And really that was the only thing that they could fix. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. I signed up that day to go to school in England. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. I talk about the trial as the hardest day of my life. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Holly gave that to Chris and all the others that had been murdered. He climbed on top of me. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. Four days later, he's in a different state. Devon Anderson: And I wish I could've seen his face when he heard that someone was living. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05:p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. 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. Like "I'm still here. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. 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. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. But they worked through the evidence. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. My friend's still out there.". Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. Craig Sorrell: And that was when the ball started rollin' and it became a national serial killer manhunt. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. I started to feel like, "Wow, this is a lot bigger than me." - Alternate link. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. And, you know, it was just - I just felt like it wasn't fair. Behind the scenes, Resndizs sister worked with Texas Ranger Drew Carter by encouraging her brother to give himself up. I wanted to put him down. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. 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. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. 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. They didn't know where he was. Chad Goetz, University Senior: It was - probably 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. My whole life focus changed because of it. He was put to death five months. We had to catch him before he killed somebody else. But she did the opposite. The FBI saw similarities between the Benton and Sirnic murder scenes, and DNA obtained from both came back as a match. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. For me to be able to say, "You didn't destroy me." I started saying, you know, "What are you? Resndiz was born as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis in Izcar de Matamoros, Mexico on August 1, 1960, and was very physically small. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Resndiz tried to steal Konvicka's car but could not find the car keys. I realized, at that point, that he was going to rape me. Description above from the Wikipedia article ngel Maturino Resndiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 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. 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. In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . And I could not figure where all the blood had come - was comin' from. This man's body has never been found, and nothing is known about him except what Resndiz told authorities. 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. Holly Dunn: I remember Chris in a lot of ways. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: Her face was disoriented. She was covered in blood from head to toe. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. 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. 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. In my head, I was panicking. 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. 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. Some also involved sexual assault. When I was speaking, I didn't have to worry about that. Devon Anderson: It was early in the morning, and Drew was on one side of the International Bridge, waiting. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. Drew Carter of the Texas Rangers, arrives at Hobby Airport in Houston on Tuesday, July 13, 1999, after turning himself in to Carter in El Paso. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. and what I would want for them is to be proud of, you know, me. On June 15, 1999, George Morber Sr., 79, and his 51-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick, were killed in their Gorham, Ill., home located about 100 yards from a rail line. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. 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.. Drifting back and forth across the border, Resndiz illegally hopped freight trains while working seasonal migrant farm jobs, riding railcars to Florida for orange-picking season or up to Kentucky to harvest tobacco. 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.". I mean, on the Texas side. It became the first of his many entries into the United States. The FBI linked him to at least 15 violent murders, including several in and around Houston. Like, "What in the heck is happening?". When the last appeal was denied, he was put to death in June 2006. Dominguez was a schoolteacher at. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. A drifter beaten to death with a piece of plywood in a rail yard. I get support through victims that come through Holly's House. In 1988, he spent some time living in St. Louis, where he worked for a temp agency. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. Though not officially charged, Resndiz is considered the prime suspect in this case. Today, we're delving into the saga of the railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz. And that was my chance. 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 then, a pastor and his wife were killed in Weimar. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. He also described himself as half-man and half-angel and told psychiatrists he could not be executed because he did not believe he could die. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. The Terrifying True Story Of Railroad Killer ngel Maturino Resndiz. We had helicopters in the air to fly over various train tracks. We didn't have anybody else. 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. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. Det. Devon Anderson: After the trial, Resendiz was sent to death row in Huntsville, Texas. During this confession, he drew a map of the crime scene and claimed that he killed White because he was homosexual. That's when he started hitting me. 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 thought processes". She said that - he wasn't muscular, but he seemed somewhat wiry. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Some also involved sexual *ault. You know, "how can I help you?" But me, as a person, I'm eternal. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. After the murders, he would spend some time in their houses. The Sirnics' red, Karen Sirnic and her husband Norman Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. 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. I'm going to be alive forever." Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. He was born on August 1, 1959. "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. 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