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58: The Rail Way Killer - June 27 2019 - Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, True Crime, History, Documentary

4.6781 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com Some people are soothed by the sounds of a passing train and enjoy living near the tracks so they can experience it. But a serial killer that killed in multiple states, would make the tracks seem more dangerous than usual. And, on June 27th 2006 the man responsible was finally executed. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow us on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram:  @kbiemesderfer The show is produced and edited by Dillon Biemesderfer IG: @dungeonsanddillons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away in the Silver Lake section.

0:04.0

We have a weird.

0:06.0

A weird one investigator is reminiscent of a weird religion.

0:09.0

Some people are soothed by the sounds of a passing train and enjoy living their lives by the tracks so they can experience it.

0:18.0

But a serial killer that killed in multiple states would make the tracks seem more dangerous

0:23.3

than usual.

0:25.2

And on June 27, 2006, the man responsible was finally executed.

0:31.0

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with

0:35.6

a morning cup of murder.

0:46.7

Angel Resendez was born in Puebla, Mexico, but would illegally jump on and off trains into the United States. This is also how he would eventually evade authorities for a considerable

0:52.5

amount of time.

0:58.2

Resendez would choose homes, often near railways, to break into.

1:01.7

This is how he got the name, the railroad killer.

1:07.1

He would enter a home, and that is when he would kill the occupants with a rock, a pickax,

1:08.8

or some other blunt object.

1:13.8

On some occasions, when a woman was present, he would rape some of the female victims.

1:16.9

However, rape was a secondary intent.

1:22.9

After each murder, he would linger in the home for a while, mainly to eat.

1:27.3

He would lay out the victim's driver's license so he could learn about their lives.

1:33.2

Then, before leaving, he would steal jewelry and other items of worth and give them to his wife and mother who still lived in Mexico.

1:36.7

Fifteen of these victims were found across the United States in Texas, Kentucky, Florida,

1:43.2

California, Georgia, and Illinois.

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