Resndiz continued riding the rails and committing murders across several states, with the ferocity of his attacks increasing with each stop. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. That he was doing it over and over again. Det. Resndiz said that he killed the man because the man was involved in black magic. I don't know how long I laid there. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. At the time of his arrest, he was married to a woman named Julieta Dominguez Reyes, with whom he had a daughter, Liria. 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. He had at least 1 sister, Manuela, Albuquerque, 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. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. His mother, Virginia Resendiz de Maturino, never married his father and frequently abused him physically. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. The Terrifying True Story Of Railroad Killer ngel Maturino Resndiz. Resndiz found his victims, all of whom were randomly picked, while travelling by stowing away on trains. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. I thought he would come back and get me. I was like, "Okay, well, you know, what's gonna happen is gonna happen. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05:p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. 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. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. 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. We lived on 13 acres. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. During this confession, he drew a map of the crime scene and claimed that he killed White because he was homosexual. His murder spree was only interrupted when he was detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. I couldn't attend the funeral. Like "I'm still here. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. 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.. 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. 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. He'll be off to your left. December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. The students were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. What do you want? Bludgeoned with the same pickaxe used to kill Dominguez in her farmhouse near Weimar, which is also where the Sirnics were murdered. At the time, he had been tracked down to Mexico. She's really just an amazing person individually. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was suspected in nine slayings near railroad tracks in Texas, Kentucky and Illinois. Beaten to death with an antique fire iron after entering her house through a window. He was so different at trial. I realized, at that point, that he was going to rape me. On June 27, 2006, he was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, at the age of 45. tied to a tree, dead from strangulation. Like, all right, you know, is this gonna happen? Christopher Maier. Holly Dunn: I started speaking about two years after the attack. Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. Trial started in May of 2000. I Survived. I'm positive that he probably knocked me unconscious. I had to deal with Chris dying. Angel Maturino Resendez, 39 years old, was apprehended early this month . To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. 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. Get a call from them saying, "Listen, we've had another homicide near railroad tracks in Texas." I was crying - all the jury was crying. Resndiz killed at least 15 people with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. 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. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. [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. Angel Maturino Resendiz in court. They'll be right behind me. 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. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. And that was my chance. . I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. 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. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. June, 4, 1999, would prove to be a deadly day. This man had no friends. I've stayed in touch with the victim, Holly, since it began. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. 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. Devon Anderson: She became the liaison between United States law enforcement and the serial killer. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept: We knew then we had a serial killer on the loose. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. / CBS NEWS, Angel Maturino Resendiz, nicknamed "The Railroad Killer," instilled panic and fear in railroad towns across the United States in the late 1990s. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. First published on September 2, 2017 / 11:05 PM. "In letter, railroad killer ties self to Florida slayings". On June 4, Resndiz killed two people in one day, sexually assaulting Houston school teacher Noemi Dominguez, before murdering her with a pickax. My whole life focus changed because of it. And, you know, be upset. I mean, on the Texas side. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. 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 Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. A Lexington couple was charged with Byers' murder, but according to authorities, Resndiz admitted to an FBI agent that he killed her. And I went to a party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not far from campus. Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Maintained by: Find a Grave Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. 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. But ultimately it was determined his name was Angel Maturino Resendiz. A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The writing, I found, really helped me deal with what had happened. I had already seen one person die in front of me and I did not need to see another. FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. The electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. Here is a preview of "Sole Survivor," due out in November. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. 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. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. Resndiz was born as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis in Izcar de Matamoros, Mexico on August 1, 1960, and was very physically small. Convicted railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, center, points his finger after being. Det. 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 Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. I started saying, you know, "What are you? 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. I'm going to be alive forever." The sketch was the best thing we had and the DNA evidence, of course. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. He was prone to violence at least 20 years prior to this killing spree. A lot of people did not want to believe - you have to be crazy to do that to someone. They actually kind of just realigned it. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. She is begging someone for her life, and you are you're sleeping. 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. In 1991, he committed his first known murder on U.S. soil, killing 33-year-old Michael White in Kentucky by beating him to death with a brick. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. And when we got to an electrical box beside the tracks a man came out from behind it. Holly Dunn: It's important to me for victims to be supported. And I decided to stay with my family, be surrounded by my family. I'm still strong. 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. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. 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. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: I began writing as a process of healing. Three of Resendiz's victims, Norman and Karen Sirnic and Josephine Konvicka, were from the Weimar area. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. I want them to be remembered. ", 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. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. It was surreal. For them to know that they're not alone. [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. She was covered in blood from head to toe. Holly Dunn: I definitely feel like I have another opportunity at life. Texas authorities determined they had a serial killer on their hands. We knew that he was extremely violent. Five six, five eight in height. But truthfully, the tip that made the case was a call from a family relative to "America's Most Wanted.". Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. The FBI then obtained a federal warrant for Resndizs arrest in late May 1999, and formed a multi-agency task force to apprehend him. Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. I realized that my mouth wasn't shutting right. Holly Dunn: I flew into Houston with my family the night before I was going to testify. ATM cards? So be determined. Between nineteen eighty six and nineteen ninety nine percent is murdered. Knives put all the way through the body, that's how much force was used. And he gagged us. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. I think I put my hand up to block it. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. Resndiz surrendered to Carter. 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. I'm running. I don't deserve to cause you pain. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. At least 15 people across the US hopping across state lines by traveling in secret on freight trains. There was nothing there. / CBS News, Produced by Lourdes Aguiar and Michael McHugh [This story previously aired on Aug. 3, 2013. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. And not knowing, I assume, whether he was gonna show up or not, if he was gonna show up armed. 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 he was killing effortlessly. I fought him. And so I was like, I graduated from college. Resendiz had broken into the victim's house by going through an open door. 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. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Angel Maturino Resendiz was once the most wanted man in America. I tried to kick him. We didn't have anybody else. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. I thank God for having patience in me. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. It was held here in Houston. I thought she was going to die. 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. Det. Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. 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. ngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. and he came over and literally just dropped it on Chris' head. People were scared. Drifting back and forth across the border, Resndiz illegally hopped freight trains while working seasonal migrant farm jobs, riding railcars to Florida for orange-picking season or up to Kentucky to harvest tobacco. 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. 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. For me to be able to say, "You didn't destroy me." Holly Dunn: I chose not to attend the execution because Resendiz represented all those angry feelings that I had. On 12/17/1998 during the night in Houston, Resendiz killed an adult Hispanic female by beating her to death with a statuette from the victim's home. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. And, eventually, I asked my dad, I just said "Chris is dead, isn't he." Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." I told all the details of what I knew, what I remembered. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: He was nicknamed by the media as "The Railroad Killer." [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. I got my hands untied. The jury did find that he was a future danger to society. In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. 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. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. The Sirnics' red, Karen Sirnic and her husband Norman Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. Behind the scenes, Resndizs sister worked with Texas Ranger Drew Carter by encouraging her brother to give himself up. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. It was about the second night of classes. 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. When the last appeal was denied, he was put to death in June 2006. He'd looked at me. The Railroad Killer shot Morber in the back of the head with a shotgun, before Morbers 57-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick arrived. 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. It's like somebody took a black magic marker and colored his eyes. We knew we were battling with the jury not wanting to believe that someone could do these horrible things to people and be sane. I couldn't get my feet untied. She is the model of survivor. And, at this point, our attacker ripped a shirt. Where have you been? Bludgeoned to death with a tire rim in her home, which was located near CSX Transportation railroad tracks. And I could not figure where all the blood had come - was comin' from. They were attacked, sometimes through burglaries, near the railways and were usually bludgeoned to death with some incidental object. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. He was 39 years old. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) 9. That gave me a small sense of satisfaction, that he was scared. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. He was tried for first-degree murder with damning evidence to back the charges up, found guilty and sentenced to death. 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. That's when he stabbed me in my neck. So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. I deserve what I am getting.". [5] Resndiz killed at least 15 people [6] with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Bludgeoned to death with an air hose coupling and left beside the railroad tracks. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. At age 20, college junior Holly Dunn came face-to-face with an infamous serial killer who earned his nickname by choosing victims along the railroad tracks. 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 . 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. The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. There was not a shred of humanity about this man. Crime Library. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. 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