October Patreon: The Murder of Sister Tadea Benz

Sister Tadea Benz was murdered on Halloween 1981, and a teenager was charged, convicted, and executed for her murder… but 23 years later, the DNA from the crime scene matched another career criminal. Was the wrong person executed for Sister Tadea’s murder? Did she get the justice she deserved?

Sources for this episode:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-frank-garrett

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/garret-johnny-frank.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Otnow_Lewis

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18771982/tadea-benz

https://vocal.media/criminal/did-texas-execute-an-innocent-man

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/what-drove-johnny-frank-garrett-to-rape-murder-nun-in-1981

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/08/26/Nuns-who-found-Sister-Tadea-Benz-dead-in-her/3024399182400/

https://www.newschannel10.com/story/15894338/halloween-murder-reserected-30-years-later/