing in on the top suspect, and no one knows what will happe…
Delivering darkness | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:13
At a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, a package explodes. Law enforcement officials quickly realize that another package that likely has a bomb in it has also been shipped via FedEx, and they race to find it.…
The trip wire | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:39
In a residential neighborhood on the other side of the city from where the three bombings had struck, a young man parks his truck and strings a wire across the sidewalk. The wire is connected to an explosive device, and…
Hope | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:12
On the day investigators work the scene of the bomb that struck Draylen Mason's home, 75-year-old Hope Herrera spends the morning caring for her 93-year-old mother. Hope picks up a package from her porch, and it explodes…
The first attack | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:21
On a quiet suburban street in northeast Austin, 39-year-old father and husband Stephan House prepares to go to work. He spots a package on his porch. The box explodes in his hands. His neighbor runs to his porch and trie…
Draylen's story | Austin Bomber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:07
Teenager Draylen Mason dreams of being a neurosurgeon, and he also excels in music, which draws an offer to study the double bass under world-renowned professors at the University of Texas. Ten days after the first bomb…
Introducing: Season Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:42
While just seniors in college, Haley Butler and Tinu Thomas started work on The Orange Tree, a seven-episode podcast about the life and tragic death of a young woman who was killed near the University of Texas. So many o…
Fifteen Years | The Orange Tree [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:57
Laura Hall seeks to move on after her release from prison ... and she has a lot to say. Colton Pitonyak remains in a West Texas prison as his parents hold onto hope that he'll someday return to Arkansas. Sharon and Jim c…
Wild Card | The Orange Tree [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:51
Fellow inmates say Laura Hall has been talking in jail about her role in the Jennifer Cave case. She continues to talk when out on bond, others say. As Colton Pitonyak's appeals lawyers look for an angle to try to get hi…