MURDERED: Father Patrick Ryan
PodDB estimate 8.4/10
A Catholic priest is found savagely beaten to death in an Odessa, TX motel room in 1981. A man confessed to the crime -- but instead of closing the case, people are still left wondering: Was justice served in the murder of Father Patrick Ryan? In 2023, almost 40 years after the murder of Father Patrick Ryan, two Crime Junkies' efforts led to uncovering untested evidence that proved the man convicted of this brutal murder was innocent. Listen to the update episode that…