against him. >> not guilty, your honor. >> i'm praying for john fite to go deep inside himself and justst a child in 1960 when irene went missing after going to confession. and what had the killer done to her? >> she was sexually assaulted, physically assaulted and she died of sufficiesuffocation. >> reporter: fite soon left mcallen and the case went cold until 2002 when this man stepped forward. >> i covered up the evidence. i'm sorry for what i did. >> reporter: dale tashney is a former monk would said in 1963, fite arrived at his monastery and told him about killing a young woman on an easter weekend. >> he assaulted her, bound her, and gagged her. as he left, he could hear her saying, "i can't breathe, i can't breathe." >> reporter: despite tashney arbitration county, john fite remained a free man for decade, until now. >> today, we are one step closer in seeking justice. >> reporter: tashney who is now 87 hopes he will be able to tell a jury what he knows. >> i got a job to do now. i have a moral obligation, i feel, to be there. >> reporter: naomi sigler wants a fight fite to says