Ep 68: The Seal of Confession, Part I

All Crime No Cattle

History, True Crime

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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In McAllen, Texas in 1960, a young woman named Irene Garza was found dead after going to confession at her church. Although suspicions swirled about the identity of her killer, the case went unclosed for decades. This is a story of a cover-up, religious doctrine, political intrigue, and a family’s 50-year quest for justice.

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0:30.0	Well, hello, ACNC Crime Posse.
0:38.1	Welcome back to another episode of All Crime No Cattle.
0:41.6	I, of course, am your detective, Shay Butter, and across from me is my wonderful wife, and
0:46.7	it is her episode today, so I want to introduce yourself.
0:49.6	That's right, I am Erin.
0:51.4	Thank you for that lovely introduction.
0:52.7	Oh, you're welcome.
0:53.7	What do you got cooking for us, Erin?
0:55.6	Well, today's case is the first part of a two-parter.
0:59.7	It took place in MacAllen, Texas in 1960, where a young woman was raped and murdered,
1:06.0	and although suspicion swirled about the identity of her killer, the case went unclosed for decades.
1:12.7	This is the story of a cover-up, religious doctrine, political intrigue, and a family's
1:18.2	50-year quest for justice.
1:21.6	Before we get into the story, let's go ahead and cover our sources.
1:26.0	The first is an article entitled Alter Ego by Robert Nelson of the Phoenix New Times.
1:32.0	I also used an article by Brooks Egerton from the Dallas Morning News published in 2004.
1:38.2	A Texas Monthly article entitled Unholy Act by Paula Kohloff, and a 2020 episode entitled
1:45.8	The Last Confession from April of 2016.
1:49.4	I also scoured through decades of newspaper articles about this case and used articles
1:54.0	from the Brownsville Herald and the Lubbock Avelanche Journal.
1:57.6	But the best and most holistic source was the monitor, the newspaper there in MacAllen,
2:02.5	Texas.
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