The Drag

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Kanal • 7 program

Verkliga brott

Verkliga brott

2025-03-11
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Berättelser för barn

2021-09-01
Politik

Politik

2022-06-14
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Historia

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2025-01-29
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5 maj

2025-03-11

'Win or lose'

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.

2025-03-11

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38 min
2025-02-18

'A loose cannon'

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 the church and investigators, a deal was struck to send Feit away without facing jail time–a common practice for the church.

2025-02-18

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39 min
2025-02-11

'A wolf in sheep's clothing'

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 Irene's body was found floating in a canal.

2025-02-11

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34 min
2025-02-25

'A race against time'

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 time as Irene's second investigation, the Catholic church was under scrutiny.

2025-02-25

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45 min
2025-03-04

'When pigs fly'

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 office, Rudy and Victor feel hopeless because of comments made by the district attorney and his lead prosecutor. By 2003, the grand jury decides not to indict Feit in Irene's murder, leaving a wave of disappointment again for Irene. A whole decade passes until a new district attorney decides to take on Irene's case one more time.

2025-03-04

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33 min
2025-02-04

Irene

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 man went off to law school, not knowing his high school sweetheart, Irene Garza, would soon be murdered.

2025-02-04

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31 min
2020-07-09

The Orange Door | The Orange Tree

Sharon Cave knows something is wrong the second she gets a call from her daughter Jennifer's boss saying Jennifer didn't show up for her first day at work. When no one can give her an answer as to where Jennifer was the night before, Sharon and her family set out on their own investigation. They find themselves in front of the door of Jennifer's friend Colton Pitonyak just a few blocks from the University of Texas at Austin. They can't get in, but what's behind that orange door changes their lives forever.

2020-07-09

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24 min
2025-01-29

Introducing: A new season of 'Darkness'

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 before the priest who murdered Irene was brought to justice in a historic case for the church and the Rio Grande Valley. In Season five of "Darkness," host Talisa Treviño details the decades-long fight for justice for Irene. Hear from the investigators who tackled the case and Irene's loved ones, as well as survivors of abuse in the Catholic church. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

2025-01-29

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3 min
2023-05-09

The most famous crossing guard in Texas

If you ever need your day brightened exponentially, all you have to do is visit the crosswalk at Whitis Ave and 24th St. Here, a UT Austin crossing guard, Mike Shaw, shares his words of wisedom, joy, and fistbumps with students passing by each day. Maren Bennett sat down with Shaw to learn more about one of the most beloved university employees.

2023-05-09

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16 min
2023-10-13

How Treefolks is getting to the roots of Austin's urban tree canopy

The city of Austin is known for its extensive urban tree canopy, and that canopy continues to grow thanks to the work of the nonprofit TreeFolks. In this episode, Keaton Peters talks to TreeFolks – and some of the folks they help out – about their work. Planting trees is also part of the City of Austin's Climate Equity Plan, which relies on purchasing carbon credits, but carbon credits are a controversial method of dealing with climate change.

2023-10-13

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20 min

The Drag Audio Production House is a student-driven project by the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.