August 1, 1959 - Ángel Maturino Reséndiz
His method of travel gave him both reach and anonymity — moving across the United States and Mexico by freight train, striking near the tracks, and disappearing before any pattern became clear. The railroad network, a symbol of American connectivity, became the infrastructure for a series of attacks spanning multiple states and years. He remained difficult to apprehend in part because he crossed international borders with relative ease, and the geographic spread of his crimes complicated coordination among law enforcement agencies.
From Wikipedia
Angel Maturino Reséndiz (August 1, 1959 – June 27, 2006), known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s, some of which involved sexual assault. 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.
On June 21, 1999, he briefly became the 457th fugitive listed by the FBI on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, before he surrendered to the Texas authorities on July 13, 1999. He was convicted of capital murder in Texas, and executed by lethal injection in 2006.
Further reading
- The Railway Killer - He was a normal man with a normal life, but he turned into one of the world's worst serial killers
A detailed account of how Angel Resendiz, described by acquaintances as quiet and polite, became one of history's most feared serial killers targeting victims along railroad lines.
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Traces how Resendiz earned his infamous nickname by using freight trains as both a getaway system and hunting ground while committing a string of murders across the country.
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Survivor Holly Dunn recounts the 1997 attack by the Railroad Killer that killed her boyfriend and left her for dead, and her subsequent journey toward healing and hope.
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