I got my hands untied. I wanna live it to the fullest. And there is nothing there. We had split seconds in where - our attacker would go back up to the tracks and we were down in the grass. Two days later, the Railroad Killer reentered Texas and savagely committed four more murders over the course of just 12 days. After waking up after the attack, Dunn walked barefoot over rocks and broken glass on the tracks to get to a house seeking help. who suffered a childhood in Mexico marked by mental illness in his family and by appalling deprivation and abuse - was denied his internationally-recognized right to adequate . But I just buckled down and just decided - it's gotta be about the victims. I've stayed in touch with the victim, Holly, since it began. Because he couldn't get - his arms were all tied up in his backpack. Condemned serial killer ngel Maturino Resndiz, the drifter dubbed the Railroad Killer, being escorted from a Houston courtroom after receiving an execution date. He was sometimes referred to as The Railway Killer or The Railcar Killer. She said that - he wasn't muscular, but he seemed somewhat wiry. I said, "Yes. One of his aliases, ngel Reyes Resndiz, was very close to the name ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis given on his birth certificate from Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. You know, like, "be sure they know my friend's still out there. [15] Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. We knew that we had forensic evidence, we had fingerprint evidence that linked to a particular suspect and both houses were in the near vicinity of railroad tracks. I fought him. Dr. Claudia Benton, a 39-year-old Baylor College of Medicine physician, was found sexually assaulted, stabbed and beaten to death inside her Houston-area home located near railroad tracks on Dec. 17, 1998. Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to death for the December 1998. rape and murder of a Houston-area physician. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. I want them to be remembered. FBI. I mean, on the Texas side. We knew that he was extremely violent. The Sirnics' red, Bludgeoned to death with a pickaxe in her apartment. Some also involved sexual assault. FBI An FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. Having also confessed to eight other murders, Resndiz was sentenced to death, following an automatic appeal. ", Devon Anderson: I wanted it to be the last thing that jury heard and the last thing they saw was Holly Dunn sitting on that witness stand saying, "That's the man.". I was like, "Okay, well, you know, what's gonna happen is gonna happen. They actually kind of just realigned it. We had helicopters in the air to fly over various train tracks. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Four days later, he's in a different state. You don't have to. I realized that my mouth wasn't shutting right. ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis was born in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. The suspect at that point had been identified as Rafael Resendez Ramirez. I have felt so guilty to not be there, to know that your sister is begging for her life. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. A bunch of Texas agencies participated. Det. Resndiz's sister, Manuela, had seen her brother's FBI's Most Wanted Poster and feared that her brother might kill someone else, or be killed by the FBI, so she contacted the police. And then, of course, staples of where they could - just to stop the bleeding. After the promised deal was put into writing, the sister convinced him to turn himself into U.S. authorities. That really is probably the part that I try the hardest and can't forget. The house was located only 100 yards (90 m) away from a railroad track. It's not fair that - that I'm still alive and that Chris isn't. Not so much as a reminder of the largest case I worked, but more a reminder that if you stick with a case and follow up on everything that you can be successful. ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News ). Am itinerant Mexican serial killer who illegally rode freight trains across the U.S., ngel Maturino Resndiz hopped on and off at will to target victims he found close to the railroad. Norman J. Sirnic and his wife Karen Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. Jurors would eventually reject his plea of not guilty by reason and insanity and would convict him and sentence him to death. To mark the 20-year anniversary of her survival, Holly Dunn has written a book due out in November 2017. A lot of people did not want to believe - you have to be crazy to do that to someone. Then, delve into the mystery of the Chicago Strangler. And I think the - amount of pressure that was put on him, ultimately led to him to have to make a choice. Angel Maturino Resendiz, left, confers with attorney Rudy Duarte. That he was doing it over and over again. I had to deal with myself almost dying. I mean it just felt good to know that he would never be able to hurt anyone ever again. He murdered at least 16 or 15 people. Local news report: Resendiz faces capital murder charges in the stabbing death of Dr. Claudia Benton. On the night of Aug, 29, 1997, in Lexington, Kentucky, young couple Christopher Maier and Holly Dunn were walking along railway tracks back to a party near the University of Kentucky when Resndiz suddenly emerged from a crouched position behind a metal electrical box. At least 15 people across the US hopping across state lines by traveling in secret on freight trains. He became known as "The Railroad (or Railway) Killer" as most of his crimes were committed near railroads . And not that he cared, because I don't think he did. [1][2][3][4], By illegally jumping on and off trains within and across Mexico, Canada and the United States, generally crossing borders illegally, Resndiz was able to evade authorities for a considerable time. He was the first guy that I dated after the attack. Drew Carter: I believe that his options were limited. Holly Dunn: And I did keep saying to him, "My friend's still out there. What do you want? A Harris County sheriff's deputy confers with accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz at the start of his capital murder trial for the murder of Dr. Claudia Benton on May 8, 2000, in. We had that special bond that you hear people talk about. And when we got to an electrical box beside the tracks a man came out from behind it. And he actually pulled Chris from the tracks, on the gravel, into the grass beside the tracks. And Resndiz didnt spare Frederick, beating her to death, then sexually assaulting her afterward. I thank God for having patience in me. He also described himself as half-man and half-angel and told psychiatrists he could not be executed because he did not believe he could die. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. He was so different at trial. We had to catch him before he killed somebody else. The Kentucky murder of Christopher Maier, which Holly Dunn miraculously survived, seemed to match aspects of the murders of Benton and the Sirnics and the DNA once again matched as well. I get support through victims that come through Holly's House. But ultimately it was determined his name was Angel Maturino Resendiz. Kind of a wavy, black hair, wearing glasses. An amount of time passed, and you see a pickup truck drivin' up, drivin' across the bridge. Craig Sorrell: Holly described the suspect as a male, possibly Hispanic. It was almost like my worst nightmare coming true. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I definitely think that there's parts of me that wanted to retreat away. And I woke up during the middle of the night screaming and crying. I ripped Chris' gag off of his mouth. The room was dark and she woke up [at University of Kentucky Medical Center]. Accused serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, led by Sgt. I won't tell anybody what happened here, just don't hurt me.". Det. You know, "I really have a family that wants to see me again." Craig Sorrell: We received a lot of phone calls and a lot of tips, and we followed up on a lot of people who thought they had seen this person. Convicted on at least nine occasions for serious felonies, including burglary, Resndiz would be deported after he served his sentence then head right back to the U.S. to resume his criminal activities. Det. I would run down the hill of the front to our house across the fields. Christopher Maier, a fun-loving 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky was killed as he and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Holly Dunn, were walking back to a party late at night on Aug. 28, 1997. Shot four times with a .38-caliber weapon, with her body dumped in an abandoned farmhouse. I actually stuck my tongue out so that the gag wouldn't work. For them to know that they're not alone. It was a little bit boring, so we packed up Chris' backpack with some beers, and we were gonna head down to the tracks. Det. I'm still strong. FBI press conference: We are here to announce that Rafael Resendez Ramirez has been elevated to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. Holly Dunn: I definitely feel like I have another opportunity at life. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. After being raped, beaten and stabbed, Holly somehow found the will to survive. At the age of 16, he tried to enter Texas but was deported. And it's gotta be about gettin' this guy dead. He climbed on top of me. A rock from our crime scene and a railroad spike that I got from down in Texas. And I decided to stay with my family, be surrounded by my family. And, eventually, I asked my dad, I just said "Chris is dead, isn't he." I feel like through helping others they're helping me. The connected crime scenes were entered into VICAP the nationwide data information center that collects, collates, and analyzes information on violent crimess. Resendiz -- at the time known to law enforcement by his alias, Rafael Resendez Ramirez -- becomes one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." But, then run down the stairs to play with my younger sister. Devon Anderson: She became the liaison between United States law enforcement and the serial killer. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. And he couldn't get untied. His murder spree was only interrupted when he was detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. He was . I was crying - all the jury was crying. After finishing each sentence, he would be deported back to Mexico, only to return every time. I don't deserve to cause you pain. Two weeks after the murders of the two women in Texas, Resendiz would move his killing grounds north. Just a month after the horrific murder of the Sirnics, Noemi Dominguez, a 26-year-old schoolteacher, was found bludgeoned to death with a pickax in her Houston apartment on June 4, 1999. And then we also entered it into the National Database for Violent Offenders in the hopes that maybe someday down the road - there would be some similarities to other cases that I could become aware of to try to track this fellow down. Victims 1. She had a broken eye socket, a broken jaw. Railroad tracks wind their way through Weimar, Texas, past the Weimar United Church of Christ. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. I wanted to have that chance to have some peace. At that point, I brought her in and set her down on the couch. On June 27, 2006, he was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, at the age of 45. At age 14, he illegally entered Florida, before being deported in 1976. Do you want credit cards? In de show kunnen overlevenden in hun eigen . And I didn't realize it, but he was tying up Chris' hands with the backpack behind his back. Det. Beaten to death with an antique fire iron after entering her house through a window. He'd picked up the language on the road, and held forth in. And my dad was like, "Yes, he is." His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Most of his victims were found covered with a blanket or otherwise obscured from immediate view. And the center passenger, I immediately recognized as Resendiz. Resndiz's first known murder occurred in 1986 when he killed a homeless woman and her boyfriend. By illegally jumping on and off trains within and across Mexico, Canada and the United States, generally crossing borders illegally, Resndiz was able to evade authorities for a considerable time. We were driven. Resendez was in the United States illegally. He went through his backpack and didn't find anything that he wanted. U.S. Customs agents prepare to open a train car north of Laredo, Texas, on June 28, 1999. I remember there being an oddly high number of calls. And they - I mean, I literally - I felt my hearing going into my head. I was thinking, "Let me remember everything about you that I can, because we'll get you at some point. United States government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since first entering the U.S. in 1973. As soon as I could get the surgery to get my jaw wired shut and my jaw fixed, my parents took me home. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. I knew that I was hurt. Local news report: The dragnet for the suspected rail riding serial killer now stretches from Ohio to the Mexican border. He later returned to live with his mother around the age of 12. Holly Dunn: They repaired my jaw. Chris was so friendly he was very laid back and down to earth he loved the outdoors, he didn't have a care in the world. Some also involved sexual *ault. I don't think I knew what my injuries were. "The Railroad Killer", was a Mexican serial killer, serial rapist, and robber active in several U.S. states, all of which he entered through stowing away on trains. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. He ultimately pleaded not guilt by reason of insanity. I can't explain how this changes you. I could work through my emotions and that really helped me in my healing process. They saw all the indications that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and then they ultimately convicted him of capital murder. As the hour of the planned execution approached, Maturino Resendiz, who claimed he was an avenging angel and that he could not be killed, visited with his 7-year-old daughter and his mother.. Shortly after his arrest, a palm print left at the murder scene would be matched to Resendiz. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. I Survived. On July 12, 1999, a Texas Ranger, Drew Carter, accompanied by Manuela and a spiritual guide, met up with Resndiz on a bridge connecting El Paso, Texas with Ciudad Jurez, Chihuahua. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. I thought she was going to die. ngel Maturino Resndiz enters a federal courtroom in July 1999. We didn't have anybody else. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. By the time of his execution, Resendiz was linked to at least 15 murders in six states. According to Justice Department documents, Resndiz was born on Aug. 1, 1959, in Puebla, Mexico, as ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. Circuit Court of Appeals, Resndiz's death warrant was signed for the murder of Claudia Benton. Resndiz surrendered to Carter. ngel Maturino Resndiz, whose case is explored in Oxygen's " Mark of a Killer ," was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1959. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. All the murders took place near railroad tracks,. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Holly Dunn: I felt, I guess, relieved. I was constantly running away from someone. So when they walked him in [to the courtroom] it was a great moment, but he was so scary. I knew he was there. We sat there and talked for a while, I'm not sure how long, but we got up to leave and go back to the party. Resendiz had been crouching behind the electric box on the right before ambushing the young couple. Resndiz was also a suspect in the 1998 murder of 81-year-old Fannie Whitney Byers in Carl, Georgia, but was never convicted of it since a couple was charged. Bludgeoned to death with a brick. You can have our car it's just parked down the street." The jury reached a verdict after many hours of deliberation. The FBI then obtained a federal warrant for Resndizs arrest in late May 1999, and formed a multi-agency task force to apprehend him. It was between 1:00 and 2:00. FBIResndizs FBI wanted poster under an alias. My lieutenant asked me to come out and said it was a bad one. Maturino Resendiz is accused of being the so-called railroad killer, who . Craig Sorrell: Somewhere around May or June of 1999, I got a call from ViCAP, which was the national database that we put the info in. But I was hit five or six times in the front of my face and then, I turned over, and I was hit five or six times in the back of my head. Some also involved sexual assault. I signed up that day to go to school in England. Their car was found in San Antonio and fingerprints linked their case with the Claudia Benton case. Resndiz tried to steal Konvicka's car but could not find the car keys. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Dunn managed to free her hands at one point, but couldn't get her feet untied. - Alternate link. We were able to establish - that we had a DNA sample of the suspect - from the rape. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Resndiz had many aliases but was chiefly known and sought after as Rafael Resendez-Ramirez. Holly Dunn: I remember they weren't talking about Chris. He stole jewelry and other items and gave them to his wife and mother, who lived in Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Holly Dunn: To know that he was doing it again, that he was more violent, that he was killing more people. FBIAn FBI handout depicting the face of the Railroad Killer, ngel Maturino Resndiz. And so, I just stopped. No emotion. I guess sitting in jail he got fat, he got the jail house pallor, had grew his hair, greasy. [citation needed], Prior to surrendering at the El Paso bridge, the U.S. Border Patrol had arrested Resndiz and deported him back to Mexico. Where have you been? December 17, 1998, West University Place, Texas, Claudia Benton, 39 years old. Raped, strangled, suffocated both manually and with duct tape, and buried in a shallow grave in. He was nicknamed "The Railroad Killer" because all the killings occurred near train tracks. : "Railroad Killer" Classification: Serial killer Characteristics: Rape - Robbery Number of victims: 15 Date of murders: 1986-1999 Date of arrest: July 13, 1999 ( surrenders) Date of birth: August 1, 1960 Victims profile: Men and women Method of murder: Stabbing with knife - Beating That they're not going through what - what has happened to them alone. Chris and I were looking at each other I think in disbelief that this was actually going on. Trial started in May of 2000. Upon hearing the judge's ruling, Resndiz said, "I don't believe in death. Holly Dunn, Chris Maier's girlfriend, somehow managed to survive after being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead by Resendiz. Honestly. Shortly before his execution on June 27, 2006, Resendiz confessed to other murders in addition to the known nine at the time of trial. Holly Dunn: I flew into Houston with my family the night before I was going to testify. And I was like saying my last prayer. "In letter, railroad killer ties self to Florida slayings". It's gotta be about convincing a jury to give him the death penalty, because he so richly deserved it and earned it. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. He died on June 27, 2006 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. And even in that state of her looking the way that she did, I can just remember this feeling of overwhelming gratitude and love that she was alive. You know, "how can I help you?" Angel Maturino Resndiz - Birth Chart Gender: Male Date of Birth: 1 August 1959 - 05:00h Birth place: Izcar de Matamoros Country: MX, Mexico Age: 46 years Sun: Leo Moon: Can ASC: Can Life Path: 6 Compatibility Death: 27 June 2006 (Cause: Execution by Lethal injection) Occupation: serial killer Left viciously beaten by a large object and suffering multiple facial fractures, Dunn became the lone survivor of the Railroad Killer. I'm lucky enough to have my amazing husband and have Chris be a part of our lives. In 1986, Resndiz killed his first victim: an unidentified homeless woman in Texas, according to The Houston Chronicle. And the pastor and his wife were murdered in their bed with a sledgehammer that was found in a tool room there at the house. TWO YEARS AFTER THE ATTACKINTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, U.S. - MEXICO BORDER. Craig Sorrell, Lexington Police Dept. Resndiz also confessed to this murder in September 2001. ngel Maturino Resndiz (born ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis), a.k.a. Devon Anderson: And I had been waiting to see this guy. He had like this smug look on his face. The evidence was overwhelming as to his guilt. Because there's no victim to stand in front of you to tell you what they experienced, what they went through. Craig Sorrell: We were the last of the cases presented. Resndiz continued riding the rails and committing murders across several states, with the ferocity of his attacks increasing with each stop. I was hit with some sort of wooden board. I keep a little bit of a reminder on my desk. She is the model of survivor. It was updated on Sept. 2, 2017.]. But me, as a person, I'm eternal. And they still couldn't find him. In her stolen car, Resndiz traveled to Schulenberg, Texas, around four miles from Weimar, and the previous Sirnic killings. ngel Maturino Resndiz was born on August 1, 1959 in Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. He had gotten the ultimate penalty. Video: "48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer. On July 13, Resndiz met with Drew Carter and surrendered himself. In June of 1999, after being identified as the killer, he was placed in the Top Ten of the FBI's Most Wanted list and a reward of $50,000 (which just some days later was raised to $125,000). The sketch was the best thing we had and the DNA evidence, of course. On June 21, 1999, he briefly became the 457th fugitive listed by the FBI on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list before surrendering to the Texas authorities on July 13, 1999. I wish I could've seen his face when he knew she was comin' to testify against him. Just horrific violence. He was tried for first-degree murder with damning evidence to back the charges up, found guilty and sentenced to death. He also took jewelry, cash, valuables and other items and gave them to his wife in Mexico. Devon Anderson: [Dr. Claudia Benton] had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, beaten in the head. Just do not look at him.". Most victims were found covered with something or obscured from view in some other way. ngel Maturino Resndiz Alias The Railroad Killer The Railway Killer The Railcar Killer ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis (birth name) Rafael Resendez-Ramirez Jose Mengele Several others Gender Male Birth Date August 1, 1959 Place of Birth Izcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico Date of Death June 27, 2006 (aged 45) Place of Death We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Resndiz's sister, Manuela, had seen her brother's FBI's Most Wanted Poster and feared that her brother might kill someone else, or be killed by the FBI, so she contacted the police. Or her reason to help people. And so I was like, I graduated from college. I mean, she basically, from his perspective, came back from the grave - to nail him. That's when he started hitting me. And thinking, "I'm going to die.". So it was very startling to see someone come out that was crouched behind an electrical box. On June 4, Resndiz killed two people in one day, sexually assaulting Houston school teacher Noemi Dominguez, before murdering her with a pickax. His birth name was ngel Leoncio Reyes Recendis. He asked us for money. Moving north, Resndiz next invaded the home of 80-year-old George Morber, just 100 yards from a railroad track in Gorham, Illinois. It was a Thursday night. Heather Dunn Niemeier, Holly's sister: Her face was disoriented. Holly Dunn: [Devon Anderson] told me, "Don't look at him. They just stapled on top of her hair. There'd be days that I would literally cry to him. Det. What I was most worried about, I think, was seeing him again. In fact, over a 20-year period, Resndiz was deported or voluntarily returned to Mexico 17 times, having illegally entered the U.S. using a series of aliases. I started saying, you know, "What are you? The broken eye socket, there was nothing they could do. The Railroad Killers innocuous five-foot, 190-pound appearance belied the monstrous acts hed committed. And I don't know if it was an ice pick, if it was a screwdriver, but he had it on Chris the whole time. / CBS News, Produced by Lourdes Aguiar and Michael McHugh [This story previously aired on Aug. 3, 2013. I like to keep things around me that remind me of him. The Terrifying True Story Of Railroad Killer ngel Maturino Resndiz. Det. The Railroad Killer, otherwise known as Angel Maturino Resendiz, was born in Mexico in 1959. I said, "He's wearing a white button-down shirt." You do not deserve this. And that was my chance. From what I've come to learn of Resendiz, he was an immigrant, transient, moved around, had done a lot of odd jobs migrant work. The two were walking along some railroad tracks when they were assaulted. He was a little guy. And there's three people in that ol' pickup truck. Holly and her husband named their first born son William Christopher in honor of Chris Maier. Drew Carter: And based on information from that phone call, it led us to go back - to go to New Mexico, to speak with his sister. But it wasnt until Resndiz killed two teenage runaways in 1997 near railroad tracks in central Florida that investigators linked those slayings to his previous crimes and realized that they had a serial killer on their hands. The Sirnics' red, Karen Sirnic and her husband Norman Sirnic were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ. I don't deserve to cause you pain. And I turned and looked at him. Angel Maturino Resendiz in court. Description above from the Wikipedia article ngel Maturino Resndiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Devon Anderson: Holly is a hero because she did not let what happened to her destroy her. Her attacker used it to tie her hands behind her back. But they worked through the evidence. Holly Dunn's belt lies discarded along the railroad tracks in Lexington, Ky. Resendiz took Dunn's belt and used it to tie her hands behind her back. She would learn that her attacker was responsible for a multi-state killing spree. June 15, Gorham, Illinois: George Morber and Carolyn Frederick: Resndiz also claimed to have killed seven additional people in Mexico. Holly Dunn: I just got really scared, because it - it got so big. I think I put my hand up to block it. In 1997, I met Jacob Pendleton at the outdoor store that I was working at. On June 15, 1999, George Morber Sr., 79, and his 51-year-old daughter, Carolyn Frederick, were killed in their Gorham, Ill., home located about 100 yards from a rail line. Drew Carter, Texas Ranger: He was nicknamed by the media as "The Railroad Killer." Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. And that's kinda when I thought to myself, "Man, this is really gonna happen.". And he just, like, reintroduced me to the world. It felt like I'd finally had my chance. We learned that he had a variety of names. Stars ngel Maturino Resndiz (archive footage) Ken Macha Ramon Laval See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Edit ngel Maturino Resndiz Self - Serial Killer Drew Carter of the Texas Rangers, arrives at Hobby Airport in Houston on Tuesday, July 13, 1999, after turning himself in to Carter in El Paso. 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