Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". Authorities were able to link him to at least 15 murders in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and California. 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 Today, we're delving into the saga of the railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz. FBI An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. 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. His victims include a doctor, a. I get support through victims that come through Holly's House. Resndiz was born as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis in Izcar de Matamoros, Mexico on August 1, 1960, and was very physically small. I knew he was there. ", On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. He had like this smug look on his face. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. Some also involved sexual assault. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Holly Dunn: And I knew that I was going to testify. Their car was found in San Antonio and fingerprints linked their case with the Claudia Benton case. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. The sketch was the best thing we had and the DNA evidence, of course. It was a horror show. In Shulenburg, he used that same pickax to kill 73-year-old Josephine Konvicka, leaving the weapon embedded in Konvickas head. In my head, I was panicking. Your brain works in amazing ways and it kind of sort of let me deal with each thing as I could. So the judge sentenced him to death. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. 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. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. Maturino Resendiz is accused of being the so-called railroad killer, who . Resendiz took the victim's cash and fled the scene in the victim's jeep. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. Det. Later police found Morber's red pickup truck in. It's not fair that - that I'm still alive and that Chris isn't. 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 that's where we started the discussions about Resendiz and the fact that he was tired and that he might be willing to surrender. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. 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. But, at some point, I got up, and I realized that he was gone. 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. 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. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. He did not deserve to live among us. On July 13, Resndiz met with Drew Carter and surrendered himself. You know, I remember saying, "Why are you doing this? On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. Craig Sorrell: Despite her - state, she was ready and willing to try and communicate what had happened to her. 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. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. It's a nonprofit center in Evansville, Ind. Det. I talk about the trial as the hardest day of my life. 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. At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. He supports the fact that true evil does exist in this world. 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. Resndiz's first known murder occurred in 1986 when he killed a homeless woman and her boyfriend. I deserve what I am getting." And he gagged us. 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. 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. I signed up that day to go to school in England. Description above from the Wikipedia article ngel Maturino Resndiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime. Holly Dunn: They said, "Well, could you tell us what he's wearing?" And he was killing effortlessly. And not knowing, I assume, whether he was gonna show up or not, if he was gonna show up armed. Resendiz was implicated in the Oct. 2, 1998, murder of Leafie Mason, 87, bludgeoned with an antique iron at her home in Hughes Springs, Texas. What do you need?" And I was covered in blood. I said, "Do you have friends? 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. By the time of his execution, Resendiz was linked to at least 15 murders in six states. Chad Goetz, University Senior: It was - probably 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. So it was an all out race then to try and figure out where he was and get hands on him. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . He was put to death five months. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. I'm positive that he probably knocked me unconscious. I mean, who knew? : 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 my dad was like, "Yes, he is." Holly Dunn, Heather's sister: In late August 1997, I was a student at the University of Kentucky. They didn't know where he was. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. Supposedly the boyfriend of the previous victim. Some of the stolen items that had been removed from his victims' homes were returned by his wife and mother after his surrender. Holly Dunn: It's important to me for victims to be supported. He was sentenced . [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. 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. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. I like to keep things around me that remind me of him. At the time of his arrest, he was married to a woman named Julieta Dominguez Reyes, with whom he had a daughter, Liria. Resendiz surrendered to Texas Ranger Drew Carter and other law enforcement on the International bridge in El Paso. At age 20, college junior Holly Dunn came face-to-face with an infamous serial killer who earned his nickname by choosing victims along the railroad tracks. In adulthood, he spent a total of 11 years in American prisons for crimes such as assault, auto theft, firearm possession, and burglary. I don't deserve to cause you pain. He was transported by the Rangers back to Houston to face charges. 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. And I went to a party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not far from campus. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. And so I was like, I graduated from college. 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 . Because there's no victim to stand in front of you to tell you what they experienced, what they went through. Accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, led by Sgt. Holly Dunn: I was really trying to remember every detail about my attacker. I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. There was no doubt in my mind. Craig Sorrell: And that was when the ball started rollin' and it became a national serial killer manhunt. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. Police found her Jeep Cherokee in San Antonio with Resendiz' fingerprints on the steering column. A daytime photo of Holly Dunn and Chris Maier's crime scene. The FBI saw similarities between the Benton and Sirnic murder scenes, and DNA obtained from both came back as a match. Knives put all the way through the body, that's how much force was used. And they still couldn't find him. I would run down the hill of the front to our house across the fields. '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. Det. She was later awarded $86,000 for aiding in his surrender, according to the Chicago Tribune. This man had no friends. ", I was staring at every scar he had, every tattoo he had. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. Resndiz stated that he met the woman at a homeless shelter. That he was doing it over and over again. They just stapled on top of her hair. Christopher Maier. I'll be right in front of you. So, I was afraid. Holly Dunn: They got to the moment in the trial when they say, "Is the person who attacked you in the courtroom today?" I was crying - all the jury was crying. Resndiz raped Dunn, who stopped struggling when he reportedly told her just how easy it would be for him to kill her. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. And she was also the victim of a sexual assault. I can't explain how this changes you. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. People were scared. Holly Dunn's paramedic recalls tragic night, Angel Maturino Resendiz: The "Railroad Killer", 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.". In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. It was almost like my worst nightmare coming true. Heads beaten to a pulp. Craig Sorrell: The FBI, all the local agencies, the different areas, everybody was running leads. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. You do not deserve this. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. So be determined. When the crimes were connected forensically and by VICAP, a manhunt started. Devon Anderson: She became the liaison between United States law enforcement and the serial killer. I'm living my life for all of Resendiz's victims, for all of them And that I have to - or I want to - be the best person I can be and live the best life I can, because they didn't get that chance and I did. Money was sometimes left at the scene. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. I don't deserve to cause you pain. Four days later, he's in a different state. 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." He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. 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. 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