And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. : 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. [18], In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Resndiz provided an unused alias and a different date of birth, and with authorities unaware there was a warrant for his arrest in connection with several murders, Resndiz was voluntarily returned to Mexico the following day. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. I was thinking, "Let me remember everything about you that I can, because we'll get you at some point. Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. Known as the Railroad Killer, he was at one point the FBIs most wanted fugitive. We lived on 13 acres. With his final words stating, I deserve what I am getting, the Railroad killer died by lethal injection on June 27, 2006. Do you have a family? He was nicknamed "The Railroad Killer" because all the killings occurred near train tracks. 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. 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. [citation needed], Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. She hadn't been in touch with her brother but she had been in touch with someone that was in touch with her brother. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. I'm going to be alive forever." The students were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. During a court appearance, Resndiz accused Carter of lying under oath because Resndiz's family was under the impression that he would be spared the death penalty. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. The electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. And so, we were talking to each other, trying to figure out how we were going to get away Because Chris kept saying, "You know if you can get yourself untied get away, run away." Angel Resendiz Destiny Johnson Lafayette High School For nearly two years, a killer literally followed wheatfield Americas ra-lit dawn. It felt good for me to be able to say, you know, I graduated from college in front of the guy who basically could have ruined my life and destroyed it. 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. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. He was transported by the Rangers back to Houston to face charges. And so I was like, I graduated from college. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. He'll be off to your left. Angel Maturino Resndiz (August 1, 1959 - June 27, 2006), aka The Railroad Killer/The Railway Killer/The Railcar Killer, was an itinerant Mexican serial killer responsible for as many as 15 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" [5], Resndiz killed at least 15 people[6] with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. I deserve what I am getting." She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. But truthfully, the tip that made the case was a call from a family relative to "America's Most Wanted.". I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. I felt that. That gave me a small sense of satisfaction, that he was scared. This man had no friends. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Devon Anderson: I knew I wanted Holly to testify last. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. This is what he did to me." She was able to give a real-life person - to give them a real feeling of the brutality of this man. 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. They took a motorcycle trip together, bringing a gun along to fire for target practice. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. They were flat black and expressionless face. He was sentenced . [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. 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). September 2, 2017 / 7:17 PM A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. I thought he would come back and get me. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. I mean, on the Texas side. and what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. Craig Sorrell: As part of the search, there was actually a huge operation to stop trains. 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.". Condemned serial killer ngel Maturino Resndiz, the drifter dubbed the Railroad Killer, being escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving an execution date. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. What do you want? Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. At the age of eleven, he ran away from home and spent some time living on the street, where he took up glue sniffing. Can you get untied?" The Railroad Killer shot Morber in the back of the head with a shotgun, before Morbers 57-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick arrived. Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. Worried church members found the couple when they failed to turn up for Sunday service. 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.. Maybe this is what I had been running from in all those dreams as a child - this horrific story that happened to my sister.". He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. He murdered at least 16 or 15 people. I don't even remember exactly what I said or how long it took. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. He had at least 1 sister, Manuela, Albuquerque, New Mexico. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. is een documentaire televisieserie geproduceerd door NHNZ die werd uitgezonden op Lifetime Movie Network. I couldn't attend the funeral. The two were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. He was born on August 1, 1959. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. ATM cards? Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. And I just kept talkin' to her 'cause I definitely didn't want her to pass out, ya know, I was just trying to keep her awake until the paramedics got there. Raped, strangled, suffocated both manually and with duct tape, and buried in a shallow grave in. It was there that she told me the worst story that I had heard in my life. Resndiz was evaluated as mentally disturbed but not insane at trial, and on May 18, 2000, with survivor Holly Dunn having testified, was convicted for the capital murder of Claudia Benton. Det. And then I had to deal with being raped. And after ngel Maturino Resndiz escaped capture several times by being voluntary deportated back to Mexico, it would take the combined effort of an FBI task force and the Railroad Killers own sister to finally bring him to justice in 1999. And then I had to heal. But me, as a person, I'm eternal. Another detective and I were sent over to the University of Kentucky Hospital to check in on the victim. His mother, Virginia de Maturino. You have to be crazy. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. Drew Carter: And so then, you know, the doubt sets in. That's when he stabbed me in my neck. I remember there being an oddly high number of calls. Ninety miles away in Fayette County, Texas, Josephine Konvicka, 73, was killed by a blow of the same pickax used to kill Noemi Dominguez. The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. I started saying, you know, "What are you? The room was dark and she woke up [at University of Kentucky Medical Center]. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. He had become known as "The Railroad Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads where he had jumped off the trains which he was using to travel around the country. They were attacked, sometimes through burglaries, near the railways and were usually bludgeoned to death with some incidental object. Sole survivor of serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz shares details of attack, recovery - CBS News Watch CBS News 48 Hours The Railroad Killer September 2, 2017 / 11:05 PM / CBS News. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. And after two years, we hadn't had anything of substance anyway, so we chased any lead. Bludgeoned to death with the same shotgun used in the Morber killing. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. I realized, at that point, that he was going to rape me. At the time, he had been tracked down to Mexico. Money was sometimes left at the scene. I said, "Yes. A Harris County sheriff's deputy confers with accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz at the start of his capital murder trial for the murder of Dr. Claudia Benton on May 8, 2000, in Houston. 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. No one was stopping him. ", On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. And I was like saying my last prayer. He was prone to violence at least 20 years prior to this killing spree. Where have you been? Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). Crime Library. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. And, eventually, I asked my dad, I just said "Chris is dead, isn't he." Drew Carter: At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was linked to six murders in Texas, two in Illinois and one in Kentucky. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. A bunch of Texas agencies participated. Her face - it looked like a boxer whenever they - whenever they get cut during a boxing match. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. By the time of his execution, Resendiz was linked to at least 15 murders in six states. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. I mean, she basically, from his perspective, came back from the grave - to nail him. But once he was free, his killings continued anew. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . He was 39 years old. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. He did not deserve to live among us. As dread escalated across communities easily reachable by train, Resendez was placed on the FBIs 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. We had to catch him before he killed somebody else. I fought him. Holly Dunn: I don't have things that I think about all the time. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. "ANGEL MATURINO RESENDEZ: THE RAILROAD KILLER". And, you know, be upset. And she was also the victim of a sexual assault. There was no doubt in my mind. And we started walking along the tracks. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Craig Sorrell: We received a lot of phone calls and a lot of tips, and we followed up on a lot of people who thought they had seen this person. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. On June 15, 1999, George Morber Sr., 79, and his 51-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick, were killed in their Gorham, Ill., home located about 100 yards from a rail line. It was very hard to accept the fact that I lived through this and Chris didn't. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. Morber was shot to death with a shotgun and Frederick bludgeoned with that weapon. She was lying on her side and I put my head to her face and just held her. I knew that I had to heal physically first. Holly Dunn: I was really trying to remember every detail about my attacker. That's when he started hitting me. And he actually pulled Chris from the tracks, on the gravel, into the grass beside the tracks. ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News ). He died on June 27, 2006. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. 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. FBI press conference: We are here to announce that Rafael Resendez Ramirez has been elevated to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. He later returned to live with his mother around the age of 12. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. Shot in the head with a shotgun. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. On June 27, 2006, he was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, at the age of 45. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. And I don't know if it was an ice pick, if it was a screwdriver, but he had it on Chris the whole time. Chad Goetz, University Senior: It was - probably 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. Angel Maturino Resendiz. Heads beaten to a pulp. After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. She had a broken eye socket, a broken jaw. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. Drew Carter: The majority of his attacks were by surprise. She spent five days in a hospital before returning home to Indiana to recover. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. We of course said, "We don't have any money, we're poor college kids". According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Her attacker used it to tie her hands behind her back. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. Devon Anderson: And I wish I could've seen his face when he heard that someone was living. Holly Dunn: I started speaking about two years after the attack. An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Just horrific violence. 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. 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. Devon Anderson, Harris County Prosecutor: The sense of urgency was - it was unbelievable because people were dying. He was put to death five months. And he gagged us. Devon Anderson: I read an account of the execution, and it said that right before they injected him, his feet were shaking under the sheet. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: In December of 1998, a doctor was murdered in the Houston area. She had suffered both stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head. It became the first of his many entries into the United States. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." That's when he took that weapon that he had, and he held it to my neck and he said, "Look how easily I could kill you." The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. So, I was afraid. Resndiz found his victims, all of whom were randomly picked, while travelling by stowing away on trains. The evidence was overwhelming as to his guilt. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. [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. 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 . 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. 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. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. June 9, 2000. Det. 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. We knew that he was extremely violent. Convicted on at least nine occasions for serious felonies, including burglary, Resndiz would be deported after he served his sentence then head right back to the U.S. to resume his criminal activities. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. DAVID J. PHILLIP/AFP via Getty Imagesngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. Resendiz had broken into the victim's house by going through an open door. 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. And he took off my belt and tied up my hands behind my back with my belt. He would confess to many more before his execution. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. 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. No emotion. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. You do not deserve this. Resndiz continued riding the rails and committing murders across several states, with the ferocity of his attacks increasing with each stop. Some also involved sexual assault. Three of Resendiz's victims, Norman and Karen Sirnic and Josephine Konvicka, were from the Weimar area. Your brain works in amazing ways and it kind of sort of let me deal with each thing as I could. My friend's still out there.". - Alternate link. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. In their house, situated behind the church and near the railroad tracks, Resndiz beat Norman and Karen Sirnic to death with a sledgehammer as they slept, then sexually assaulted Karen. His victims include a doctor, a. On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. It just fell off. You know, I remember saying, "Why are you doing this? Don't give up. This man's body has never been found, and nothing is known about him except what Resndiz told authorities. Knives put all the way through the body, that's how much force was used. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. She's really just an amazing person individually. Resndiz said that he killed the man because the man was involved in black magic. In Shulenburg, he used that same pickax to kill 73-year-old Josephine Konvicka, leaving the weapon embedded in Konvickas head. "This is what happened to me. 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. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. Look at me. But she did the opposite. I tried to kick him. 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 thought processes". The jury did find that he was a future danger to society. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. On July 13, Resndiz met with Drew Carter and surrendered himself. 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. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. I Survived. I know the body is going to go to waste. Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. You know, "how can I help you?" So that was really his only out - was the insanity defense. Like, all right, you know, is this gonna happen? Holly Dunn's paramedic recalls tragic night, Angel Maturino Resendiz: The "Railroad Killer", 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.". Drew Carter of the Texas Rangers, arrives at Hobby Airport in Houston on Tuesday, July 13, 1999, after turning himself in to Carter in El Paso. The writing, I found, really helped me deal with what had happened. Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. I would run down the hill of the front to our house across the fields. The race was on to find him before he killed again. Stars ngel Maturino Resndiz (archive footage) Ken Macha Ramon Laval See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Edit ngel Maturino Resndiz Self - Serial Killer We didn't have anybody else. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. 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. There was nothing there. Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. And she collapsed on the couch. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." And so, we could talk to each other, and Chris and I started strategizing, you know, saying, "OK, should I run? Victims 1. On June 4, Resndiz killed two people in one day, sexually assaulting Houston school teacher Noemi Dominguez, before murdering her with a pickax. You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. '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. Devon Anderson: It was early in the morning, and Drew was on one side of the International Bridge, waiting. tied to a tree, dead from strangulation. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. In 1986, Resndiz killed his first victim: an unidentified homeless woman in Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. 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. Like "I'm still here. Det. Resendiz is wanted in connection with a string of deaths in Texas, Kentucky and Illinois. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. And even in that state of her looking the way that she did, I can just remember this feeling of overwhelming gratitude and love that she was alive. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. I think, at that point, I went into survival mode. 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. 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. He killed two women in one day, 90 miles apart. And the pastor and his wife were murdered in their bed with a sledgehammer that was found in a tool room there at the house. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. 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. And he was killing effortlessly. 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