Devon Anderson: I cannot imagine the amount of courage she had to marshal to come into that courtroom to walk in and face him. I'll be right in front of you. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. 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.. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: I began writing as a process of healing. Often the people were in bed asleep when he was getting 'em. Local news report: The dragnet for the suspected rail riding serial killer now stretches from Ohio to the Mexican border. After being raped, beaten and stabbed, Holly somehow found the will to survive. I was hit with some sort of wooden board. During this confession, he drew a map of the crime scene and claimed that he killed White because he was homosexual. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. Holly Dunn: They got to the moment in the trial when they say, "Is the person who attacked you in the courtroom today?" We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. Resndiz took sentimental items and also laid out the victims' driver's licenses to learn about their lives. He went through his backpack and didn't find anything that he wanted. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. I guess sitting in jail he got fat, he got the jail house pallor, had grew his hair, greasy. Craig Sorrell: Sometimes you don't always have the human picture, the actual human suffering. 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. Holly Dunn: And I knew that I was going to testify. Another detective and I were sent over to the University of Kentucky Hospital to check in on the victim. Det. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. On the way, we learned her name was Holly Dunn. Three of Resendiz's victims, Norman and Karen Sirnic and Josephine Konvicka, were from the Weimar area. Heads beaten to a pulp. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. I thank God for having patience in me. And, you know, it was just - I just felt like it wasn't fair. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. And he gagged us. 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. 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. They took a motorcycle trip together, bringing a gun along to fire for target practice. Devon Anderson: It was devastating. 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 know the body is going to go to waste. He is believed to have had a difficult childhood and ran away from home at a young age to escape his . My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. Holly Dunn: I remember they weren't talking about Chris. And I decided to stay with my family, be surrounded by my family. Just a month after the horrific murder of the Sirnics, Noemi Dominguez, a 26-year-old schoolteacher, was found bludgeoned to death with a pickax in her Houston apartment on June 4, 1999. Holly Dunn, Chris Maier's girlfriend, somehow managed to survive after being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead by Resendiz. People were scared. Resndiz found his victims, all of whom were randomly picked, while travelling by stowing away on trains. There was no doubt in my mind. And the pastor and his wife were murdered in their bed with a sledgehammer that was found in a tool room there at the house. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. I thought he would come back and get me. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. She's really just an amazing person individually. My sister was my rock throughout this entire process And she doesn't - maybe didn't even realize how much she was helping me by what she was doing. 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. He later returned to live with his mother around the age of 12. Resndiz surrendered to Carter. Ninety miles away in Fayette County, Texas, Josephine Konvicka, 73, was killed by a blow of the same pickax used to kill Noemi Dominguez. 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. This man had no friends. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. He was continuing to kill. At the time, he had been tracked down to Mexico. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. Resndiz was pronounced dead at 8:05:p.m. CDT (01:05 UTC) on June 27, 2006. An amount of time passed, and you see a pickup truck drivin' up, drivin' across the bridge. We lived on 13 acres. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. Lexington, KY, Police DeptThe electrical box Resndiz hid behind before attacking Maier and Dunn. 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. 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. So when they walked him in [to the courtroom] it was a great moment, but he was so scary. 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. Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. Resndiz's ultimate fate, however, was decided by a jury, not Carter. I don't deserve to cause you pain. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . But she did the opposite. Money was sometimes left at the scene. Holly Dunn: [Devon Anderson] told me, "Don't look at him. Resendiz is escorted from the courtroom after receiving an execution date on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Houston. 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. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, Five deaths with a connection to Alex Murdaugh's family investigated, Never-before-seen photos and details about accused Idaho killer, the attack on Holly and her friend Chris Maier. Drew Carter: Detective Sorrell called and we compared details about the cases. Bludgeoned with the same pickaxe used to kill Dominguez in her farmhouse near Weimar, which is also where the Sirnics were murdered. Holly's House is a child and adult advocacy center that provides a safe reporting location for victims of intimate crimes. But, you know, there's always something that's pulled me out of that. I can't forget about Chris being hit the rock hitting him. "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. After learning about the Railroad killer, read about slave-trading serial killer Patty Cannon. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. I'm running. "[14][notes 1], On June 21, 2006, a Houston judge ruled that Resndiz was mentally competent to be executed. There were many mornings that I would wake up after a night of running all night in my dreams. We had a great time growing up together. Being a survivor is one thing, but helping other survivors and knowing how to do that in a professional manner was another thing. And he took off my belt and tied up my hands behind my back with my belt. It was a Thursday night. Because there's no victim to stand in front of you to tell you what they experienced, what they went through. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. I want them to be remembered. And then I had to deal with being raped. Today, we're delving into the saga of the railroad killer Angel Maturino Resendiz. 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 actually kind of just realigned it. And, at this point, our attacker ripped a shirt. : 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. Two days later, the Railroad Killer reentered Texas and savagely committed four more murders over the course of just 12 days. Resndiz was tried and sentenced to death for the Benton murder. And when we got to an electrical box beside the tracks a man came out from behind it. So I want to live for them. He was sentenced . But they worked through the evidence. Craig Sorrell: As part of the search, there was actually a huge operation to stop trains. 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. He used many aliases, but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. ngel Maturino Resndiz, a Mexican drifter suspected of murdering at least eight people, is escorted into court. 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