Accused Serial Killer Faces Capital Charge
Accused “railroad” serial killer Angel Maturino Resendez was indicted in Houston on a capital murder charge in the December slaying of Claudia Benton, one of nine people he is suspected of killing. Prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty. Arraignment was set for today. Maturino Resendez, 39, is already charged in four slayings in Illinois, Texas and Kentucky. Police say evidence links him to five other Texas killings. Assistant Dist. Atty. Devon Anderson said Maturino Resendez will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Authorities say they found a fingerprint matching Maturino Resendez’s in the doctor’s Jeep, and jewelry associated with her was found at his Mexico home.
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Stories after July 30, 1999 use the spelling Angel Maturino Resendiz.
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