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Angel M. Resendiz
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Nicknamed "the railway killer" because his crimes took place near railroad tracks, Resendiz was the object of an international manhunt. Linked to at least 15 murders across the country, he finally surrendered in El Paso, Texas. The killings to which he eventually confessed were brutal beatings and stabbings that took place in the victims' homes and were sometimes followed by a sexual assault on the dead or dying people. He was convicted of first degree murder on May 18, 2000, in Texas for the 1998 rape-slaying of a Texas doctor. A judge ruled June 22, 2006 that Resendiz was mentally competent to be executed despite claims from his attorneys that he believes he is half-man, half-angel. Resendiz was executed five days later, on June 27.
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