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One of the more romantic elements of American folklore has been the crisscrossing rail system of this country steel rails carrying Americans to new territories across desert and mountain, through wheat fields and over great rivers. Carl Sandburg has flavored the mighty steam engine in elegant prose and Arlo Guthrie has made the roundhouse a sturdy emblem of Americas commerce.But, even the most colorful dreams have their dark sides.For nearly two years, a killer literally followed wheatfield Americas railroad tracks to slay unsuspecting victims before disappearing back into the prelit dawn. His modus operandi was always the same he struck near the rail lines he illegally rode, then stowed away on the next freight train to come his way. Always ahead of the law.Angel Maturino Resendez, 39 years old, was apprehended early this month July, 1999 after eluding state police for two years and slipping through a twomonth FBI net until, after nine alleged murders, he was finally traced and captured by a determined Texas Ranger.Known, for apparent reasons, as The Railroad Killer, Angel Resendez who was known throughout much of the manhunt by the alias Rafael Ramirez has been called a man with a grudge, confused, hostile and angry by the police, the news media and psychiatrists. He is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who crossed the international border at will. Most of his crimes took place in central Texas, but he is suspected of having killed as far north as Kentucky and Illinois.

 

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