Craig Sorrell: We received a lot of phone calls and a lot of tips, and we followed up on a lot of people who thought they had seen this person. Angel Resendiz Destiny Johnson Lafayette High School For nearly two years, a killer literally followed wheatfield Americas ra-lit dawn. Resndiz said that he shot and killed the woman for disrespecting him. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. Chris was so friendly he was very laid back and down to earth he loved the outdoors, he didn't have a care in the world. 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. He was so different at trial. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. ", Devon Anderson: I wanted it to be the last thing that jury heard and the last thing they saw was Holly Dunn sitting on that witness stand saying, "That's the man.". FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. 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. It was a Thursday night. He was . 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 did not deserve to live among us. You do not deserve this. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Resndiz tried to steal Konvicka's car but could not find the car keys. : "Railroad Killer" Classification: Serial killer Characteristics: Rape - Robbery Number of victims: 15 Date of murders: 1986-1999 Date of arrest: July 13, 1999 ( surrenders) Date of birth: August 1, 1960 Victims profile: Men and women Method of murder: Stabbing with knife - Beating We learned that he had a variety of names. 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. But it was near railroad tracks. ATM cards? His mother, Virginia de Maturino. 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. Devon Anderson: And I had been waiting to see this guy. But wiry and strong, ropey muscles on his arms and curious. Angel Maturino Resendiz in court. Raped, strangled, suffocated both manually and with duct tape, and buried in a shallow grave in. I thank God for having patience in me. They didn't know where he was. Devon Anderson: Holly is a hero because she did not let what happened to her destroy her. She is begging someone for her life, and you are you're sleeping. And so I was like, I graduated from college. One of Holly Dunn's sandals lays in the ditch near the railroad tracks where Resendiz brutally attacked her and Chris Maier. 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. I don't think I knew what my injuries were. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. I'm going to be alive forever." Holly Dunn: They got to the moment in the trial when they say, "Is the person who attacked you in the courtroom today?" Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: To see Holly happy, married is wonderful. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . Craig Sorrell: And that was when the ball started rollin' and it became a national serial killer manhunt. So, I was afraid. So I want to live for them. We knew that he was extremely violent. 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. I said, "Yes. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. As dread escalated across communities easily reachable by train, Resendez was placed on the FBIs 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. And then, a pastor and his wife were killed in Weimar. I told all the details of what I knew, what I remembered. He would confess to many more before his execution. Morber was shot to death with a shotgun and Frederick bludgeoned with that weapon. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. And we had no information as to where he was. I'm positive that he probably knocked me unconscious. And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. Holly Dunn: It was very dark and you couldn't see very well. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. FBI. And wired my mouth shut. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. And so, I just stopped. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. At the time of his arrest, he was married to a woman named Julieta Dominguez Reyes, with whom he had a daughter, Liria. So the volume was huge, and you just started piecing the things together. Devon Anderson: After the trial, Resendiz was sent to death row in Huntsville, Texas. Some also involved sexual *ault. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. You know, we were just trying to figure out what he wanted. Railroad tracks wind their way through Weimar, Texas, past the Weimar United Church of Christ. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Can you get untied?" Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. Bludgeoned with the same pickaxe used to kill Dominguez in her farmhouse near Weimar, which is also where the Sirnics were murdered. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. [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. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. Her attacker used it to tie her hands behind her back. She hadn't been in touch with her brother but she had been in touch with someone that was in touch with her brother. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. 'Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair': 33 Pictures Of The Summer Of Love In San Francisco, 'Exceptional Discovery': 24 Perfectly-Preserved Bronze Statues Uncovered In An Ancient Etruscan Spa, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. and what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. He climbed on top of me. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. 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. A Lexington couple was charged with Byers' murder, but according to authorities, Resndiz admitted to an FBI agent that he killed her. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. 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. When the last appeal was denied, he was put to death in June 2006. A lot of people did not want to believe - you have to be crazy to do that to someone. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. "This is what happened to me. The Sirnics' red, Bludgeoned to death with a pickaxe in her apartment. Angel Maturino Resendiz was born on August 1st 1959 in Izucar de Matomoros, Puebla, Mexico. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. I just would love to know what he - what he thought when he found that out. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. I don't know how long I laid there. And after two years, we hadn't had anything of substance anyway, so we chased any lead. Look at me. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Angel sent home $140 (pounds 90) a month, far more than the $6 a week the local nuns paid him for teaching English without a credential. FBI An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. A daytime photo of Holly Dunn and Chris Maier's crime scene. We had a great time growing up together. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. His body was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown house. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Maintained by: Find a Grave Craig Sorrell: Holly described the suspect as a male, possibly Hispanic. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." Resndiz said that he killed the man because the man was involved in black magic. Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. [15] Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. Holly Dunn, Chris Maier's girlfriend, somehow managed to survive after being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead by Resendiz. Supposedly the boyfriend of the previous victim. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. Being a survivor is one thing, but helping other survivors and knowing how to do that in a professional manner was another thing. Holly Dunn: I definitely feel like I have another opportunity at life. It just fell off. The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. And there is nothing there. 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. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) 9. We had to catch him before he killed somebody else. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. Wikipedia article ngel Maturino Resndiz, A series of 16 podcasts released between October 2018 and February 2019 by British journalist Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale for AudioBoom en*led, "The Unbelievable Survival Story of Holly K Dunn" Episode 266, and "The Railroad Killer" Episode 268 of, List of people executed in Texas, 20002009, List of people executed in the United States in 2006, List of serial killers by number of victims, List of serial killers in the United States, The Rafael Resendez-Ramirez Case: A Review of the INS's Actions and the Operation of Its IDENT Automated Fingerprint Identification System (March 20, 2000) - U.S. Department of Justice, Geringer, Joseph. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. I know the body is going to go to waste. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." Angel Maturino Resendiz was once the most wanted man in America. This man's body has never been found, and nothing is known about him except what Resndiz told authorities. That's when he started hitting me. She is the model of survivor. Resendiz surrendered to Texas Ranger Drew Carter and other law enforcement on the International bridge in El Paso. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. He was put to death five months. 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. There was no doubt in my mind. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. He would look - he'd look at everybody in there. You don't have to. It was there that she told me the worst story that I had heard in my life. You know, "I will let you go. Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. Det. And then I had to deal with being raped. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Bludgeoned to death with a tire rim in her home, which was located near CSX Transportation railroad tracks. ", 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. 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The students were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. Texas authorities determined they had a serial killer on their hands. I Survived. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. At the age of 16, he tried to enter Texas but was deported. It was very hard to accept the fact that I lived through this and Chris didn't. Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. [Aug. 29, 1997] I didn't get to hear the answering machine until I got home that night. And thinking, "I'm going to die.". Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. Angel Maturino RESENDIZ A.K.A. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. Holly Dunn: I remember they weren't talking about Chris. From what I've come to learn of Resendiz, he was an immigrant, transient, moved around, had done a lot of odd jobs migrant work. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. The room was dark and she woke up [at University of Kentucky Medical Center]. I'm running. I know the body is going to go to waste. I hadn't looked at him yet. The FBI linked him to at least 15 violent murders, including several in and around Houston. And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. And for the 1st time there was an indication of sexual . Marking the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book about her harrowing story. Det. 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. Bludgeoned to death with an air hose coupling and left beside the railroad tracks. He ultimately pleaded not guilt by reason of insanity. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . It was held here in Houston. Resendez was in the United States illegally. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. I said, "Do you have friends? The connected crime scenes were entered into VICAP the nationwide data information center that collects, collates, and analyzes information on violent crimess. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. He was a little guy. 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. 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. I thought she was going to die. 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. In fact, over a 20-year period, Resndiz was deported or voluntarily returned to Mexico 17 times, having illegally entered the U.S. using a series of aliases. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. He raped some of his female victims; however, rape was probably a secondary intent. Det. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. She was lying on her side and I put my head to her face and just held her. And I went to a party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not far from campus. And I really don't know how much time passed before our attacker came down carrying a rock. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. He was only charged with one because that's all you need to get the death penalty. And the center passenger, I immediately recognized as Resendiz. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. ", On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. But, you know, there's always something that's pulled me out of that. During this confession, he drew a map of the crime scene and claimed that he killed White because he was homosexual. Convicted railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, center, points his finger after being. It became the first of his many entries into the United States. And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. 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. He died on June 27, 2006. Local news report: The dragnet for the suspected rail riding serial killer now stretches from Ohio to the Mexican border. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. It's like somebody took a black magic marker and colored his eyes. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. Norman J. Sirnic, 46, and his wife Karen Sirnic, 47, of Weimar, Texas, were bludgeoned to death on May 2, 1999, by a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ, where Norman Sirnic was a pastor. Resndiz killed at least 15 people with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. Resendiz had broken into the victim's house by going through an open door. And then I had to heal. Victims 1. I knew he was there. An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Holly Dunn: [Devon Anderson] told me, "Don't look at him. The FBI then obtained a federal warrant for Resndizs arrest in late May 1999, and formed a multi-agency task force to apprehend him. Accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, led by Sgt. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. 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They were attacked, sometimes through burglaries, near the railways and were usually bludgeoned to death with some incidental object. Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. Another detective and I were sent over to the University of Kentucky Hospital to check in on the victim. I couldn't get my feet untied. The intense manhunt for the railroad killer had intensified train car searches. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. The writing, I found, really helped me deal with what had happened. Resndiz raped Dunn, who stopped struggling when he reportedly told her just how easy it would be for him to kill her. She had a broken eye socket, a broken jaw. 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. His attacks were distinctive for their brutal blows to victims heads, often caused by objects found in the victims own homes. 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. The FBI saw similarities between the Benton and Sirnic murder scenes, and DNA obtained from both came back as a match. She was able to give a real-life person - to give them a real feeling of the brutality of this man. Their car was found in San Antonio and fingerprints linked their case with the Claudia Benton case. Resendiz is escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving his execution date on Jan. 6, 2006. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". 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. 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. In Shulenburg, he used that same pickax to kill 73-year-old Josephine Konvicka, leaving the weapon embedded in Konvickas head. 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. First published on September 2, 2017 / 11:05 PM. I'm a stronger person because of it. He went through his backpack and didn't find anything that he wanted. I tried to hit him. He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. Det. And that was my chance. Some also involved sexual *ault. ngel Maturino Resndiz was an Canadian, Mexican, and American serial killer. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. But once he was free, his killings continued anew. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. And I remember hearing his accent, thinking, "that is a Mexican accent.". In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. is een documentaire televisieserie geproduceerd door NHNZ die werd uitgezonden op Lifetime Movie Network. 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. You don't have to. Jurors would eventually reject his plea of not guilty by reason and insanity and would convict him and sentence him to death. And I think the - amount of pressure that was put on him, ultimately led to him to have to make a choice. June, 4, 1999, would prove to be a deadly day. And I mean, I was so close to fainting when I looked at him again that I mean - I don't know how I didn't. The sketch was the best thing we had and the DNA evidence, of course. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. [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. Resendiz had been crouching behind the electric box on the right before ambushing the young couple. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. This man had no friends. Angel Maturino Resendiz, left, confers with attorney Rudy Duarte. Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page 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 Houston. Angel Maturino Resendez, 39 years old, was apprehended early this month . Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. He'd looked at me. 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.. Drew Carter: The majority of his attacks were by surprise. I wanna live it to the fullest. 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,. / CBS News, Produced by Lourdes Aguiar and Michael McHugh [This story previously aired on Aug. 3, 2013. And we started walking along the tracks. This is what he did to me." I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. Angel Maturino Resndiz - Birth Chart Gender: Male Date of Birth: 1 August 1959 - 05:00h Birth place: Izcar de Matamoros Country: MX, Mexico Age: 46 years Sun: Leo Moon: Can ASC: Can Life Path: 6 Compatibility Death: 27 June 2006 (Cause: Execution by Lethal injection) Occupation: serial killer But she did the opposite. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. 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. Is going to die. `` party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not Carter be matched to.! 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