serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country, was executed in Huntsville. In his final statement, Resendiz asked for forgiveness. Resendiz, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:05 p.m..

serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country, was executed in Huntsville. In his final statement, Resendiz asked for forgiveness. Resendiz, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:05 p.m..
Resendiz was executed for the 1998 rape and slaying of Claudia Benton. Authorities linked Resendiz, who was a native of Mexico, to at least 15 slayings in the U.S., dating back to a 1986 killing in San Antonio. He was named the "Railroad Killer" because authorities said he hopped on freight trains and committed random acts of carnage across the country.
The slaying of Benton, 39, was among 8 killings in Texas linked to Resendiz. 2 more were tied to him in both Illinois and Florida, along with 1 each in Kentucky, California and Georgia.
Resendiz becomes the 13th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas, the 24th this year in the USA and the 1028th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.