Darkness
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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 th...
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'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 whe...
'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 i...
'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 un...
'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...
'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...
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 thei...
Introducing: Season five of ‘Darkness’ | The Murder of Irene Garza
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 l...
Introducing 'Forsaken'
Introducing a new series from The Drag: "Forsaken."
"Forsaken" is a series that explores the systems that both enhance and oppress the lives of...
'These people need closure' | The UT Tower Sniper
Fifty years after the shooting, survivors, heroes and their families return to Austin. A committee pushes for a better memorial for the victims. Some...
Bonus: 'Can you feel safe anywhere?' | The UT Tower Sniper
College students discuss their experiences growing up with school shooting drills and the constant fear of a shooter. Host Sara Kinney and a March for...
'It's a bleak part of our existence' | The UT Tower Sniper
Forty-four years after the Tower shootings, another shooting occurs on the University of Texas campus. Survivors continue their lives while gun violen...
'A loss that cannot be measured' | The UT Tower Sniper
The shooting becomes national news. Students return to classes a few days later. Law enforcement continues its investigation. An autopsy is performed...
'A state of shock' | The UT Tower Sniper
Ninety-six minutes after the shooting began, the sniper is dead. Everyone nearby converges on campus. Law enforcement and journalists work to identify...
'I had enough' | The UT Tower Sniper
More law enforcement officers swarm campus and join the efforts to stop the shooter. In the tower, a chaotic situation unfolds as a handful of officer...
'Time is ticking' | The UT Tower Sniper
A police officer assigned to divert traffic from the campus area decides to head into the action. The bookstore employee heads toward the tower and te...
'It's like a battle scene' | The UT Tower Sniper
The shooting continues along The Drag, a nearby street full of shops and restaurants. An employee of the university bookstore helps a wounded boy. Mor...
'Like I was being electrocuted' | The UT Tower Sniper
The sniper opens fire on the University of Texas campus and the surrounding area. He shoots a pregnant woman, leaving her on hot concrete in the middl...
'A typical summer' | The UT Tower Sniper
It’s August 1, 1966, a hot summer day in Austin, Texas. Not that many people are on the University of Texas campus, except the students enrolled in su...
Introducing: 'Darkness: The UT Tower Sniper'
On August 1, 1966, a sniper climbed the steps of the University of Texas at Austin’s 27-story tower. Seventeen people were killed and more than 30 oth...
The Light of the Moon | Devilish Deeds
As the bloody year of 1885 draws to a close and 1886 begins, the police are no closer to solving the vicious crimes that rattled Austin. Even more tha...
Thirst For Blood | Devilish Deeds
Austin’s city leaders begin to panic amid the bloodshed and bring in outside detectives to help the city’s underperforming police force. Although six...
More Butchery | Devilish Deeds
A few months after the death of the first victim, another Black woman working as a servant in Austin is killed. And then another. With three murder vi...
Wicked Work | Devilish Deeds
As the capital of Texas celebrates the coming of a new year with exuberance, a dark shadow eclipses the city as an unknown killer stalks the streets....
Amid darkness, a blessing | The Mark Kilroy story
Law enforcement officers close in on the cult leaders in Mexico City as fear spreads in the communities along the border. As they learn all of the hor...
Los Narcosatánicos | The Mark Kilroy story
A mysterious young woman taking college courses in South Texas befriends a charismatic Cuban American. The two of them work their way into a drug gang...
Feeling of evil | The Mark Kilroy story
The bodies unearthed at a Mexican ranch and the people who buried them lead investigators to believe there’s something deeply sinister going on. While...
America’s Most Wanted | The Mark Kilroy story
Across the border from Matamoros, community members and law enforcement join Mark Kilroy’s friends and family in a desperate search. The friends go on...
Spring break in Mexico | The Mark Kilroy story
A group of friends takes a break from the rigors of college by hitting the beaches of South Padre Island during spring break. Just a short ride and a...
Introducing: Season three of 'Darkness' | The Mark Kilroy story
In March 1989, University of Texas student Mark Kilroy had everything going for him. He was preparing to take the MCAT exams and apply to medical scho...
Sneak Peek: Devilish Deeds
"Devilish Deeds" is out now wherever you get your podcasts!
About episode one, "Wicked Work":
As the capital of Texas celebrates the comin...
Introducing: Devilish Deeds
Coming soon: A new historical true crime podcast from The Drag
In 1885, a few years before Jack the Ripper went on a killing spree in London, an...
Bonus: The bomber’s confession tape | Austin Bomber
In this bonus episode, host Ashley Miznazi and executive producer Katey Psencik Outka interview Paul Watler, a First Amendment lawyer and former journ...
19 days | Austin Bomber
It has been nearly three weeks since the first bomb killed Stephan House, beginning an unprecedented time of terror in Austin. Law enforcement officia...
Delivering darkness | Austin Bomber
At a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, a package explodes. Law enforcement officials quickly realize that another package that likely has a...
The trip wire | Austin Bomber
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 a...
Hope | Austin Bomber
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-ye...
The first attack | Austin Bomber
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....
Draylen's story | Austin Bomber
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...
Introducing: Season Two
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 o...
Fifteen Years | The Orange Tree
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...