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- After nearly 60 years, a former priest is on trial for murdering a young woman who had gone to him for confession. Did the church conspire to cover it up? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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Could you do the story of the nun/ teacher who was murdered in catonsville she taught at archbishop Keogh in Baltimore.
39:00 Even the very old becomes "older" in US parlance. They are old only the moment they die.😂
There was a priest also preying on boys n our Episcopal church n Farmington, NM by the name of Father Botello. Wonder if he is still alive. Probably not..
How could that happen! ?! How could that monk know what happened & not tell? Ok, what about after he left the priesthood!!? How about then?!! God have mercy! It just makes me so angry!! She was such a good & beautiful person! I feel so sorry for her mom.. her family.😢
It is hard for me to believe that this is his only victim.
Exactly! I absolutely agree this was not his first or last victim
There's no telling what else this guy's done.💖
You can bet on that.
It would have been very nice if after this crime he had been sexually impotent. And to have lasted all these years to be publicly humiliated. It is no coincidence that in the Bible it says that the great harlot has a huge blood guilt.
Trust me it's not!
The people who protected him from justice are sickening.
When he said, (25:08 - 25:13), "Can we move on to something else?" It made me so angry! Her parents, family, friends, over ones, didn't have that luxury of "moving on to something else."
...and should be criminally liable for obstructing justice.
Vile human beings.
@@douglasmatthew4884💯
It's a pretty sick world. It literally happens daily in politics.
I am beyond disgusted at how the church and the legal system failed Irene Garza but protected that monster. There's so much blood on their hands....
They are a racket like everything else.
What's horrific is their KNOWING about violent child rapists and CONDONING IT.
churches have been this way for centuries. people need to wake up and not follow blindly. so sad for irene
Like the Tuam babies (in Ireland). Shoved down a septic tank to die. And yet the hypocrites love to brag about their 'pro-life' credentials.
Women had little to no value back then… and Republicans are trying to push the country back to those dark times.
that former DA who didn't want to prosecute the killer priest, deserves jail for life
Agreeed!!!
So does the monk for not talking to police then not 40 years later
@@jasonjohnson6403 He might have been afraid for his life and career back then. It wasn't a good idea to become the Catholic Church's enemy.
A killer does not look like a killer !?! PEOPLE PLEASE STOP SAYING “he didn’t look like a killer” DO NOT TRUST ANYONE!! Not the teacher, not the pastor, not the priest, not the cop, not the lawyer!!!
Couldn't have said it better.
He looks plenty creepy to me!
He looks creepy to me.
Don't fully trust the electrician, gardner, and plumber either.
Edit: Keep doors unlocked while they are in your home, for a fast exit.
Keep a can of bug spray or other chemical close to you, in case you need to spray it in their face to temporarily immobilize them. Nobody is going to expect a common household item as a defense weapon. When you speak with them, keep enough distance between the two of you, that it would be impossible for them to grab you without having to lunge first. Then bolt for that open door. If they ask you to look at their repair work and that means you have to get on your knees or into a tight crawl space, politely ask them to step outside until you inspect the work, and you will be right with them afterwards.
NEVER GIVE A DAMN ABOUT EMBARRASSMENT OR OFFENDING SOMEONE. We are living in times, where a uniform means nothing. It once did, but not now.
Did Ted Bundy look like a killer? Well…there you have it.
They moved and protected him, resulting in Irene’s death. The church is also responsible for that poor woman’s death. RIP Irene.
History Up to the present moment is wrought with evil doings. Participants, beware!
@@Ppepper92The Catholic Church always cover the priests abuses. They just move them someplace else. How many lawsuits do they have?
@@migdalin92I was wondering the same thing. I would think they would have many wrongful convictions. They certainly have the money & pay no taxes. People have sued for less & won.
@@Ppepper92What do you think makes a church? The building or the people who run/attend it? I’m sick of this poor excuse: it’s not god/the church, it’s people who commit these crimes. Stop it, there’s obviously a deep seeded issue in all types of churches when it comes to covering people’s sins (aka crimes) and ignoring the victims. At this point I’m giving people the side eye when I hear they’re letting their kids be in close and personal contact with pastors, priests or any other leader. No, they’re not all abusers, but it happens enough to where we can speak of a pattern.
Not the church but the demons under the guise of “shepard” are responsible. Each will have to answer for their transgressions
Growing up in the Roman Catholic faith, we totally trusted the Priest. He was a total extension of God. That was until I was left alone with him whilst my mother and aunt m made a cup of tea. The dirty old ba***rd started to rub my little thigh inappropriately. I was 7yrs old. Fortunately, my mother always taught us as children, if something didn't feel right, we were to tell her. I immediately got up and went into the kitchen and told my mother. She confronted the Priest and told him to leave. She reported it to the church. He was moved to a different parish. This was brushed under the carpet by the church. There had already been 5 other reports from parents about this Priest. It is disgusting. The amount of child sexual abuse under the disguise of the church is disgusting!!!
That is disgusting and I’m so sorry that creep touched you inappropriately. The fact that there were 5 other reports means there were likely many more kids that it happened to, but they were scared to speak up.
Such a wrong representation of our pure hearted Christ!😢
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@@VoiceAndPianoByChristaFord Did you know that Vicar of Christ also translates to antichrist?
That's awful, Tracy. I'm sorry that happened to you. Good for your Mom!
I'm so glad the DA who refused to take the case was voted out of office by the good citizens. He was so transparent in his loyalties, and showed he lacked the kind of moral and legal objectivity the people deserved.
I really wonder sometimes if evil people use faith and churches to hide behind. It's sad and truly disgusting. Rest in peace, Irene.
Of course they do. Some, at least. I watched a Lifetime movie based on a true story the other day here on CZcams, called Sinister Minister. Its a perfect example of just that.
the church is very well known for protecting people who do evil things, so of course evil people love to gravitate towards it.
Altruistic narcissism runs rampant in churches and similar groups. Participant beware!
Yep. Even the devil can quote scripture.
Some of the most deceiving people are religious and use it to gain trust that is undeserved. I think you’re on the right track. The Catholic Church has done an insane amount of damage over the years though, or at least in my humble opinion.
The Catholic Church has covered up many, many bad priests and their crimes. And so did police. Prayers 🙏
Not just priests but school staff too
Yep, so heartbreaking.
Yes, and the catholic church is completely apostate when it comes to true Christian doctrine. The reason evil is so prevalent there, is because God (The Holy Spirit) only lives where truth is proclaimed. He is a million miles from these houses of evil.
John 4:24 KJV God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Like the Democrats. Always the elitists protecting criminals
There is no God
What’s struck me is that no one, not anyone from the murderer’s family came to the court to support him. Normally you’d see at least the wife or one of his children. He had no one, not one single person who knew him would offer support. That says a lot about this man.
I am appalled at the Catholic Church. How did these men sleep at night?
Lack of conscience allows them to sleep as well as continue their predatory behavior. Evil by it’s very nature must cloak itself as something other than what they are. Evil isn’t gonna show up rockin’ a red body suit with horns and a long tail toting a pitchfork. What better disguise is there for a predator? Unless it’s mommy dearest-they also get away with faaarr too much abuse because of the label.
A man like that, could just as easily prey on his own blood too.
When you get away, not once, but several times, you start to feel superior, and that's dangerous.
Especially for those people who are in his sight. 😢
Katholischen Priestern ist es untersagt, Frau und Kinder zu haben. Zölibat - das mag der Grund sein.
@britbalz they said at the end he got to marry, have children and live a full life. He must have stopped being apart of the church at some point.
@@britbalzit's not. Plenty of assault happens in Protestant churches and public schools. All who don't take vows of celibacy.
I grew up in Mcallen and have heard about this case several times. So happy she finally got justice but so upset that this man got to live a full life before being convicted.
God will avenge!
"He was the villan, the villain's not supposed to win." Mike Garza. Exactly! We need more prosecutors like him.
He won for the 57 years he lived free after taking a life.
He has to answer to God at some point.
He won what he earned. Life in jail.
@@Violexie-wb7op ... he didn't sound like he was winning when the cameras were on him.
@@MonarchPoolPlaster Please, don't allow your notion of cosmic justice to prevent us from making this life and this world better to be in.
Make no mistake: God also let him live a long and happy life unjustly. Forgive me if I don't trust that comeuppance to arrive in the afterlife.
Covering the truth and defending a killer.
Shame on all who had been involved in this dark story.
That's the Catholic Church. They fought every single victim of child abuse in court and when they had lost so many they apologised for their actions, hired a PR firm, got a new Pope and tried to act like they were moral again.
They even set up phot opportunities by hiring children to run on stage with the Pope so he was seen as caring for children. Those were all manufactured as part of a child rape cover-up. How sick is that?
Sadly not the first time, not even the hundreth
All the same no matter the handle
Not just a killer, but a rapist, too.
Trump and maga?
"When pigs fly will you get your indictment." What a thing to say to someone wanting justice carried out for their friend, who attended church every Sunday and confession every Saturday. More than the one should be serving time. Some D.A. Rene Guerra was. RIP Irene Garza. 🙏💫💖🌱🌎
I loved the lady saying after everything that they got justice for Irene and also ‘pigs are flying today!’ Lol
That DA was certainly involved in the cover up as well
@@tiffanieoverby7803oink! Ready for takeoff!
Yup
Alot of people failed that day. And only God knows what was in their hearts. But trying to deny justice because your sgo would be bruised is not a good reason. I bet the pigs were surprised that day too.
She got peace. And he got justice served.
What bothers me is that it took 57 years.
He lived a life. Had a family a wife kids. In now he's a little old man. But God doesn't t see his age. He looks at intentions actions . And if he was guilty. He had an opportunity to admit it and take his punishment. But... he didn't. Even then. So he meets God as an unrepentant soul. Not going to be a good day for him.
@@hayeslincoln3111 It took pretty much my entire life to date lived, for that justice to get served. That is nearly unbelievable.
What a piece of work that DA is. Even after the conviction of a murderer he says he has no regrets about not pursuing justice for that unfortunate young woman. He is essentially admitting that he would be ok with justice having never been served instead. It is one thing to believe that prior to a successful prosecution, but to maintain that position after justice has been done speaks volume as to the nature of his character.
Personal integrity is non existent in these egotists.
Misogyny is very active but hidden.
This type of person would never admit to have done anything wrong (narcissistic tendency). He might not even believe that Feit did it.
Denying his crime is the act of a moral coward but trying to blame the other priest taking confessions that night is despicable. What a wicked man to take the life of that beautiful young woman.
Why do people make comments about looks? If she was fat & ugly as all get out, would it still be as tragic?
@@ailleananaithnid2566Right. I agree. People are dumb and emotion-driven. Doesn’t matter if she was hot, 40s, 20s, 70s,chubby-type, plain-looking. She was a human being who didn’ t deserve to be raped &murdered. No one does .
@@ailleananaithnid2566 It's instinct that drives us to admire and feel attachment to beautiful things. Nature, buildings, animals, people. If something is deemed beautiful, then we automatically ascribe it more value and experience more grief if it is lost. So no, it probably would not have been considered to be as tragic if she has not been physically beautiful. This is a fact of life that absolutely unfairly discriminates against people that aren't as good looking, and I'm sure there are many, many victims who have not gotten the attention and mourning they deserve because of this.
Fishing for reasonable doubt
I read a comment once that said,
Most people just aren't good looking.
I had never thought about it that way before--a simple observation.
We are emotionally swayed by beauty. Beauty is prized because it is rare.
A priest from my Catholic school was just convicted and put in prison this year for crimes against boys in my school which i attended until 1985, my dear friend was one of his victims, and he is a complete mess from that trauma to this very day....I can imagine how many victims NEVER SEE JUSTICE....because my friends' scars are SO VISIBLE to this day...Im glad this, person, for lack of a better word, got his, no matter how long it took, and may God rest her soul and her family find peace now...such a tragic story of a beautiful soul
That's horrible! They are people who are supposed to be the most trustworthy. It's really sad to hear about your friend.
Hugs to your dear friend❤ Yes to that monster's conviction, even if highly belated.
Most priests at my school have been charged with disgusting crimes. Unfortunately the priests are dead now and will never see justice. It’s so vile 😢
@@Drea62621 Sorry, it's so unfair and painful.
Happened at ours too. Two Catholic priests who hung around my younger brothers too; convicted of many many cases of SA against boys and young men some from church choirs. I hate them. One did my grandparents funerals and my step dad's, my mam was going through terrible grief and mental illness due to losing them all within 3 yrs. The younger priest who worked in our school used to take us to events, even a swimming pool once, where we were told adults as in our friends parents would be there, but they weren't. And in our cubicle changing room we were then stuck with this sick priest, joking about the boy's private parts. I had no idea this was a dangerous situation we trusted him. One of the kids came from a family of police officers. The other child's family were devoit Catholics, and a more upper class than us; we were Catholic but not always practicing, tho going to Catholic schools we were at church a fair bit. My mam lost her mam, partner and dad within 3 yr as a kid I had to grow up fast and as the big sister look out for my siblings as my mam was going through breakdowns, shes also narcissistic and treated me awfully a lot of the time, including physical assaults, and taunts up until I was in my early 20s and decided enough was enough. My dad is an alcoholic with mental disorders and hes been told he has Autistic traits too, which I'm also waiting for an assessment. This priest acted like he was an uncle😢 The other older priest knew my mam for many yrs, he wrote to us from his holidays to places, lots with very vulnerable and poor families and children, it sickens me. They were protected and only convicted as old men. One is dead and the other was released then sent bk to jail again I'd imagine the Catholic Church will still protect this P.O.S.
Love how he carried groceries when the news was there, but needed a walker to walk to his seat in court
Yea, I noticed that.
Glad their little ploy didn't work.
Rip Irene🌷
Than first footage was a few years back. They didn't immediately manage to bring him in front of court.
@@someone3187He sure walked fast with that walker when he was leaving the courtroom
That’s why my father used to tell me not to take Islam from others. When I was a kid he told me that if I wanna connect with god I only need to read Quran and pray by myself and that no one should get in between me and god.. at a young age, I understood that my dad was trying to protect me from predators that use religions to prey on vulnerable people.
That’s a wise and caring father. Devastating that children need to be taught this lesson at all, but I’m incredibly glad you were taught it at such a young age and you took it to heart. ❤
Very nice…..your father was of depth and spot on! Good man….
Yes, Sir… It doesn’t matter what house of worship one walks in to, if they pay attention, they’ll find the devil in plain sight…
Read John.
You'll love it.
Guerra the DA should be charged with obstruction of justice.
Absolutely....he was a piece of work
Was he a Catholic?
@@howardlashbrook8500I wondered that too.
He was a part of the cover-up. And being the good Catholic that he is, he went along with keeping up the cover-up.
@@howardlashbrook8500 Most Latinos are.
He is hanging on to life by a threat yet he won’t admit guilt and spare people of the trial! RIP Irene
Edit: most of the replies are about me not spelling “thread” correctly! It was my mistake sorry for that 😅
*thread
@@virg0_lem0nade
*Petty
@@Moonbunny55 No need for you to get upset. 😄 It's just a fact, "hanging on by a thread" is the phrase, not "threat".
@@virg0_lem0nade Come on, you're clutching at flaws.
*Bras
I look at these old killers and it is so easy to feel sorry for a frail old man, but there is no remorse in them, they still knew what they had done, lived a full life, married, had kids, it's rather sickening...I often wonder how the wife, kids, grand kids feel knowing someone they love is capable of such horrors
He likely loved confessions because they inspired him
Did you see or hear remorse from this murderer? I didn't! 😡
@judymccoy6688 no remorse at all. He went as if nothing happened
In hell he will be
This is exactly why people have a hard time with religious organizations. They are willing to let predators get away with horrendous crimes all to save face and prevent negative publicity. May Irene's soul rest in peace.
Former DA Rene Guerra should be ashamed of himself, surprised nobody spat on him
He lost the bid for the following election for DA
He was probably a very devout Catholic.
@@maryseman7019And a very devout enabler of a predator and murderer. He was willing to cast aspersions at the other priest, wasn’t he?
I'm so happy justice was served after all these decades. What an elegant and accomplished lady Irene Garza was. RIP Irene Garza.
He walked out a lot faster than how he walked in the court room! Just shows how fake he played his physical condition!
Hearing Irene's friends and family talk about her was so touching and heartbreaking.
So sad her parents passed away before hearing the sentencing and getting justice for their daughter.
I clearly remember that day snowing and had no idea the trial was going on. Im just glad justice was granted.
That snow was the pigs flying.
Irene was so beautiful. RIP. Shame on that crappy DA, the church, and everyone who tried to cover that up.
The church knew about his proclivities and probably moved him from church to church in an effort to cover up his crimes. Absolutely disgraceful!!!
This was a very sad story. Im so glad the family got justice even after 57 years.
The church is disgusting for protecting him. 🤬
thats in its nature....
This just makes me sick to hear the church protected that monster. Over the years, we continue to hear how they protected all their rapists priests and pedophiles. Why people accept this is beyond me..
You're not allowed to question the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Good Catholics don't question them. If they did, they wouldn't be Catholics any longer... not by excommunication, but by voluntarily leaving the church. Like I did, at the age of 9 years old.
We were taught that priest were holy and closer to Jesud than we would ever be. They still protect their own.
You would think that they would wake up and get out of the church while they still can!!! 😮
“ We are going to keep him in a monastery for life.“ Not! How do you ever balance his 57 years of freedom with his life sentence? You can’t. Thank God for the good guys who put them away!
Not only do they accept it lots of ppl continue to deny that any of the abuse happened
It's been a while since I've cried. I was moved by the sheer will and determination of the prosecutor to see this through. I cried for the victim and her family. Thank you covering this trial.
A man of church... how I'm not surprised! The stories are endless and are still happening to this day!
I love how the one woman(forgive me, I forget her name) said to the media after the verdict was in. She said, "After 57 years, we have found justice for Irene. And for today, PIGS ARE FLYING!" Wonderful dig to the old DA who wouldn't help out with the case or even attempt to prosecute. He took a big L with that!
Truuuuuu
Maybe pigs didnt fly but it sure did snow!
That DA too was probably involvee in the cover up, he TRIED SOOO HARD TO OREVENT A TRIAL
@@SG-pu3rxyes, that makes him as evil as the killer!
Her cousin, Lynda De La Vina.
These prosecutors who refuse to prosecute are a prime reason we have rampant crime. I’m glad that man is no longer in the job. He was worthless.
Agreed! And to say that he had no regrets after a Jury found Feit guilty is just disgusting to me.
There to harsh on petty crimes and too lenient on horrible crimes makes no sense why can't they just do the job correctly
Agree. I live in Northern Ireland. Where sex criminals habitually get off with a rap on the knuckles. And, as a result, go on to reoffend.
Irene was so impressive. A true blessing on this Earth. This whole story breaks my heart.
I am a Protestant Christian and I so agree. She was a tremendous person
As an X Catholic sixty years ago priests had power over their congregation. My older sister at sixteen had a priest corner her and put his hand up her dress and tried to kiss her. She escaped and sadly kept it a secret because she knew people would blame her
She felt her would have raped her if she didn’t fight him off
I’m sorry and horrified by that. Sadly, I’m not a bit surprised. 💔💔💔
Is this why you left your faith
@@hayeslincoln3111 it would do it for me. I, on the other hand, have weighed the facts and “evidence” and have determined that religion is a crutch for the weak. If I can’t see it, hear it, measure it, touch it or taste it, etc, then I put it in the fantasy category.
❤❤❤
So did Thomas.
So your sister had a sleezy guy who happened to be a priest put moves on her. So you left the faith..
I'll bet that in your current place there are people that you find sleezy. Do you move from your neighborhood leave your job.
My point is your reason for leaving is to me very flimsy.
I know you just couldn't t confront the clergy back then. But to leave because of something that happened to someone else to me is weird.
Poor Irene. She didn't deserve that at all. I'm glad she was never forgotten.
OK that is nise
It is never too late for justice, but to think justice is in the hands of such despicable defense lawyers is beyond disappointing.
They're just doing their job. No defence lawyers to present defendant's case = no fair trial = no conviction.
I love comments like yours. I hear it all the time from people like yourself. And then when they are accused of something they don’t do I (the despicable defense lawyer) am the one called. You made my night. I am laughing out loud.
You do understand that without us (defense lawyers) the prosecution cannot do their job?
You REALLY trust cops and prosecutors to have total control over accused? Do you truly think they aren’t corruptible? May you someday be arrested by a saint like Drew Peterson.
@@racheldixon387
People like that don’t want fair trials. They’re the crowd that thinks you can tell someone is guilty by how they look.
I have had conservatives insult me to my face with statements like that. Then when they get bagged for a DUI (or worse - sexual assault) I am suddenly their best friend. It’s unbelievable.
Despicable? Why is he despicable? Did I miss something?
The DA was despicable. The defense attorney was just doing his job. He didn't even claim that Feit was innocent as much as he was arguing his alleged lack of evidence.
I'm Catholic but left my parish when Father Edward admitted to my husband that he knew of a priest who would confess to him that he SAed some kids and when my husband told him you need to tell the police he responded with if I did I would lose my priesthood.
So we left the Church and the Roman Rite.
You are more worried about yourself than you are this sick evil man hurting children? Then Father Ed called my husband and left awful voicemails about how my husband betrayed him for leaving the parish and well it was just weird the things he said
you did the right thing, please stay safe. People are so weird
❤
good for you lady! yeah, I stopped being catholic once I learned and understood how it works, I did not stop being catholic at once so I was doing best I can to seek to find something good about the church and I did not anything..., thus I left it at once then, only regret I have is that I done it so late.
What’s horrifying is how many knew and weren’t horrified that a priest assaulted and murdered a young woman knowing she was in confession at the time he preyed oh her. Evil cowards.
He listened to thousands of confessions but refused to confess his own culpability.
He didn't believe in the faith. This is clearly showed since he left the priesthood.
This is unforgivable. Both the church AND the system took sweet, precious time to stop a literal killer rapist. Absolutely unforgivable
The prosecutor did a great job, including his interviews with 48 hours. So sad this lovely lady was killed. The prosecutor’s determination really honors her. Thank you, sir.
Poor woman.. Imagine how devasted she must of been when this very devout woman starts to get fondled and sexually assaulted by her priest. The confusion and horror she must of felt. And betrayal. It's just horrible that this godly woman was killed by a so called godly person themselves and then to have it covered up by the church that she loved so much. It's appalling...and despicable behavior from them all. And her poor family dealing with this cover up and pushed to be forgotten. It's just terrible....
Yep I don't feel any justice sadly, not truthfully
Devastated*
Corruption is everywhere. I’m so glad there was justice for Irene.
Yes, toxic narcissists and psychopaths swarm every institution and use it to enable their evil deeds and cover them up.
Corruption is not everywhere. But it's certainly in the Catholic church.
@@masterlightjames950it's everywhere. 🍻🇺🇲
22:40 -
Men covering for other men in "the church," sexual predators and murderers and unleashing them back into society to recommit these crimes. So vile!
Not only in the church, this bro code is everywhere. 😢
@@TheNinnyfee
Sadly, it is. And sometimes some men will say, "but I've never seen him do anything like that, I've never experienced him doing things like that."
Well, i would say to them, Of course not! You're a man, you're not a girl/woman. Those creepy perverted men are not going to act like that with you, they do it to girls/ women, and they're not going to do it in front of witnesses. Duh! 😢😠
True!
@catea2551
Makes sense. Someone who is truly honorable and just, would defend and protect the innocent and vulnerable, and not the man who preys upon them.
I wonder how many unsolved missing persons cases there are in the areas where he lived during those 57 years that this murderer was allowed to roam free and unchecked. 🤔
My heart breaks for her, and everything she could have become if not for the evil that took her life.
I find it hard to believe that Irene was his only victim. My
thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones. Rest in peace Irene. 💗
The fact that none of his family showed up in court to support him suggests they weren't all that shocked by the charges. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Shame on the catholic church. Shame, shame, shame on them.
Please keep this story current on CZcams as a reminder of the injustice to this young woman by the catholic church and it’s system.
Religions have taken so many lives during history. Being a good human being reqires no religion just conscious.
@@EnglishItaliana100%
@@EnglishItalianawell stated.
Over and over and over again. Disgusting.
The aggressor was an Anglo-Germanic man! The victim was Hispanic! This was a racial issue!! A hate crime!!
Unbelievable that it took this long to see justice done for a wonderful loving woman and her family. Thank God Justice was served finally. 😢
It's kinda interesting that he actually lived to spend the time in prison, considering when it happened and that he could have died by the time of the trial. Not only that, but even after all the evidence was found it took years for the trial to take place. He was old even then, at any point he could have died, but he didn't. He lived to be prosecuted, and sent to prison and actually spend time in prison.
Amen, "the villain isn't supposed to when" so glad Irene got justice and former priest didn't get away with it forever
As a correction officer, I’m impressed by the fact that the family isn’t all “blah blah blah he’s innocent” like almost always happens no matter how damming the evidence…
According to this, the family wasn't even present in court to support him. I'm guessing he was not a great husband and father to his family..
He must have been a very dark man
I think his family knew he was Capable of this.
@@tl3482 A psychopath.
He's a Catholic priest, he's not supposed to marry and start a family. His parents are dead, if he had any siblings they might be dead aswell. That's why nobody showed up.
The defence saying is it just to impose a sentence on a man who was different 60 yrs ago, do you really think he's going to live 57 yrs in prison - Let me say this to that defence lawyer, did Irene get the chance to live 57 yrs, did she get the chance to marry, have children, live her life to old age like Feit did?
I agree and honestly it was the stupidest speech/ conclusion that a defense attorney could have ever given in the court
Completely agree!
I am nearly 80 now but was brought up in the Roman Catholic church. I found out at an early age what priests and nuns were about and fortunately my Father saw through them and took me out of catholic school after he had given the headmaster a piece of his mind. I never really understood what was said but received an apology from him. That was on a Friday and on Monday my sister and I joined a new non-catholic school. I have never had anything to do with the Catholic faith ever since (I was 10 at the time) and have never understood how the cult of Roman Catholicism is tolerated throughout the world. It is simply evil and impoverishes people throughout the world.
Justice delayed is justice denied. The only way to get justice for this young lady now is to hold accountable ALL those that covered this heinous crime up.
Whatever is done in the dark will always come to light I'm glad he got the sentencing he deserves despite his old age
At 80+ years old, you pretty much gotten away with it.
That Missouri monk is no hero. He kept a murderer's secrets till HE felt safe.
So happy that justice was served. And I hope that Rene Guerra never holds public office again.
I come from a Catholic family, my uncle was a Priest. The Catholic church always protects it's Priest's. They just move them if they mess up at one Church, they usually transfer them to another in another state. If they are accused of molesting boys they move them and send them for 'rehabilitation'. They almost never pay for their crimes against children.
They wouldn't pay for their crimes in this world.
They will pay, sometimes not in this world...... He was a wolf in sheep's clothing,when will people wake up and realise the Catholic Church is not of God,......
When I was about 5 years old, our neighbor was a housekeeper for a priest and she told my mother about all the sexual escapades of the priests she worked for! It's certainly not news that priests are often notorious for their secret sexual affairs! I learned long after age 5, that the problem is far more prevalent than many years ago! It is something that religion needs badly to better monitor itself about! Religion has either condoned the sexual practices of their leaders, or modified them, but some of them are STILL wrong in the face of the law and certainly of moral codes! I am not a Catholic but I've learned that they don't tell their own members of these "anomalies" yet many are aware of them; I guess it's their dirty little secret!
I hope you have since left the Roman Catholic and joined another denomination that preaches the real gospel
Evangelist Roger Mansour
I think that you meant ITS priests
FINALLY. I have heard about this cold case for YEARS. I could not be more satisfied with the final outcome. Kudos to the jury for doing what was right after all these years.
Thanks to the bravery of the jury ,job well done.god speed to all of you❤
To the team at 48 Hours, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Ye are doing great work and gives a cynic hope in humankind.
I'm so glad I watched this episode. What a tragic, dark and evil case this was. Irene did not deserve to be killed, and her death did not deserve to be treated like this by so many people in authority. It sickens me to my soul. The church, law enforcement, those in high places in the media, politicians. All of them complicit in her death. I am happy the monk came forward with the information he was told by Feit. As much as it was late, he did what he could to make sure Irene got justice. I don't believe the other priest was responsible for her death. There isn't enough to justify that he did it. God bless the lawyers and police officers who reopened Irene's case and fought for her. We can only hope that if something ever happens to us or our loved ones there will be people like them who will fight for us.
It bothered me that the monk said he finally told in order "to clear his conscience". Not because it was against one of the most important Commandments, or to spare the family decades of pain. For his own ease. SMH
How many times have we heard this story? The Church has become synonymous with sexual abuse and cover ups.
And it isn’t only the Catholics. All religious leaders use their power to sexually abuse those with less power.
It's not just the Church. It's any institution with power. Like public schools.
Not just the Catholic Church either. Stories of SA and cover-ups have come out of the Mormon and Southern Baptist Churches in recent years that would curl your hair. Three years ago, the youth minister at the Methodist Church in my hometown was arrested with a terabyte of piddie korn on his _work_ computer. He was also married with two young kids at home 😬 I've never heard what became of that case, no trial nor any news about whether any of the kids at the church had been victimized. I google the creep's name every so often for updates, so far nothing.
Rest in peace, Irene 🙏 ❤ you were a primal example of perfect young lady that would of been a perfect Mother and wife ❤️ you've never been forgotten and never will😢❤
What that poor woman went through is difficult to contemplate. I'm so glad they finally got him ~for Irene, her family and friends. 🙏 Rest In Paradise, Irene.
She was so young and beautiful, generous and probably a wonderful teacher. My heart breaks for her family and friends. Her poor parents! Now that I am a parent, I understand the devastation that losing a child would be. The way law enforcement and the church covered the crime up is horrible. I'm so glad that after all of these years, her remaining family members and her friends finally saw justice. But..."Justice delayed is justice denied."
She was not that attractive
@@MilkyWayGalaxyy Troll
@@user-lo1iz8tj1v Why are female victims automatically branded "beauties"? She looks plain. Her winning a beauty contest doesn't mean much.
How do you tell elementary school children that their teacher was murdered?
@@MilkyWayGalaxyyWhat's your point? So she should be murdered? 😡
the fact that Feit's family didn't attend any of the trial speaks volumes.
It does make you wonder, doesn't it?
I always think about this case when people try to tell me anything about the Catholic Church. As if history books weren’t enough to show us what the church is capable of…this poor girl paid with her life for her faith in that disturbing establishment.
Here’s a weird perspective: Imagine being that creep’s kids and knowing if Dad had gone to prison back when he should have they wouldn’t be alive. Talk about an existential crisis. 😵💫😳
If you look, Feit is very arrogant. From the early pix, to the end. He had the backing of the church, the top echelon of the community to the former DA - he was confident - and cocky. At the end when he doesn’t want to testify - he talks right over the DA - who then interrupts him. He did this. He was a WOLF and a disgusting human. RIP IRENE 🙏
I understand the saying, but it's too bad that monsters like him are called wolves since actual wolves are beautiful and majestic beings.
exactly wolves are a highly evolved species who would never behave this way. They don’t SA each other, actually only the alpha mate and reproduce so as not to dessimated the areas resources to support them , and so as to get healthier with every generation
feit was marano, was he...
He bloody well did it 100%
I literally live 5 minutes from that church. I was raised catholic and did my first confession and communion there, it feels sick that something awful most likely happened there. It feels awful that the church and rectory are still there and open and as a little girl or even teen I had no idea this happened.
So unfair that her parents did not live to see justice.
Man i can’t imagine the pain and suffering of her family all these years
@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf quit being a troll
Been following this case for a long time. So glad it was solved and real justice was done. RIP Irene.
Thank God that Justice was served!
Grazie molte per aver riattivato i sottotitoli !
All the people involved in this cover up angers me. 😡
Imagine how many murders were unsolved throughout all of history.
Yes and the "god" that sat there and watched and did nothing! Maybe he doesn't exist 💯
I think about this all the time. These are only the ones we hear about. Maria Farmer went to the FBI a decade before anyone did anything. Law enforcement were intimidated by Epstein and his wealthy friends, Pres Clinton, Trump, prince Andrew, Dr Nasser, Bill Cosby etc.....
@@MilkyWayGalaxyy maybe ur too arrogant. God exists
@@SamehAlshawhatino he doesn't its all sick and made up stop forcing people to believe
Thank you 48hours for putting this full episode on
What's shocking is not one priest who did something like this. Priests have abused parishioners before. But how the entire church, monk, and even the freaking DA protected this monster from prosecution. It's modern day, not 500 years ago. Toxic men protecting toxic men.
I am sicken by this story. I was raised in the Roman Catholic church and never experienced anything strange or nefarious. Shame on all who hid the truth. They will never escape the eyes of God.
This is hardly an isolated case, Eleven thousand allegations have been made against 4,392 Priests in the Catholic Church since 1950, in the US alone!!
Get hypnotherapy, you never know. The odds are...
It’s a shame that Irene was killed in the most sacred place and by a priest! I hate to say this, but there’s so many in the churches that hide behind Christianity. I’m elderly now and consider myself a Christian although I quit going to church a long time ago. I have a personal relationship with God Almighty and only talk to him,..that’s all I need. I’ve taught my children the same. The things I’ve seen,.. the things I’ve learned,..the things I’ve read about things that go on in the churches, made my stomach turn. It’s best and safer to have your own personal relationship with God in my opinion. You just can’t trust anyone 100 percent in this world,.. only trust yourself.
@@janetspell1396 I agree with you,good thing you shared that with your children ❤️
I know so many people that have left the Catholic Church because of how they handle CSA by their leadership. They even have regulations about "seductive" behaviour of children. They blame the victims left, right, and center. It's disgusting.
Poor Irean Finally got Justice!! She was So Beautiful!! And Died at the Hands of Someone she Trusted!! So Sad 😔!!
Brilliant. Justice is done. Well done.
Cold cases are always interesting because justice will always be served. This case was deep, dark and sad because a trusted institution protected a killer for decades. The verdict and the sentencing are applaudable. Justice in the end.
What was up with that nasty DA? Why was he so against JUSTICE? And to say that he had no regrets after he was convicted by a jury is disgusting.
Lock him up and throw away the key. Better late than never 😂😂
Another great 48 hours! So thorough snd well told story! Thank you!
This is so sickening. Always makes me wonder how many cases like this just slipped through the cracks over the years... especially before modern technology and way of thought. How many people passed away never knowing what happened to their beloved family members... so many predators are protected and enabled by authority figures. Irene should have lived a full, happy life 💔
“ You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public and maintain a holy appearance, but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character!” -Steve Maraboli
It's absolutely shocking, the cover up of this and by police makes me sick
It's the church. Get your facts right.
he kind of was protected by police as well as they didn't follow up more even before the church got involved
The police also cover it up. Back then they really didn't care to much about Hispanic (Mexican) as they were called. Their was a lot of discrimination.
So glad her parents didnt have to go through this. Her clothing, shoe, that would have destroyed her mom. They are all safe now. 🙏