Confession Leads Detectives to Remains
Convicted serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz led authorities in Oxford, Fla., to the skeletal remains of a teenage girl, a day after admitting to authorities he killed her and her traveling companion three years ago. Resendiz, 39, told Marion County sheriff’s detectives during an interview in Texas that he killed Jesse Howell, 19, with a railroad air brake coupling and that he strangled Wendy Von Huben, 16, about eight hours later. Howell’s body was found in 1997. On Saturday, a search team following Resendiz’s directions found skeletal remains wrapped in a blanket and camouflage jacket.
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