A Lexington couple was charged with Byers' murder, but according to authorities, Resndiz admitted to an FBI agent that he killed her. After finishing each sentence, he would be deported back to Mexico, only to return every time. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. Then, delve into the mystery of the Chicago Strangler. Resendiz took the victim's cash and fled the scene in the victim's jeep. We didn't have anybody else. Det. I just wanted the chance to tell what had happened to us. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. Money was sometimes left at the scene. Det. 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. She spent five days in a hospital before returning home to Indiana to recover. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. 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. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. In adulthood, he spent a total of 11 years in American prisons for crimes such as assault, auto theft, firearm possession, and burglary. 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. He asked us for money. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And so, we were talking to each other, trying to figure out how we were going to get away Because Chris kept saying, "You know if you can get yourself untied get away, run away." 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. A series of 16 podcasts released between October 2018 and February 2019 by British journalist Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale for, "The Unbelievable Survival Story of Holly K Dunn" Episode 266, and "The Railroad Killer" Episode 268 of, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 16:46. I don't want another case to prove up. I had to deal with myself almost dying. An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Craig Sorrell: Despite her - state, she was ready and willing to try and communicate what had happened to her. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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 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. A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. Victims 1. Their car was found in San Antonio and fingerprints linked their case with the Claudia Benton case. Jurors would eventually reject his plea of not guilty by reason and insanity and would convict him and sentence him to death. For me to be able to say, "You didn't destroy me." FBI press conference: We are here to announce that Rafael Resendez Ramirez has been elevated to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. It was a Thursday night. I was constantly running away from someone. I told all the details of what I knew, what I remembered. Supposedly the boyfriend of the previous victim. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. He killed two women in one day, 90 miles apart. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. And he was killing effortlessly. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. numerous female homicides in Ciudad Jurez, TruTV Crime Library articles about Resndiz, The International Justice Project's biography of Resndiz, People magazine online article about Resndiz, Texas Execution Information Center article about Resndiz, The Crime Web's December timeline article that mentions Resndiz, Unspecified date in 1986, Bexar County, Texas: An unnamed homeless woman and her boyfriend, July 19, 1991, Lexington, Kentucky: Michael White, 33. You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. 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.. I couldn't attend the funeral. Drew Carter: The majority of his attacks were by surprise. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . I know the body is going to go to waste. I'm lucky enough to have my amazing husband and have Chris be a part of our lives. 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." She is the model of survivor. The students were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. 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. Shot four times with a .38-caliber weapon, with her body dumped in an abandoned farmhouse. Resndiz said that he shot and killed the woman for disrespecting him. 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. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. 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. 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. Maybe this is what I had been running from in all those dreams as a child - this horrific story that happened to my sister.". [5], Resndiz killed at least 15 people[6] with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. And so I was like, I graduated from college. He was tried for first-degree murder with damning evidence to back the charges up, found guilty and sentenced to death. I got my hands untied. 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. So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. Devon Anderson: I read an account of the execution, and it said that right before they injected him, his feet were shaking under the sheet. I thought she was going to die. I fought him. In 1986, Resndiz killed his first victim: an unidentified homeless woman in Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. She was lying on her side and I put my head to her face and just held her. We knew we were battling with the jury not wanting to believe that someone could do these horrible things to people and be sane. Resndiz said he shot and killed him and dumped his body in a creek somewhere between San Antonio and Uvalde. I'm still strong. This man had no friends. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. 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. September 2, 2017 / 7:17 PM Resendiz had broken into the victim's house by going through an open door. I get support through victims that come through Holly's House. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. She was able to give a real-life person - to give them a real feeling of the brutality of this man. I tried to hit him. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. I'm running. Just do not look at him.". Accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, led by Sgt. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. And he couldn't get untied. Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. Maturino Resendiz is a native of Mexico who crossed illegally into the United States for years, hopping on trains to get around the country. I don't think I knew what my injuries were. 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. 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. tied to a tree, dead from strangulation. His murder spree was only interrupted when he was detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. Ninety miles away in Fayette County, Texas, Josephine Konvicka, 73, was killed by a blow of the same pickax used to kill Noemi Dominguez. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. Resendiz surrendered to Texas Ranger Drew Carter and other law enforcement on the International bridge in El Paso. But, you know, there's always something that's pulled me out of that. He was not tried for any other crimes. June 9, 2000. 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. Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. That's when he stabbed me in my neck. She decided to make it her reason to live. I said, "Yes. No emotion. If they saw somebody, we'd get the train stopped, check the train - stop anybody and identify anybody on it. And there is nothing there. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. Lexington, KY, Police DeptThe electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. He'd picked up the language on the road, and held forth in. And really that was the only thing that they could fix. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: He was nicknamed by the media as "The Railroad Killer." That they're not going through what - what has happened to them alone. And, you know, be upset. It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. Some also involved sexual assault. It was about the second night of classes. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. [18], In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. You know, "I will let you go. Devon Anderson: She was definitely our star witness. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. I felt that. 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.". And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. He was sentenced . He was a little guy. 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. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. And they still couldn't find him. 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. I had already seen one person die in front of me and I did not need to see another. But she did the opposite. I mean, on the Texas side. 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. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. Resndiz was born as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis in Izcar de Matamoros, Mexico on August 1, 1960, and was very physically small. And then, a pastor and his wife were killed in Weimar. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. She was our only living witness. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. I don't want another dead body. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. At the age of six, he was sent to live with his maternal uncle, who raped him, and was also sexually assaulted by a local pedophile. That really is probably the part that I try the hardest and can't forget. And we started walking along the tracks. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . He was only charged with one because that's all you need to get the death penalty. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. Det. And out of the corner of my eye just glimpsed something go across the front yard. You know, we were just trying to figure out what he wanted. You do not deserve this. It was surreal. He was continuing to kill. 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. I talk about the trial as the hardest day of my life. I thank God for having patience in me. And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". I don't deserve to cause you pain. Angel Maturino Resendiz pleaded not guilty today to the charge that he murdered a doctor in her Houston home in December. Five six, five eight in height. I thank God for having patience in me. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. She hadn't been in touch with her brother but she had been in touch with someone that was in touch with her brother. Her face - it looked like a boxer whenever they - whenever they get cut during a boxing match. The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. 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. No humanity. He climbed on top of me. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. Resendiz had been crouching behind the electric box on the right before ambushing the young couple. The electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Here is a preview of "Sole Survivor," due out in November. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. 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. The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. What I was most worried about, I think, was seeing him again. They were attacked, sometimes through burglaries, near the railways and were usually bludgeoned to death with some incidental object. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. Don't give up. It was a horror show. And Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Heads beaten to a pulp. : On Aug. 29, 1997, I received a call at home about 3:00 in the morning that there had been an attack on two students along the railroad tracks. And he would just listen to me. Heather reads: "Since as far back as I can remember, I've had the same dream. On May 2, 1999, he entered the Weimar, Texas, home of a pastor and his wife. We had to catch him before he killed somebody else. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" Holly Dunn: I don't have things that I think about all the time. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. We were so close. And she collapsed on the couch. The Terrifying True Story Of Railroad Killer ngel Maturino Resndiz. A drifter beaten to death with a piece of plywood in a rail yard. Stars ngel Maturino Resndiz (archive footage) Ken Macha Ramon Laval See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Edit ngel Maturino Resndiz Self - Serial Killer But they worked through the evidence. That he was doing it over and over again. Drew Carter: At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was linked to six murders in Texas, two in Illinois and one in Kentucky. I know the body is going to go to waste. And I remember hearing his accent, thinking, "that is a Mexican accent.". It was between 1:00 and 2:00. Your brain works in amazing ways and it kind of sort of let me deal with each thing as I could. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. Texas Executes 'Railroad Killer' Angel Maturino Resendiz Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A train-hopping serial killer linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country. 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. Devon Anderson: After the trial, Resendiz was sent to death row in Huntsville, Texas. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. . Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. But three of the messages were from my dad. I don't even remember exactly what I said or how long it took. They didn't know where he was. Det. After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. 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. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. ngel Maturino Resndiz, whose case is explored in Oxygen's " Mark of a Killer ," was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1959. Knives put all the way through the body, that's how much force was used. And I was covered in blood. 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. 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. At the time of his arrest, he was married to a woman named Julieta Dominguez Reyes, with whom he had a daughter, Liria. Railroad tracks wind their way through Weimar, Texas, past the Weimar United Church of Christ. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. Resndiz continued riding the rails and committing murders across several states, with the ferocity of his attacks increasing with each stop. Det. Devon Anderson: And I wish I could've seen his face when he heard that someone was living. And when we got to an electrical box beside the tracks a man came out from behind it. 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. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. Det. Holly Dunn, Chris Maier's girlfriend, somehow managed to survive after being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead by Resendiz. 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. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. Angel Resendiz Destiny Johnson Lafayette High School For nearly two years, a killer literally followed wheatfield Americas ra-lit dawn. I don't remember being hit. Resndiz found his victims, all of whom were randomly picked, while travelling by stowing away on trains. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. All the murders took place near railroad tracks,. Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. She's really just an amazing person individually. I signed up that day to go to school in England. Known victims . What do you need?" But, at some point, I got up, and I realized that he was gone. Det. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. I'm a different person today because this happened. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. But ultimately it was determined his name was Angel Maturino Resendiz. You know, "how can I help you?" I've stayed in touch with the victim, Holly, since it began. Holly Dunn: They said, "Well, could you tell us what he's wearing?" On the day of his execution, he asked forgiveness from the family members of his victims in attendance, and from God, for allowing the devil to deceive me.. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Though not officially charged, Resndiz is considered the prime suspect in this case. Dominguez was a schoolteacher at. Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. 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. Craig Sorrell: As part of the search, there was actually a huge operation to stop trains. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. [15] Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. and what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. 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. Det. 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. He was transported by the Rangers back to Houston to face charges. I would run down the hill of the front to our house across the fields. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. 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. Bludgeoned to death with an air hose coupling and left beside the railroad tracks. Angel Maturino RESENDIZ A.K.A. He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. 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. Honestly. Some also involved sexual *ault. I deserve what I am getting.". Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. I deserve what I am getting." Det. But, then run down the stairs to play with my younger sister. We knew that he was extremely violent. ngel Maturino Resndiz was an Canadian, Mexican, and American serial killer. I'll be right in front of you. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. [12], 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. FBI. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. 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. "In letter, railroad killer ties self to Florida slayings". Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept: We knew then we had a serial killer on the loose. 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