It was surreal. Drew Carter: And based on information from that phone call, it led us to go back - to go to New Mexico, to speak with his sister. I walked about 200 yards or so maybe on the rocks along the tracks. And then we also entered it into the National Database for Violent Offenders in the hopes that maybe someday down the road - there would be some similarities to other cases that I could become aware of to try to track this fellow down. Craig Sorrell: For two years we had operated under the belief that his name was Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. I think I put my hand up to block it. I got my hands untied. Jurors would eventually reject his plea of not guilty by reason and insanity and would convict him and sentence him to death. He was the first guy that I dated after the attack. Holly Dunn: I remember they weren't talking about Chris. A few female victims were also raped, though it was usually only a secondary intent. So the volume was huge, and you just started piecing the things together. Det. 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 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. 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: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. You know, "how can I help you?" I thank God for having patience in me. You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. Continue with Recommended Cookies. You do not deserve this. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Maintained by: Find a Grave Angel Maturino Resendiz, left, confers with attorney Rudy Duarte. That he was doing it over and over again. It was a Thursday night. It was a horror show. Resndiz found his victims, all of whom were randomly picked, while travelling by stowing away on trains. On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. Lexington, KY, Police DeptThe electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: To see Holly happy, married is wonderful. It felt good for me to be able to say, you know, I graduated from college in front of the guy who basically could have ruined my life and destroyed it. Our last clue was Texas. He had at least 1 sister, Manuela, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Much of the jewelry was sold or melted down. 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. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. The Railroad Killer shot Morber in the back of the head with a shotgun, before Morbers 57-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick arrived. I tried to kick him. The Church's beloved pastor and his wife were murdered in their home behind the church by Resendiz. His last words were: "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. And there is nothing there. And, at this point, our attacker ripped a shirt. 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. 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. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. It was very hard to accept the fact that I lived through this and Chris didn't. We were so close. But, then run down the stairs to play with my younger sister. FBI An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. U.S. Customs agents prepare to open a train car north of Laredo, Texas, on June 28, 1999. What I was most worried about, I think, was seeing him again. He promised her that Resndiz would be granted personal safety in jail, regular visitation rights for his family and a psychological evaluation. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. 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. But she did the opposite. But wiry and strong, ropey muscles on his arms and curious. Maturino Resendiz is accused of being the so-called railroad killer, who . He climbed on top of me. Between nineteen eighty six and nineteen ninety nine percent is murdered. He would confess to many more before his execution. [5] Resndiz killed at least 15 people [6] with rocks, a pickaxe, and other blunt objects, mainly in their homes. Angel Maturino Resendiz was sexually and abused at some point of his life. She said that - he wasn't muscular, but he seemed somewhat wiry. Devon Anderson: I knew I wanted Holly to testify last. Det. Heather reads: "Since as far back as I can remember, I've had the same dream. They were flat black and expressionless face. And he would just listen to me. 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. He was put to death five months. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. And we started walking along the tracks. They couldn't even, you know, cut her hair. Holly Dunn: I chose not to attend the execution because Resendiz represented all those angry feelings that I had. She's really just an amazing person individually. I'll be right in front of you. And I decided to stay with my family, be surrounded by my family. You don't have to. Raped, strangled, suffocated both manually and with duct tape, and buried in a shallow grave in. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. 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. Angel Maturino RESENDIZ A.K.A. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Holly Dunn: And I did keep saying to him, "My friend's still out there. I'm a stronger person because of it. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. I'm still strong. And so I was like, I graduated from college. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. 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. Holly Dunn, Heather's sister: In late August 1997, I was a student at the University of Kentucky. Resndiz confessed to these first two murders in September 2001, in hopes that doing so would speed up his execution. I Survived. 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. It was held here in Houston. 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.. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. One of his aliases, ngel Reyes Resndiz, was very close to the name ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis given on his birth certificate from Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. Holly Dunn: It's important to me for victims to be supported. After being raped, beaten and stabbed, Holly somehow found the will to survive. 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. 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. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. I won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". If they saw somebody, we'd get the train stopped, check the train - stop anybody and identify anybody on it. There'd be days that I would literally cry to him. In my head, I was panicking. I was crying - all the jury was crying. He was continuing to kill. I had to deal with myself almost dying. 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. It felt like I'd finally had my chance. Craig Sorrell: The FBI, all the local agencies, the different areas, everybody was running leads. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. Or her reason to help people. 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. All the murders took place near railroad tracks,. And so, we could talk to each other, and Chris and I started strategizing, you know, saying, "OK, should I run? At the age of eleven, he ran away from home and spent some time living on the street, where he took up glue sniffing. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Some also involved sexual *ault. [13] 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. In his final statement, Resndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. Holly Dunn: I flew into Houston with my family the night before I was going to testify. Det. Drew Carter: At the time of his arrest, Resendiz was linked to six murders in Texas, two in Illinois and one in Kentucky. At the time, he had been tracked down to Mexico. Manage Settings I signed up that day to go to school in England. Five six, five eight in height. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. 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. "This is what happened to me. Look at me. Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. ngel Maturino Resndiz : biography August 1, 1960 - June 27, 2006 (aged 46) 9. I was like, "Okay, well, you know, what's gonna happen is gonna happen. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Holly Dunn: I started speaking about two years after the attack. 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 Texas authorities determined they had a serial killer on their hands. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. 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: I was really trying to remember every detail about my attacker. On May 2, 1999, he entered the Weimar, Texas, home of a pastor and his wife. and he came over and literally just dropped it on Chris' head. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas and executed by lethal injection in 2006. 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