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. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. Craig Sorrell: Despite her - state, she was ready and willing to try and communicate what had happened to her. Holly Dunn, Heather's sister: In late August 1997, I was a student at the University of Kentucky. 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. Because there's no victim to stand in front of you to tell you what they experienced, what they went through. I was like, "Okay, well, you know, what's gonna happen is gonna happen. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. So the volume was huge, and you just started piecing the things together. 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. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. On May 2, 1999, he entered the Weimar, Texas, home of a pastor and his wife. And I hoped that he experienced some of the fear - that Holly did. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." It's a nonprofit center in Evansville, Ind. Your brain works in amazing ways and it kind of sort of let me deal with each thing as I could. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. 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. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. Some people he murdered included: Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic (May 2, 1999), Fannie Whitney Byers (December 10, 1998), and Claudia Benton (December 17, 1998). The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Bludgeoned to death with a tire rim in her home, which was located near CSX Transportation railroad tracks. Von Huben's fiance. Four days later, he's in a different state. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. But she did the opposite. Just feeling so thankful that she was alive and that she was there. I think to get over my survivor's guilt that I had, I had to know that I lived my life not just for me and not just for Chris. Marking the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book about her harrowing story. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. 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. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. And so, we could talk to each other, and Chris and I started strategizing, you know, saying, "OK, should I run? 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. 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. *ociated Press. Resndiz said he shot and killed him and dumped his body in a creek somewhere between San Antonio and Uvalde. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. I want them to be remembered. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. At the age of 16, he tried to enter Texas but was deported. He was sentenced . FBI. 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." I don't think I knew what my injuries were. 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. And we started walking along the tracks. Money was sometimes left at the scene. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. Some also involved sexual *ault. The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . 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. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. 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. They took a motorcycle trip together, bringing a gun along to fire for target practice. 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. He was a little guy. 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. 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. And that - that was, you know, a very scary time, because I just - I felt - I knew that he knew I was still alive. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Like, all right, you know, is this gonna happen? She is begging someone for her life, and you are you're sleeping. Beaten to death with an antique fire iron after entering her house through a window. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. He would confess to many more before his execution. 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. The first question that the prosecutor asked me on the stand was "What did you do last weekend?" Three of Resendiz's victims, Norman and Karen Sirnic and Josephine Konvicka, were from the Weimar area. And that was my chance. Det. 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. FBI press conference: We are here to announce that Rafael Resendez Ramirez has been elevated to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. Holly Dunn: And I knew that I was going to testify. In my head, I was panicking. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. Two days later, the Railroad Killer reentered Texas and savagely committed four more murders over the course of just 12 days. 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. Do you want credit cards? Heather reads: "Since as far back as I can remember, I've had the same dream. I had to deal with myself almost dying. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. 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. He was . Resendez was in the United States illegally. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. 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 . Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. I don't remember being hit. June, 4, 1999, would prove to be a deadly day. I'm a stronger person because of it. Craig Sorrell: We were the last of the cases presented. I don't know how long I laid there. 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. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. Holly gave that to Chris and all the others that had been murdered. [Emotional] I don't think Jacob even knows like how much he helped me by just listening to me. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Det. And he actually pulled Chris from the tracks, on the gravel, into the grass beside the tracks. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. I wanna live it to the fullest. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. I'm running. USA (Texas) Angel Maturino Resndiz (m) aged 46, Hispanic Mexican national Angel Maturino Resndiz is scheduled for execution on 27 June 2006. He would look - he'd look at everybody in there. Holly Dunn: It was very dark and you couldn't see very well. 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. You do not deserve this. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: Her face was disoriented. 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. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . I don't want another dead body. 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. Known victims . He also took jewelry, cash, valuables and other items and gave them to his wife in Mexico. But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. And, you know, really wouldn't judge me at all, which was great. He killed two women in one day, 90 miles apart. Right after this attack happened, I just wanted to lay in bed and not get out of bed again. Devon Anderson: She became the liaison between United States law enforcement and the serial killer. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. What I was most worried about, I think, was seeing him again. But me, as a person, I'm eternal. Authorities were able to link him to at least 15 murders in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and California. / CBS NEWS, Angel Maturino Resendiz, nicknamed "The Railroad Killer," instilled panic and fear in railroad towns across the United States in the late 1990s. You do not deserve this. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." I had already seen one person die in front of me and I did not need to see another. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: In December of 1998, a doctor was murdered in the Houston area. She had suffered both stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head. '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. 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. So by the time she took the stand, the jury had heard the gruesome details of all the other murders we had solved at that point. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) 9. Condemned serial killer ngel Maturino Resndiz, the drifter dubbed the Railroad Killer, being escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving an execution date. 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. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. The Sirnics' red, Bludgeoned to death with a pickaxe in her apartment. Devon Anderson, Harris County Prosecutor: The sense of urgency was - it was unbelievable because people were dying. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. Resndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Maintained by: Find a Grave 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. 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. I'll be right in front of you. They actually kind of just realigned it. [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. I guess sitting in jail he got fat, he got the jail house pallor, had grew his hair, greasy. The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. Det. We learned that he had a variety of names. 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. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. 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. December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. I'm still strong. I hadn't looked at him yet. First published on September 2, 2017 / 11:05 PM. On July 13, 1999, Resndiz, accompanied by family, surrendered on an El Paso border-crossing bridge, shaking Ranger Carters hand. Supposedly the boyfriend of the previous victim. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. I talk about the trial as the hardest day of my life. I deserve what I am getting.". 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. 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. So when they walked him in [to the courtroom] it was a great moment, but he was so scary. : 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. This man had no friends. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. Holly Dunn: I don't have things that I think about all the time. In 2006, she received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service, one of the nation's highest honors for humanitarian work. So he's like the boogeyman coming into your house. And, you know, be upset. He climbed on top of me. It was about the second night of classes. Angel Maturino Resndiz (August 1, 1959 June 27, 2006), also known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican itinerant serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) During a court appearance, Resndiz accused Carter of lying under oath because his (Resndiz's) family was under the impression that he would be spared the death penalty; however, Resndiz's ultimate fate would be decided by the jury, not Carter.http . And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". I thank God for having patience in me. 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. Det. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. We knew that we had forensic evidence, we had fingerprint evidence that linked to a particular suspect and both houses were in the near vicinity of railroad tracks. But truthfully, the tip that made the case was a call from a family relative to "America's Most Wanted.". His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. And after two years, we hadn't had anything of substance anyway, so we chased any lead. And he couldn't get untied. You have to be crazy. Worried church members found the couple when they failed to turn up for Sunday service. They'll be right behind me. He was transported by the Rangers back to Houston to face charges. We had helicopters in the air to fly over various train tracks. 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. Angel Maturino Resndiz (August 1, 1959 June 27, 2006), also known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican itinerant serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. The Railroad Killers innocuous five-foot, 190-pound appearance belied the monstrous acts hed committed. 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. Aug. 29, 1997 Christopher Maier, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky, killed as he and his 23-year-old girlfriend, were taking a shortcut from one party to another. I signed up that day to go to school in England. Later police found Morber's red pickup truck in. Holly Dunn: I felt, I guess, relieved. [1][2][3][4], 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. Resendiz surrendered to Texas Ranger Drew Carter and other law enforcement on the International bridge in El Paso. And I remember hearing his accent, thinking, "that is a Mexican accent.". They just stapled on top of her hair. Christopher Maier, a fun-loving 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky was killed as he and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Holly Dunn, were walking back to a party late at night on Aug. 28, 1997. I mean, who knew? I'm going to be alive forever." He was tried for first-degree murder with damning evidence to back the charges up, found guilty and sentenced to death. That's when he stabbed me in my neck. He was born on August 1, 1959. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. : This case for me has become one that I have looked back on many times. : "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 I don't deserve to cause you pain. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. 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. They were attacked, sometimes through burglaries, near the railways and were usually bludgeoned to death with some incidental object. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Angel Maturino Resendiz in court. I fought him. Some also involved sexual assault. You know, I remember saying, "Why are you doing this? Craig Sorrell: They were able, through fingerprint analysis, to have a suspect. I knew that I was injured. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. And Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. 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. The evidence was overwhelming as to his guilt. Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. The intense manhunt for the railroad killer had intensified train car searches. In 1986, Resndiz killed his first victim: an unidentified homeless woman in Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. That gave me a small sense of satisfaction, that he was scared. I got my hands untied. After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. What do you need?" A week later, her car was discovered abandoned on the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. Over an 18-month period, the INS detained the Railroad Killer nine times, but, hiding behind fabricated identities, Resndiz was voluntarily returned to Mexico on each occasion. He later returned to live with his mother around the age of 12. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. So that was really his only out - was the insanity defense. Dominguez was a schoolteacher at. I think I put my hand up to block it. Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. 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