Murder of Irene Garza

They transferred him out of Texas, buried him in monasteries, and told the congregation at Irene's own funeral to stop talking about it.

Local prosecutors looked the other way, and for 57 years, Irene Garza's family waited for a justice system that had already decided their daughter's life wasn't worth the scandal.

This is the story of how they finally proved everyone wrong.

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Now, before we get to the crime, to the investigation, to the coverup that protected a killer for nearly six decades, you need to know who Irene Garza actually was.

Because this isn't just a cold case.