I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. I thank God for having patience in me. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Christopher Maier. Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. He was continuing to kill. 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. 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. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. They didn't know where he was. 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. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. Morber was shot to death with a shotgun and Frederick bludgeoned with that weapon. Devon Anderson: She was definitely our star witness. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. He was the first guy that I dated after the attack. Crime Library. His attacks were distinctive for their brutal blows to victims heads, often caused by objects found in the victims own homes. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. Aug. 29, 1997 Christopher Maier, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky, killed as he and his 23-year-old girlfriend, were taking a shortcut from one party to another. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. 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. A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. 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. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Norman J. Sirnic, 46, and his wife Karen Sirnic, 47, of Weimar, Texas, were bludgeoned to death on May 2, 1999, by a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ, where Norman Sirnic was a pastor. The Railroad Killers innocuous five-foot, 190-pound appearance belied the monstrous acts hed committed. Holly Dunn: I definitely feel like I have another opportunity at life. In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. I think I put my hand up to block it. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. 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. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. No one was stopping him. I knew that I had to heal physically first. FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. 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". I couldn't get my feet untied. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. Texas authorities determined they had a serial killer on their hands. Det. No humanity. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page I got my hands untied. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. I Survived. Craig Sorrell: Despite her - state, she was ready and willing to try and communicate what had happened to her. He was executed in 2006. ngel Maturino Resndiz Alias The Railroad Killer The Railway Killer The Railcar Killer ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis (birth name) Rafael Resendez-Ramirez Jose Mengele Several others Gender Male Birth Date August 1, 1959 Place of Birth Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico Date of Death June 27, 2006 (aged 45) Place of Death 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. I mean, she basically, from his perspective, came back from the grave - to nail him. 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. Local news report: The dragnet for the suspected rail riding serial killer now stretches from Ohio to the Mexican border. He was prone to violence at least 20 years prior to this killing spree. 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. Five six, five eight in height. ", 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. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Craig Sorrell: Holly described the suspect as a male, possibly Hispanic. 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. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. I don't deserve to cause you pain. Det. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. I don't deserve to cause you pain. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. I'm a stronger person because of it. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. Det. Like "I'm still here. Some also involved sexual *ault. 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. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. Like, all right, you know, is this gonna happen? 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. In her stolen car, Resndiz traveled to Schulenberg, Texas, around four miles from Weimar, and the previous Sirnic killings. He was put to death five months. But it wasnt until Resndiz killed two teenage runaways in 1997 near railroad tracks in central Florida that investigators linked those slayings to his previous crimes and realized that they had a serial killer on their hands. 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. She spent five days in a hospital before returning home to Indiana to recover. I tried to kick him. The FBI saw similarities between the Benton and Sirnic murder scenes, and DNA obtained from both came back as a match. You don't have to. Wikipedia article ngel Maturino Resndiz, A series of 16 podcasts released between October 2018 and February 2019 by British journalist Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale for AudioBoom en*led, "The Unbelievable Survival Story of Holly K Dunn" Episode 266, and "The Railroad Killer" Episode 268 of, List of people executed in Texas, 20002009, List of people executed in the United States in 2006, List of serial killers by number of victims, List of serial killers in the United States, The Rafael Resendez-Ramirez Case: A Review of the INS's Actions and the Operation of Its IDENT Automated Fingerprint Identification System (March 20, 2000) - U.S. Department of Justice, Geringer, Joseph. Det. 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. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. And, you know, it was just - I just felt like it wasn't fair. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. Devon Anderson: I knew I wanted Holly to testify last. 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. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. After the murders, he would spend some time in their houses. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. *ociated Press. June, 4, 1999, would prove to be a deadly day. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. Some also involved sexual *ault. [citation needed], Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. Resndiz continued riding the rails and committing murders across several states, with the ferocity of his attacks increasing with each stop. I hadn't looked at him yet. Another detective and I were sent over to the University of Kentucky Hospital to check in on the victim. I was thinking, "Let me remember everything about you that I can, because we'll get you at some point. ATM cards? The room was dark and she woke up [at University of Kentucky Medical Center]. Resndiz said he shot and killed him and dumped his body in a creek somewhere between San Antonio and Uvalde. and he came over and literally just dropped it on Chris' head. Lexington, KY, Police DeptThe electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. 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. A lot of people did not want to believe - you have to be crazy to do that to someone. And that - that was, you know, a very scary time, because I just - I felt - I knew that he knew I was still alive. And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". For them to know that they're not alone. We had a great time growing up together. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. 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. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. 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 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. Resendiz had been crouching behind the electric box on the right before ambushing the young couple. Craig Sorrell: As part of the search, there was actually a huge operation to stop trains. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. After having beaten two elderly women to death in their Texas and Georgia homes, Resndiz entered the Texas home of Claudia Benton late at night on Dec. 17, 1998. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." Resendiz had broken into the victim's house by going through an open door. Devon Anderson: And I had been waiting to see this guy. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. 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. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. 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. September 2, 2017 / 7:17 PM Authorities were able to link him to at least 15 murders in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and California. 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