He died on June 27, 2006. 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. He murdered at least 16 or 15 people. The sketch was the best thing we had and the DNA evidence, of course. That he was doing it over and over again. 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. We were so close. Morber was shot to death with a shotgun and Frederick bludgeoned with that weapon. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. 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 said, "Yes. Between nineteen eighty six and nineteen ninety nine percent is murdered. After each murder, he would linger in the homes for a while, mainly to eat. And we started walking along the tracks. 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. He did not deserve to live among us. The room was dark and she woke up [at University of Kentucky Medical Center]. 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.". Craig Sorrell: Despite her - state, she was ready and willing to try and communicate what had happened to her. Angel Maturino Resendiz was once the most wanted man in America. And that - that was, you know, a very scary time, because I just - I felt - I knew that he knew I was still alive. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. I think, at that point, I went into survival mode. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. Bludgeoned to death with the same shotgun used in the Morber killing. ", On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Resendiz is wanted in connection with a string of deaths in Texas, Kentucky and Illinois. And we had no information as to where he was. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. I don't remember being hit. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. It's not fair that - that I'm still alive and that Chris isn't. He climbed on top of me. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. 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. Our last clue was Texas. Craig Sorrell: We were the last of the cases presented. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. 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. It was very bruised - lots of cuts across her face. Drew Carter: At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was linked to six murders in Texas, two in Illinois and one in Kentucky. You know, I remember saying, "Why are you doing this? His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. That they're not going through what - what has happened to them alone. And so, I just stopped. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. I mean, on the Texas side. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. Shot in the head with a shotgun. [1][2][3][4], 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. A bunch of Texas agencies participated. 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. Manage Settings After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. Marking the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book about her harrowing story. Two days later, the Railroad Killer reentered Texas and savagely committed four more murders over the course of just 12 days. The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Some also involved sexual *ault. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. When I was speaking, I didn't have to worry about that. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Or her reason to help people. I've stayed in touch with the victim, Holly, since it began. Today, we're delving into the saga of the railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz. And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. I tried to scream. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. His mother, Virginia de Maturino. 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. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. 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. Holly Dunn: I chose not to attend the execution because Resendiz represented all those angry feelings that I had. His mother, Virginia Resendiz de Maturino, never married his father and frequently abused him physically. So I want to live for them. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. June 15, Gorham, Illinois: George Morber and Carolyn Frederick: Resndiz also claimed to have killed seven additional people in Mexico. Am itinerant Mexican serial killer who illegally rode freight trains across the U.S., ngel Maturino Resndiz hopped on and off at will to target victims he found close to the railroad. She had a broken eye socket, a broken jaw. I couldn't get my feet untied. But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. But truthfully, the tip that made the case was a call from a family relative to "America's Most Wanted.". Can you get untied?" And she collapsed on the couch. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. 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. 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. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. Her face - it looked like a boxer whenever they - whenever they get cut during a boxing match. TWO YEARS AFTER THE ATTACKINTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, U.S. - MEXICO BORDER. Just horrific violence. And he gagged us. 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. He also took jewelry, cash, valuables and other items and gave them to his wife in Mexico. Resndiz surrendered to Carter. I deserve what I am getting." I wanted to put him down. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. Von Huben's fiance. 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. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. In Shulenburg, he used that same pickax to kill 73-year-old Josephine Konvicka, leaving the weapon embedded in Konvickas head. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. She was able to give a real-life person - to give them a real feeling of the brutality of this man. I know the body is going to go to waste. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. Some people he murdered included: Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic (May 2, 1999), Fannie Whitney Byers (December 10, 1998), and Claudia Benton (December 17, 1998). Bludgeoned to death with a tire rim in her home, which was located near CSX Transportation railroad tracks. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). There was nothing there. I started saying, you know, "What are you? [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. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. It became the first of his many entries into the United States. My friend's still out there.". He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. I mean he was a loner, he had a high price on his head and he had an entire nation, really two nations, looking for him. Another detective and I were sent over to the University of Kentucky Hospital to check in on the victim. Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. Honestly. 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. Some also involved sexual assault. But once he was free, his killings continued anew. I don't know how long I laid there. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. June, 4, 1999, would prove to be a deadly day. After the murders, he would spend some time in their houses. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. 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. is een documentaire televisieserie geproduceerd door NHNZ die werd uitgezonden op Lifetime Movie Network. Dr. Claudia Benton, a 39-year-old Baylor College of Medicine physician, was found sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten to death inside her Houston-area home located near railroad tracks on Dec. 17, 1998. Victims 1. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. *ociated Press. You don't have to. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" I could work through my emotions and that really helped me in my healing process. Resendiz surrendered to Texas Ranger Drew Carter and other law enforcement on the International bridge in El Paso. 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. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. 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. And there is nothing there. He had at least 1 sister, Manuela, Albuquerque, New Mexico. I'm still, you know, the same person I was" - it felt good. And the center passenger, I immediately recognized as Resendiz. 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: And I did keep saying to him, "My friend's still out there. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Det. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. 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. You have to be crazy. Where have you been? I'm going to be alive forever." Known as the Railroad Killer, he was at one point the FBIs most wanted fugitive. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. I thought she was going to die. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. He was put to death five months. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." 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. And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. They didn't know where he was. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . I won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". Her rural farmhouse was not far from Weimar, causing residents there to become terrified of the very thing that their town was built upon - the railroad. 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." 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. What do you need?" She was lying on her side and I put my head to her face and just held her. 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. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. We didn't have anybody else. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Heads beaten to a pulp. 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. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. Here is a preview of "Sole Survivor," due out in November. Det. 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 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. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. So be determined. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. "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. At the age of eleven, he ran away from home and spent some time living on the street, where he took up glue sniffing. I fought him. My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. Angel Maturino Resendez, 39 years old, was apprehended early this month . The connected crime scenes were entered into VICAP the nationwide data information center that collects, collates, and analyzes information on violent crimess. Resndiz said that he shot and killed the woman for disrespecting him. Det. And, so, her face looked off. Bludgeoned with the same pickaxe used to kill Dominguez in her farmhouse near Weimar, which is also where the Sirnics were murdered. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. I think I put my hand up to block it. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. 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