The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" We opened on Sept. 2, 2008, and we have served over 300 victims since that time. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. Maybe this is what I had been running from in all those dreams as a child - this horrific story that happened to my sister.". 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. He was the first guy that I dated after the attack. My friend's still out there.". There was no doubt in my mind. He was sentenced . I testified as to the evidence at the scene, presented the pictures And then, lastly, Holly testified as the only surviving victim. A sheriff confers with accused serial killer. Bludgeoned to death with the same shotgun used in the Morber killing. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. I don't know how long I laid there. Det. Her face - it looked like a boxer whenever they - whenever they get cut during a boxing match. And realized that we not only had a serial killer that was within 150 mile radius of Houston, but we had one that was in other states as well. I was hit with some sort of wooden board. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. We were driven. You know, "I will let you go. A drifter beaten to death with a piece of plywood in a rail yard. The connected crime scenes were entered into VICAP the nationwide data information center that collects, collates, and analyzes information on violent crimess. At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. 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 He was raised by a non-biological family in Puebla, Mexico. Nobody else could speak out against him in first person. People were scared. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. 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. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Ninety miles away in Fayette County, Texas, Josephine Konvicka, 73, was killed by a blow of the same pickax used to kill Noemi Dominguez. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. ", I was staring at every scar he had, every tattoo he had. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. And I was covered in blood. 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. I said, "Yes. I like to keep things around me that remind me of him. He did not deserve to live among us. Accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, led by Sgt. And he couldn't get untied. [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. And she started - I kept losin' her a little bit here and there. We didn't have anybody else. 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." He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. 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. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. On June 4, Resndiz killed two people in one day, sexually assaulting Houston school teacher Noemi Dominguez, before murdering her with a pickax. September 2, 2017 / 7:17 PM 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. And she collapsed on the couch. Railroad tracks wind their way through Weimar, Texas, past the Weimar United Church of Christ. And my breathing was shallow enough that he thought he had killed me. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Can you get untied?" The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. We had that special bond that you hear people talk about. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. Over the course of the following eight years, he continued traveling by train in the U.S., during which time, he killed at least a dozen people. I remember there being an oddly high number of calls. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. I tried to scream. 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. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. But, you know, there's always something that's pulled me out of that. Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. And we started walking along the tracks. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. 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. In adulthood, he spent a total of 11 years in American prisons for crimes such as assault, auto theft, firearm possession, and burglary. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. It became the first of his many entries into the United States. 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. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. 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.". By the time of his execution, Resendiz was linked to at least 15 murders in six states. FBI An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. She was our only living witness. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. She had a broken eye socket, a broken jaw. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. Det. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. On May 2, 1999, he entered the Weimar, Texas, home of a pastor and his wife. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. 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. And, so, her face looked off. He climbed on top of me. "ANGEL MATURINO RESENDEZ: THE RAILROAD KILLER". ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News ). She said that - he wasn't muscular, but he seemed somewhat wiry. 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. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. I knew he was there. Shot four times with a .38-caliber weapon, with her body dumped in an abandoned farmhouse. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Known as The Railroad Killer, Angel Resendiz killed at least 9 people, and is thought that he have taken more lives. On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. Convicted railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, center, points his finger after being. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. This man's body has never been found, and nothing is known about him except what Resndiz told authorities. Devon Anderson: It was early in the morning, and Drew was on one side of the International Bridge, waiting. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. The FBI linked him to at least 15 violent murders, including several in and around Houston. He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. 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. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. And after two years, we hadn't had anything of substance anyway, so we chased any lead. And Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. 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. Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. And really that was the only thing that they could fix. Dominguez was a schoolteacher at. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Knives put all the way through the body, that's how much force was used. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Drew Carter: And so then, you know, the doubt sets in. But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Being a survivor is one thing, but helping other survivors and knowing how to do that in a professional manner was another thing. He went through his backpack and didn't find anything that he wanted. It was very bruised - lots of cuts across her face. He was born on August 1, 1959. 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. 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. I Survived. And I went to a party with my boyfriend, Chris Maier, not far from campus. Resndiz said he shot and killed him and dumped his body in a creek somewhere between San Antonio and Uvalde. I knew that I had to heal physically first. The search for Resndiz now received widespread national media attention, even appearing on an episode of Americas Most Wanted. I was so scared that I had to get out of the country. It was surreal. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. First published on September 2, 2017 / 11:05 PM. [Aug. 29, 1997] I didn't get to hear the answering machine until I got home that night. Devon Anderson, Harris County Prosecutor: The sense of urgency was - it was unbelievable because people were dying. I deserve what I am getting." The FBI then obtained a federal warrant for Resndizs arrest in late May 1999, and formed a multi-agency task force to apprehend him. There was not a shred of humanity about this man. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. 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 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. They just stapled on top of her hair. 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