I said, "Yes. As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime. Angel Maturino Resendiz, left, confers with attorney Rudy Duarte. He was sentenced . And I turned and looked at him. But she did the opposite. She spent five days in a hospital before returning home to Indiana to recover. Their car was found in San Antonio and fingerprints linked their case with the Claudia Benton case. Some people he murdered included: Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic (May 2, 1999), Fannie Whitney Byers (December 10, 1998), and Claudia Benton (December 17, 1998). I started saying, you know, "What are you? I knew that I had to heal physically first. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. In her stolen car, Resndiz traveled to Schulenberg, Texas, around four miles from Weimar, and the previous Sirnic killings. One of Holly Dunn's sandals lays in the ditch near the railroad tracks where Resendiz brutally attacked her and Chris Maier. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Some also involved sexual assault. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. In June of 1999, after being identified as the killer, he was placed in the Top Ten of the FBI's Most Wanted list and a reward of $50,000 (which just some days later was raised to $125,000). Christopher Maier, a fun-loving 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky was killed as he and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Holly Dunn, were walking back to a party late at night on Aug. 28, 1997. She was covered in blood from head to toe. We learned that he had a variety of names. I don't want another case to prove up. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. What do you want? I don't even remember exactly what I said or how long it took. Holly Dunn: They said, "Well, could you tell us what he's wearing?" Drew Carter: And based on information from that phone call, it led us to go back - to go to New Mexico, to speak with his sister. We knew that he was extremely violent. and what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. I thank God for having patience in me. She has led our family in how we have recovered from this and it could have gone a completely different way where our family was devastated by this, but instead, we are so happy for how she's led her life. [18], In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Later police found Morber's red pickup truck in. It was very bruised - lots of cuts across her face. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. After the murders, he would spend some time in their houses. On July 13, Resndiz met with Drew Carter and surrendered himself. Resndiz's first known murder occurred in 1986 when he killed a homeless woman and her boyfriend. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Where have you been? So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. On June 21, 1999, he briefly became the 457th fugitive listed by the FBI on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list before surrendering to the Texas authorities on July 13, 1999. And I was like saying my last prayer. As soon as I could get the surgery to get my jaw wired shut and my jaw fixed, my parents took me home. I know the body is going to go to waste. Craig Sorrell: Somewhere around May or June of 1999, I got a call from ViCAP, which was the national database that we put the info in. Von Huben's fiance. Drew Carter: And so then, you know, the doubt sets in. It was about the second night of classes. I don't deserve to cause you pain. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. It was a horror show. I was thinking, "Let me remember everything about you that I can, because we'll get you at some point. And then we also entered it into the National Database for Violent Offenders in the hopes that maybe someday down the road - there would be some similarities to other cases that I could become aware of to try to track this fellow down. And he got that moniker just by the fact that most of his murders happened in and around railroad tracks and that that was a mode of transportation that he used to travel across the country. You do not deserve this. Dr. Claudia Benton, a 39-year-old Baylor College of Medicine physician, was found sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten to death inside her Houston-area home located near railroad tracks on Dec. 17, 1998. I said, "Do you have friends? Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. Det. The intense manhunt for the railroad killer had intensified train car searches. That they're not going through what - what has happened to them alone. That really is probably the part that I try the hardest and can't forget. I think to get over my survivor's guilt that I had, I had to know that I lived my life not just for me and not just for Chris. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05:p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. And I decided to stay with my family, be surrounded by my family. Det. Benton was soon found beaten to death with a statue in her bedroom and Resndiz was far from finished. A Lexington couple was charged with Byers' murder, but according to authorities, Resndiz admitted to an FBI agent that he killed her. I just wanted the chance to tell what had happened to us. We were driven. The FBI task force was stunned to find that ngel Maturino Resndiz had been rounded up and deported eight times in a mere 18 months most unbelievably on June 2, 1999, when state and federal warrants were out and intensive efforts were underway to catch him. Local news report: The dragnet for the suspected rail riding serial killer now stretches from Ohio to the Mexican border. Angel Maturino Resndiz ( n. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis, 1 de agosto de 1960 - 27 de junho de 2006 ), tambm conhecido como O Assassino da Estrada de Ferro ou o Assassino da Ferrovia, foi um fraudador, coiote, ladro, estuprador e serial killer formalmente acusado do assassinato de sete pessoas, tendo sido condenado morte por um desses One of his aliases, ngel Reyes Resndiz, was very close to the name ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis given on his birth certificate from Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Holly Dunn, Chris Maier's girlfriend, somehow managed to survive after being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead by Resendiz. : On Aug. 29, 1997, I received a call at home about 3:00 in the morning that there had been an attack on two students along the railroad tracks. ", And I tried to rip off my fingernails and dig in the dirt so that if I was taken away, someone would know that I had been there. [15] Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. But, at some point, I got up, and I realized that he was gone. And out of the corner of my eye just glimpsed something go across the front yard. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. Holly Dunn: I started speaking about two years after the attack. Angel Maturino Resndiz (August 1, 1959 June 27, 2006), also known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican itinerant serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. I'm living my life for all of Resendiz's victims, for all of them And that I have to - or I want to - be the best person I can be and live the best life I can, because they didn't get that chance and I did. And she collapsed on the couch. I'm still strong. In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. [1][2][3][4], By illegally jumping on and off trains within and across Mexico, Canada and the United States, generally crossing borders illegally, Resndiz was able to evade authorities for a considerable time. I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. Today, Holly Dunn Pendleton, Angel Maturino Resendiz's sole survivor, lives her life as a survivor - not a victim - and dedicates herself to helping other victims of sexual violence. Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. I hadn't looked at him yet. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. I knew he was there. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. But they worked through the evidence. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. Resendiz is wanted in connection with a string of deaths in Texas, Kentucky and Illinois. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. The Sirnics' red, Bludgeoned to death with a pickaxe in her apartment. Claudia Benton's husband, George, was present at the execution and said Resndiz was "evil contained in human form, a creature without a soul, no conscience, no sense of remorse, no regard for the sanc*y of human life.". ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. I deserve what I am getting." Known as The Railroad Killer, Angel Resendiz killed at least 9 people, and is thought that he have taken more lives. I wanted to put him down. Some also involved sexual *ault. From what I've come to learn of Resendiz, he was an immigrant, transient, moved around, had done a lot of odd jobs migrant work. I thought he would come back and get me. Over the course of the following eight years, he continued traveling by train in the U.S., during which time, he killed at least a dozen people. She's really just an amazing person individually. I'm still, you know, the same person I was" - it felt good. I realized that my mouth wasn't shutting right. After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. Det. You know, look at your family. Five six, five eight in height. Angel Resendiz Destiny Johnson Lafayette High School For nearly two years, a killer literally followed wheatfield Americas ra-lit dawn. I know the body is going to go to waste. I won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". I tried to kick him. A daytime photo of Holly Dunn and Chris Maier's crime scene. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. I wanna live it to the fullest. On July 12, 1999, a Texas Ranger, Drew Carter, accompanied by Manuela and a spiritual guide, met up with Resndiz on a bridge connecting El Paso, Texas with Ciudad Jurez, Chihuahua. You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. No one was stopping him. Devon Anderson: And I wish I could've seen his face when he heard that someone was living. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. At the age of eleven, he ran away from home and spent some time living on the street, where he took up glue sniffing. [13] In 1999, former Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox, wary of the controversy miring the many confessions and recantations by serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, remarked of Resndiz, "I hope they don't start pinning on him every crime that happens near a railroad track. Resendez was in the United States illegally. "[14][notes 1], On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. Crime Library. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. Do you have a family? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, Five deaths with a connection to Alex Murdaugh's family investigated, Never-before-seen photos and details about accused Idaho killer, the attack on Holly and her friend Chris Maier. She decided to make it her reason to live. You don't have to. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. Resndiz surrendered to Carter. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. There was not a shred of humanity about this man. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. ", I was begging him, "Please don't hurt me." Angel Maturino Resendez, 39 years old, was apprehended early this month . Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. Resendiz took the victim's cash and fled the scene in the victim's jeep. Being a survivor is one thing, but helping other survivors and knowing how to do that in a professional manner was another thing. She is begging someone for her life, and you are you're sleeping. Then, delve into the mystery of the Chicago Strangler. For me to be able to say, "You didn't destroy me." I'm running. 'Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair': 33 Pictures Of The Summer Of Love In San Francisco, 'Exceptional Discovery': 24 Perfectly-Preserved Bronze Statues Uncovered In An Ancient Etruscan Spa, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. And he gagged us. An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. Holly Dunn: I chose not to attend the execution because Resendiz represented all those angry feelings that I had. He had gotten the ultimate penalty. So by the time she took the stand, the jury had heard the gruesome details of all the other murders we had solved at that point. And for the 1st time there was an indication of sexual . I'm positive that he probably knocked me unconscious. But wiry and strong, ropey muscles on his arms and curious. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. And not knowing, I assume, whether he was gonna show up or not, if he was gonna show up armed. I mean, on the Texas side. He was prone to violence at least 20 years prior to this killing spree. But me, as a person, I'm eternal. Det. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. I mean he was a loner, he had a high price on his head and he had an entire nation, really two nations, looking for him. They actually kind of just realigned it. Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. I told all the details of what I knew, what I remembered. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). It was held here in Houston. September 2, 2017 / 7:17 PM Devon Anderson: After the trial, Resendiz was sent to death row in Huntsville, Texas. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. Det. Angel Maturino RESENDIZ A.K.A. According to a profile in People magazine, he was raised by his single mother until the age of 6, when he was sent to live with an aunt and uncle. 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