Resndiz confessed to these first two murders in September 2001, in hopes that doing so would speed up his execution. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. March 23, Ocala, Florida: Jesse Howell and Wendy Von Huben: July, Colton, California: An unidentified transient, October 4, Hughes Springs, Texas: Leafie Mason, 81, December 17, Western University Place, Texas: Claudia Benton, 39, Fayette County, Texas: Josephine Konvicka, 73. I couldn't get my feet untied. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. Not so much as a reminder of the largest case I worked, but more a reminder that if you stick with a case and follow up on everything that you can be successful. Holly Dunn: I started speaking about two years after the attack. For them to know that they're not alone. Texas Executes 'Railroad Killer' Angel Maturino Resendiz Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A train-hopping serial killer linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. On the day of his execution, he asked forgiveness from the family members of his victims in attendance, and from God, for allowing the devil to deceive me.. I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. Can you get untied?" What do you want? Behind the scenes, Resndizs sister worked with Texas Ranger Drew Carter by encouraging her brother to give himself up. I know the body is going to go to waste. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. The FBI linked the Railroad Killer to at least 15 murders across several states in the 1990s and only one woman survived to tell the tale, after being beaten, raped, and left for dead. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. And there is nothing there. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Top Dems push Fox News to stop promoting "propaganda" about 2020 election. In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. People were scared. In fact, over a 20-year period, Resndiz was deported or voluntarily returned to Mexico 17 times, having illegally entered the U.S. using a series of aliases. As soon as I could get the surgery to get my jaw wired shut and my jaw fixed, my parents took me home. Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. Heads beaten to a pulp. When we first started working it, we approached it from the standpoint of a fugitive investigation and that was trying to learn as much as we could about the subject at hand. December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. She was able to give a real-life person - to give them a real feeling of the brutality of this man. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. [19][20] 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 sanctity of human life. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. "[14][notes 1], On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. It felt like I'd finally had my chance. He was prone to violence at least 20 years prior to this killing spree. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Like "I'm still here. Later police found Morber's red pickup truck in. She was lying on her side and I put my head to her face and just held her. Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. ", On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. What do you need?" It was between 1:00 and 2:00. The FBI saw similarities between the Benton and Sirnic murder scenes, and DNA obtained from both came back as a match. He died on June 27, 2006. FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. I knew that I was injured. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. ", I was staring at every scar he had, every tattoo he had. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. DAVID J. PHILLIP/AFP via Getty Imagesngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. I was constantly running away from someone. A daytime photo of Holly Dunn and Chris Maier's crime scene. And realized that we not only had a serial killer that was within 150 mile radius of Houston, but we had one that was in other states as well. You do not deserve this. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. Holly Dunn: I actually got involved in the penalty phase of the trial, so that's when they say whether he gets the death penalty or life in prison. Jurors would eventually reject his plea of not guilty by reason and insanity and would convict him and sentence him to death. No one was stopping him. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. ngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. Some also involved sexual *ault. We knew we were battling with the jury not wanting to believe that someone could do these horrible things to people and be sane. Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. Just a month after the horrific murder of the Sirnics, Noemi Dominguez, a 26-year-old schoolteacher, was found bludgeoned to death with a pickax in her Houston apartment on June 4, 1999. Resendiz -- at the time known to law enforcement by his alias, Rafael Resendez Ramirez -- becomes one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." 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. I felt that. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. is een documentaire televisieserie geproduceerd door NHNZ die werd uitgezonden op Lifetime Movie Network. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Holly Dunn: They got to the moment in the trial when they say, "Is the person who attacked you in the courtroom today?" Read excerpts of her book," Sole Survivor", Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer, First published on August 3, 2013 / 10:16 PM. Resndiz's sister, Manuela, had seen her brother's FBI's Most Wanted Poster and feared that her brother might kill someone else, or be killed by the FBI, so she contacted the police. I'm a stronger person because of it. "In letter, railroad killer ties self to Florida slayings". You have to be crazy. Worried church members found the couple when they failed to turn up for Sunday service. And not knowing, I assume, whether he was gonna show up or not, if he was gonna show up armed. And after two years, we hadn't had anything of substance anyway, so we chased any lead. Texas authorities determined they had a serial killer on their hands. "This is what happened to me. The race was on to find him before he killed again. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. We sat there and talked for a while, I'm not sure how long, but we got up to leave and go back to the party. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. 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. ", Devon Anderson: I wanted it to be the last thing that jury heard and the last thing they saw was Holly Dunn sitting on that witness stand saying, "That's the man.". Det. The same month, a Texas Ranger, Drew Carter, contacted Manuela, Resndiz's sister who lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and to whom he was close. I remember there being an oddly high number of calls. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. Holly Dunn: It's important to me for victims to be supported. You don't have to. 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. Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. The jury did find that he was a future danger to society. But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. But I was hit five or six times in the front of my face and then, I turned over, and I was hit five or six times in the back of my head. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. I mean, she basically, from his perspective, came back from the grave - to nail him. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. But the INSs gravest error came on the night of June 1, 1999, according to Justice Department documents, when Resndiz was detained entering the U.S. in the desert near the Santa Theresa border crossing in New Mexico. Some family members of murder victim Josephine Konvicka, stand in prayer during a memorial service for victims of accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz the day after his arrest. I started to feel like, "Wow, this is a lot bigger than me." So that was really his only out - was the insanity defense. The Kentucky murder of Christopher Maier, which Holly Dunn miraculously survived, seemed to match aspects of the murders of Benton and the Sirnics and the DNA once again matched as well. He had gotten the ultimate penalty. He killed two women in one day, 90 miles apart. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. The writing, I found, really helped me deal with what had happened. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: I began writing as a process of healing. He murdered at least 16 or 15 people. Money was sometimes left at the scene. And, eventually, I asked my dad, I just said "Chris is dead, isn't he." I couldn't attend the funeral. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. Over an 18-month period, the INS detained the Railroad Killer nine times, but, hiding behind fabricated identities, Resndiz was voluntarily returned to Mexico on each occasion. I mean, who knew? I thought he would come back and get me. Holly Dunn: [Devon Anderson] told me, "Don't look at him. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. The FBI then obtained a federal warrant for Resndizs arrest in late May 1999, and formed a multi-agency task force to apprehend him. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. With his final words stating, I deserve what I am getting, the Railroad killer died by lethal injection on June 27, 2006. Benton, a pediatric neurologist at the Baylor College of Medicine, was raped, stabbed, and bludgeoned repeatedly after he entered her home, which is near the Union Pacific railroad tracks. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. Trial started in May of 2000. Holly Dunn: They said, "Well, could you tell us what he's wearing?" Det. And I was covered in blood. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." Our last clue was Texas. And, at this point, our attacker ripped a shirt. ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News ). There were many mornings that I would wake up after a night of running all night in my dreams. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. So be determined. Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. They didn't know where he was. My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. He'd picked up the language on the road, and held forth in. 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). It was about the second night of classes. I don't deserve to cause you pain. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. 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. In 1986, Resndiz killed his first victim: an unidentified homeless woman in Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. And that's where we started the discussions about Resendiz and the fact that he was tired and that he might be willing to surrender. One excerpt of "Sole Survivor" details the attack on Holly and her friend Chris Maier and the other the beginning of her recovery with the help of her sister Heather, among others. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. Benton was soon found beaten to death with a statue in her bedroom and Resndiz was far from finished. 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. And I went to a party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not far from campus. I'm running. They were flat black and expressionless face. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. He also described himself as half-man and half-angel and told psychiatrists he could not be executed because he did not believe he could die. Don't give up. We opened on Sept. 2, 2008, and we have served over 300 victims since that time. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: He was nicknamed by the media as "The Railroad Killer." Resndiz was also a suspect in the 1998 murder of 81-year-old Fannie Whitney Byers in Carl, Georgia, but was never convicted of it since a couple was charged. 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. Resendiz was implicated in the Oct. 2, 1998, murder of Leafie Mason, 87, bludgeoned with an antique iron at her home in Hughes Springs, Texas. ngel Maturino Resndiz was an Canadian, Mexican, and American serial killer. A drifter beaten to death with a piece of plywood in a rail yard. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. There was not a shred of humanity about this man. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. I just wanted the chance to tell what had happened to us. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. If they saw somebody, we'd get the train stopped, check the train - stop anybody and identify anybody on it. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. 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. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. We had that special bond that you hear people talk about. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. I'm lucky enough to have my amazing husband and have Chris be a part of our lives. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. numerous female homicides in Ciudad Jurez, TruTV Crime Library articles about Resndiz, The International Justice Project's biography of Resndiz, People magazine online article about Resndiz, Texas Execution Information Center article about Resndiz, The Crime Web's December timeline article that mentions Resndiz, Unspecified date in 1986, Bexar County, Texas: An unnamed homeless woman and her boyfriend, July 19, 1991, Lexington, Kentucky: Michael White, 33. And, you know, be upset. And I mean, I was so close to fainting when I looked at him again that I mean - I don't know how I didn't. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. Resendiz took Dunn's belt and used it to tie her hands behind her back. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. [16] These and similar statements led Dr. Pablo Stewart, a bilingual psychiatrist who evaluated Resndiz on two occasions in 2006, to conclude that Resndiz was not then competent to be executed as "delusions had completely taken over [Resndiz's] thought processes"[17], Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. ATM cards? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. Today, we're delving into the saga of the railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz. Det. You don't have to. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. I could work through my emotions and that really helped me in my healing process. Det. And she collapsed on the couch. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. Bludgeoned to death with an air hose coupling and left beside the railroad tracks. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. His mother, Virginia de Maturino. Angel Maturino Resendiz was once the most wanted man in America. "The Railroad Killer", was a Mexican serial killer, serial rapist, and robber active in several U.S. states, all of which he entered through stowing away on trains. But once he was free, his killings continued anew. You know, "I really have a family that wants to see me again." At the age of eleven, he ran away from home and spent some time living on the street, where he took up glue sniffing. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. 'Railroad Killer' executed in Texas Train-hopping serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country, was executed Tuesday night.. And, so, her face looked off. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. It was almost like my worst nightmare coming true. Resndiz tried to steal Konvicka's car but could not find the car keys. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. Like, all right, you know, is this gonna happen? That gave me a small sense of satisfaction, that he was scared. And he took off my belt and tied up my hands behind my back with my belt. He was continuing to kill. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. It was there that she told me the worst story that I had heard in my life. And that was my chance. I don't remember being hit. And then I had to heal. I get support through victims that come through Holly's House. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. I won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". The search for Resndiz now received widespread national media attention, even appearing on an episode of Americas Most Wanted. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. On May 2, 1999, he entered the Weimar, Texas, home of a pastor and his wife. As the hour of the planned execution approached, Maturino Resendiz, who claimed he was an avenging angel and that he could not be killed, visited with his 7-year-old daughter and his mother.. Do you want credit cards? Because there's no victim to stand in front of you to tell you what they experienced, what they went through. I talk about the trial as the hardest day of my life. : 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. You don't have to. Bludgeoned to death with the same shotgun used in the Morber killing. Like, we were looking at each other very confused. Holly Dunn: I felt, I guess, relieved. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. Drew Carter: At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was linked to six murders in Texas, two in Illinois and one in Kentucky. My sister was my rock throughout this entire process And she doesn't - maybe didn't even realize how much she was helping me by what she was doing. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. We had helicopters in the air to fly over various train tracks. I fought him. But me, as a person, I'm eternal. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. It was a Thursday night. Devon Anderson: I knew I wanted Holly to testify last. It's like somebody took a black magic marker and colored his eyes. And wired my mouth shut. 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. - Alternate link. Some also involved sexual assault. I thank God for having patience in me. who suffered a childhood in Mexico marked by mental illness in his family and by appalling deprivation and abuse - was denied his internationally-recognized right to adequate . I tried to hit him. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. Marking the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book about her harrowing story. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. I was hit with some sort of wooden board. I'll be right in front of you. Angel Maturino Resendiz in court. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. 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