John Feit
John Feit, a former Catholic priest, was born in Chicago in 1932 and raised in a German-Catholic family on the city's south side. He later left the priesthood, married, and raised three children. He died at age 87 in February 2020 at the Estelle Unit in Huntsville, Texas, a state prison; news reports give February 11 as the date, while a state custodial death report lists February 12. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman said he was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at Huntsville Hospital, and that preliminary reports pointed to cardiac arrest. His attorneys said he had long-running health problems, including kidney disease, bladder cancer, spinal stenosis and diabetes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A Texas prison spokesman said preliminary reports point to cardiac arrest, and the state's custodial death report lists no cause.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Robert Hurst (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.