A retired Catholic priest convicted of murdering a former beauty queen who came to him for confession was sentenced to life in prison. Ending a cold case that has troubled the community for nearly 60 years. Former priest John Feit decided not to testify during the sentencing phase of his trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg, Texas. Life was the maximum sentence possible for Feit, who was 27 at the time of the murder and is now 85