This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. I wanted to put him down. Holly Dunn, Heather's sister: In late August 1997, I was a student at the University of Kentucky. Some also involved sexual assault. Devon Anderson: After the trial, Resendiz was sent to death row in Huntsville, Texas. So, I could never get someone to hear my screams or run fast enough. 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. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. So I want to live for them. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. 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. I deserve what I am getting." 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. I'm still, you know, the same person I was" - it felt good. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. I'm going to be alive forever." Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. I mean, she basically, from his perspective, came back from the grave - to nail him. Her attacker used it to tie her hands behind her back. 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. And, you know, be upset. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. Known as the Railroad Killer, he was at one point the FBIs most wanted fugitive. 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 I can't explain how this changes you. 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. 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. You know, we were just trying to figure out what he wanted. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I thought she was going to die. And I think the - amount of pressure that was put on him, ultimately led to him to have to make a choice. And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. Authorities were able to link him to at least 15 murders in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and California. For them to know that they're not alone. I feel like through helping others they're helping me. Angel Maturino Resendiz was once the most wanted man in America. The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Craig Sorrell: We were the last of the cases presented. Resndiz killed at least 15 people with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. Maybe this is what I had been running from in all those dreams as a child - this horrific story that happened to my sister.". Resndiz was born as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis in Izcar de Matamoros, Mexico on August 1, 1960, and was very physically small. And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. But, at some point, I got up, and I realized that he was gone. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. He was transported by the Rangers back to Houston to face charges. 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. And I was covered in blood. I'm running. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. And, you know, it was just - I just felt like it wasn't fair. He would confess to many more before his execution. And he took off my belt and tied up my hands behind my back with my belt. Three of Resendiz's victims, Norman and Karen Sirnic and Josephine Konvicka, were from the Weimar area. [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. It was held here in Houston. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. He went through his backpack and didn't find anything that he wanted. Two days later, the Railroad Killer reentered Texas and savagely committed four more murders over the course of just 12 days. He murdered at least 16 or 15 people. This man's body has never been found, and nothing is known about him except what Resndiz told authorities. 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 had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Though not officially charged, Resndiz is considered the prime suspect in this case. 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. The race was on to find him before he killed again. 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. 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. Our last clue was Texas. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". No one was stopping him. Det. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. 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 what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. 'Railroad Killer' executed in Texas Train-hopping serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country, was executed Tuesday night.. It was very bruised - lots of cuts across her face. As soon as I could get the surgery to get my jaw wired shut and my jaw fixed, my parents took me home. And I was like saying my last prayer. In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . 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. We learned that he had a variety of names. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. In her stolen car, Resndiz traveled to Schulenberg, Texas, around four miles from Weimar, and the previous Sirnic killings. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. He'll be off to your left. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. That's when he stabbed me in my neck. Det. It was surreal. 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. Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. We had that special bond that you hear people talk about. 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. Resndiz's first known murder occurred in 1986 when he killed a homeless woman and her boyfriend. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. Holly Dunn: I flew into Houston with my family the night before I was going to testify. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. And I turned and looked at him. Det. 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. ngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) 9. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. Christopher Maier, a fun-loving 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky was killed as he and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Holly Dunn, were walking back to a party late at night on Aug. 28, 1997. He ultimately pleaded not guilt by reason of insanity. Four days later, he's in a different state. He was 39 years old. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. On the night of Aug, 29, 1997, in Lexington, Kentucky, young couple Christopher Maier and Holly Dunn were walking along railway tracks back to a party near the University of Kentucky when Resndiz suddenly emerged from a crouched position behind a metal electrical box. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. DAVID J. PHILLIP/AFP via Getty Imagesngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. A drifter beaten to death with a piece of plywood in a rail yard. December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 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. Shot in the head with a shotgun. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. You do not deserve this. 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. Behind the scenes, Resndizs sister worked with Texas Ranger Drew Carter by encouraging her brother to give himself up. I realized, at that point, that he was going to rape me. 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 . Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. I was sitting in my chair, studying. 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. It was very hard to accept the fact that I lived through this and Chris didn't. 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. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. 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