Hospice protest There were two highprofile murder trials in Hidalgo County back to back in the fall of 2017: the first was that of Monica Melissa (Palacios) Patterson; the second was that of former Catholic Priest John Feit. Both ended with a conviction and life in prison. What seems odd, however, is that the Patterson murder case and trial captured more national media attention post conviction and sentencing than did that of Feit. In fact, one cable company was in town late last year, and the second was in town earlier this year to film true-crime shows about Patterson and her ...