He was continuing to kill. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. We knew that he was extremely violent. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. Crime Library. So the volume was huge, and you just started piecing the things together. At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was suspected in nine slayings near railroad tracks in Texas, Kentucky and Illinois. What do you need?" There'd be days that I would literally cry to him. I told all the details of what I knew, what I remembered. 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.. And he gagged us. Holly Dunn: I was really trying to remember every detail about my attacker. On June 27, 2006, he was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, at the age of 45. For them to know that they're not alone. When the last appeal was denied, he was put to death in June 2006. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. People were scared. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. For me to be able to say, "You didn't destroy me." And then I had to deal with being raped. I knew that I was injured. FBI. I knew that I was hurt. Don't give up. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. There were many mornings that I would wake up after a night of running all night in my dreams. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. The FBI linked him to at least 15 violent murders, including several in and around Houston. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. Det. Like, we were looking at each other very confused. It was very hard to accept the fact that I lived through this and Chris didn't. Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. Resndiz said he shot and killed him and dumped his body in a creek somewhere between San Antonio and Uvalde. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. 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 won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". 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. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. I was crying - all the jury was crying. In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. ngel Maturino Resndiz was an Canadian, Mexican, and American serial killer. I don't deserve to cause you pain. 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. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. 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. Det. The Railroad Killer shot Morber in the back of the head with a shotgun, before Morbers 57-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick arrived. All the murders took place near railroad tracks,. This man had no friends. Holly Dunn: I chose not to attend the execution because Resendiz represented all those angry feelings that I had. And I remember hearing his accent, thinking, "that is a Mexican accent.". I'm a different person today because this happened. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. 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 Authorities were able to link him to at least 15 murders in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and California. The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. 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. He was a little guy. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. He killed two women in one day, 90 miles apart. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. ATM cards? Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime. He later returned to live with his mother around the age of 12. And thinking, "I'm going to die.". *ociated Press. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." 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. Holly Dunn: I flew into Houston with my family the night before I was going to testify. And, at this point, our attacker ripped a shirt. Det. And so, we could talk to each other, and Chris and I started strategizing, you know, saying, "OK, should I run? I deserve what I am getting." They were flat black and expressionless face. It just fell off. Det. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. He had like this smug look on his face. I know the body is going to go to waste. Later police found Morber's red pickup truck in. We knew that we had forensic evidence, we had fingerprint evidence that linked to a particular suspect and both houses were in the near vicinity of railroad tracks. I said, "Do you have friends? Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. 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. He died on June 27, 2006. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. 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. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. And wired my mouth shut. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. And I turned and looked at him. And, you know, be upset. And I think the - amount of pressure that was put on him, ultimately led to him to have to make a choice. On June 4, Resndiz killed two people in one day, sexually assaulting Houston school teacher Noemi Dominguez, before murdering her with a pickax. Holly Dunn: I felt, I guess, relieved. That's when he started hitting me. [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. TWO YEARS AFTER THE ATTACKINTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, U.S. - MEXICO BORDER. 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. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Look at me. Where have you been? Angel Maturino Resendiz was born on August 1st 1959 in Izucar de Matomoros, Puebla, Mexico. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. I'm still strong. Resndiz killed at least 15 people with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. I felt that. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. 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. 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. 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. His mother, Virginia Resendiz de Maturino, never married his father and frequently abused him physically. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. The evidence was overwhelming as to his guilt. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. Binding the terrified couples hands and feet and gagging Maier, Resndiz wandered off then came back with a large rock, which he dropped on Maiers head. [18], In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. I don't even remember exactly what I said or how long it took. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. I fought him. The Railroad Killers innocuous five-foot, 190-pound appearance belied the monstrous acts hed committed. You know, "I really have a family that wants to see me again." His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. She spent five days in a hospital before returning home to Indiana to recover. And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. Holly's House is a child and adult advocacy center that provides a safe reporting location for victims of intimate crimes. U.S. Customs agents prepare to open a train car north of Laredo, Texas, on June 28, 1999. He'll be off to your left. 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. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. And she was also the victim of a sexual assault. And he actually pulled Chris from the tracks, on the gravel, into the grass beside the tracks. 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. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. I don't know how long I laid there. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. 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. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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." ngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. Christopher Maier. Holly Dunn: [Devon Anderson] told me, "Don't look at him. My friend's still out there.". And Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. I got my hands untied. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. Bludgeoned to death with the same shotgun used in the Morber killing. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. Do you want credit cards? Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. I'm lucky enough to have my amazing husband and have Chris be a part of our lives. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. That they're not going through what - what has happened to them alone. And then I had to heal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. June 15, Gorham, Illinois: George Morber and Carolyn Frederick: Resndiz also claimed to have killed seven additional people in Mexico. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". 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). Angel Maturino Resendiz. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News ). Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. But it was near railroad tracks. Money was sometimes left at the scene. In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . 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. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. He was born on August 1, 1959. The students were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. 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. 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. At least 15 people across the US hopping across state lines by traveling in secret on freight trains. With his final words stating, I deserve what I am getting, the Railroad killer died by lethal injection on June 27, 2006. Holly Dunn: I don't have things that I think about all the time. I hadn't looked at him yet. His murder spree was only interrupted when he was detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 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. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. 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. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. It was held here in Houston. But three of the messages were from my dad. And, you know, it was just - I just felt like it wasn't fair. Det. Here is a preview of "Sole Survivor," due out in November. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. At the age of 16, he tried to enter Texas but was deported. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". Holly Dunn: They got to the moment in the trial when they say, "Is the person who attacked you in the courtroom today?" The Church's beloved pastor and his wife were murdered in their home behind the church by Resendiz. Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. Condemned serial killer ngel Maturino Resndiz, the drifter dubbed the Railroad Killer, being escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving an execution date. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. But once he was free, his killings continued anew. I just wanted the chance to tell what had happened to us. 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. Resndiz's first known murder occurred in 1986 when he killed a homeless woman and her boyfriend. 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