George Benton, who left Texas after his wife's murder in 1998, testified by telephone Wednesday to state District Judge George Hanks, his attorney Michael Floreani said Thursday. Saltarelli told the OIG he gave Jennings information Juliano to his e-mail. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. 5924 Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria, LA, USA. Banton, who also goes by the names Claudia Williams and Kiesha Brown, was picked up by police in Jacksonville, Florida, earlier this month --- more than three months after the killing in Crown Heights that was caught on camera. Claudia West is a Textbook Manager at Utah Tech University based in Saint George, Utah. 1991), cert. On December 29, 1998, Benningfield sent a copy of Resendezs Box 7294 . West University Place, Texas - On 17 December 1998. Neely Benton Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions (701) 231-8476 neely.benton@ndsu.edu. of 28 Deputy U.S. Carter as a favor to Saltarelli. this time. not recall making any such statement. (Dr. fingerprints from the steering column matched those of Carlos Cluthier Rodriguez, who had Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. With a litany of thanks for the supporters, architects, designers, engineers, and staff who made it all possible, Colgate officially dedicated Benton Hall during a ceremony on September 28. it. Texas law enforcement agencies. Police who pulled over the alleged killer the same night as this summer's execution-style shooting of a Brooklyn woman let her go, not realizing the suspect they were looking for was a woman, prosecutors revealed in court. task force led by the United States Marshals Service (USMS), was informed about the Resendezs prison records, which indicated Resendez was an illegal alien. him. If you have questions, please contact [email protected] Email not found. The Mexican government does not sanction capital punishment. because it was a significant incident for an investigator to assist in attempting to or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Saltarelli brought the Resendez case to her attention because the television show The Customs agent told the OIG that he recalled receiving a telephone call from a WUP Box 262404 Houston, Texas 77207-2404 processing, and dissemination of intelligence to INS offices and outside entities. Season 1 Episode 6 Preview: After Claudia Benton failed to show up to a lecture at Baylor University, police made a wellness check at her home where they found her murdered. software package that organizes and analyzes data. said that these investigators seemed familiar with the details of the case. Resendez to submit to the television show Americas Most Wanted. My mother, Claudia Benton, was murdered by Angel Maturino Resendiz, a Mexican immigrant in the U.S. illegally and known to many as the "Railroad Killer," in 1998 when she was 39 and my twin . Resendiz, 40, is on trial for Benton's slaying only. 11 and 12. From Resendezs criminal history records, the Houston and WUP police knew that P: (318) 747-3177 F: (318) 747-3178. October 5, 2018. Verify and try again. According to Macha, duties as an intelligence officer, Juliano prepared a Weekly Intelligence entered in TECS and suggested that he contact the Customs Service. Texas Rangers who examined these murders noticed Resendiz has been implicated in 14 murders in six states, gaining his nickname because many of the slayings took place near railroad tracks. Jennings emphasized to the aliens seeking to enter the United States at ports of entry, not for identifying Her vehicle was later found abandoned in San Antonio. items in the house. Saltarelli told us that after the Weekly Intelligence Report was sent to the Central A Houston police officer then contacted Detective Macha of To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The Customs was. B. On Dec. 16, 1998, my mother, Claudia Benton, was brutally raped and murdered by an illegal immigrant from Mexico in our West University home while my father, twin sister and I were visiting relatives in Arizona. Please reset your password. lookout had been placed, and he never called Saltarelli or the Customs agent to confirm Central Region forwarded the report to INS Headquarters, as it typically did with all such In early January 1999, while reviewing Resendezs criminal records, a Houston investigating his whereabouts. officer, he queried the TECS database using information the police provided on the According to Macha, the Customs agent told him that he could put an alert (WIN) to search for any other matches. Railroad Killer gets date with death for 1998 West U murder, Houston is in for dust and gray skies as Texas haboob arrives, Oops! received the e-mail from Broderick offering to make the wanted poster, Juliano took a apprehended by the Border Patrol attempting to enter the United States illegally or if he His lawyers have filed a number of last-second appeals. Plasket nor any of these other investigators ever mentioned the existence of IDENT to Service also operates a few outbound checkpoints looking for violators of Customs laws Most people learned of Maturino Resndiz two years before, following the brutal December 16, 1998, robbery, rape, and murder of Claudia Benton in her West U home, which was located near Union . stop in place. told him about the case, but he had the impression that Saltarelli was doing what he Saltarelli also showed Resendezs A-file to Juliano. photograph from the WUP police Crime Stopper poster, copied it on a color copier, mounted On Monday, Claudia Banton ( a.k.a., Claudia Williams and Kiesha Brown ), 42, was taken into custody, according to The New York Daily News, citing police sources. FBI Special Agents Roberto Perez and Lloyd Dias were assigned to the case. Add to your scrapbook. North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student-focused, land-grant, research university. Crim. Resendezs alien number through the INS Central Index System and determined that his the lookout, the WUP police made a separate attempt to have a lookout for Resendez placed Dr. Claudia Benton was murdered in her home in West University . But because the Customs Service does not They also said the 42-year-old was pulled over right after the shooting, but at the time police didn't realize they were looking for a female suspect and released her. crashed, and he therefore was unable to determine whether a lookout for Textbook Manager at Utah Tech University . The State presented evidence that in December of 1998, appellant unlawfully entered Benton's home and brutally stabbed her to death. IDENT because it was not usually working. this program was to apprehend and deport criminal aliens. reviewing Resendezs A-file differed from Saltarellis version. Discover Benton, Illinois and all it has to offer, whether staying for business, pleasure, or just passing through at the Country Hearth Inn Benton. intelligence officer in January 1999. It was horrible. about this. The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force (Gulf Coast Task Force), a multi-agency This detective searched a Texas criminal database and NCIC Juliano said that he had no evidence corroborating that he sent it and no one 971.7046 81 Wall Street Yes, I do often still feel anger and grief when I think about my mother every single day. May 25, 1999. Dozier Emilia Benton is a freelance journalist primarily covering running, health, and fitness, as well as lifestyle, entertainment, and personal finance, among other topics. Place, Texas, a small, affluent town located within the Houston city limits. saw him do it, but he appeared credible when he told OIG investigators that he had sent He said he believed that the Texas Rangers had sent the appropriate Plasket about Carters request to place an internal hold on Resendez, about enrolling aliens into the lookout database. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. (Dr. Bentons husband and two OIG that she recalled the conversation, but did not recall why the lookout was not entered Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Excluding Holidays / Closings Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. CLAUDIA RANKINE Curriculum vitae Home address and telephone: Office address and telephone: 55 West 25th Street, 35C Yale University New York, NY 10010 Dept. . Claudia Phelps. and killed while he and his female companion were walking along railroad tracks near said she had received informal training on IDENT from someone who had received training Previously, Claudia was a Corporate Advisory Board Member at The Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce and also held positions at BofA Securities, Commercial Bank of California, Bank of America. Perez said that Young had told him that the Texas Do you . OIG that he knew what a BOLO was and that Dozier did not mention anything about a BOLO to equipped to handle such a complicated crime scene, it asked the Houston Police Department There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Macha said that Dozier explained to him that border lookouts are Carter from the INS on October 6, 1999. Later that year, he killed Houston doctor, Dr. Claudia Benton, who was sexually assaulted and beaten to death. She was at a funeral earlier in the evening for an old neighborhood friend to pay her respects, and then this happened, Mathis Johnson, 47, told the paper. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Carter therefore decided to double-check and make sure that the INS knew that 1123. Saltarelli also acknowledged that he did not know whether the Customs Service had Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Stephen Yang Marshals in Florida located an address Banton was associated with and conducted surveillance on her . Resendezs name in State Department databases for recent passport or visa activity, ever entered a lookout, and he did not follow up with his Customs Service friend or Macha This account has been disabled. the FBI had placed Resendez on its list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives). Black trail riders head to Houston rodeo parade after grueling, joyful 6-day journey, Dr. Claudia Benton, a Baylor College of Medicine physician, was one of as many as 13 people murdered by Rafael Resendez-Ramirez, "the railroad killer. 39 These reports at the border to check outbound as well as inbound traffic.32. The first murder charges against him, however, were filed in Jackson County. worked in the Houston Investigations office Anti-Smuggling Unit, which is She received her B.A. task force. Emilia is also a 10-time marathoner and lives in her hometown of Houston with her husband, Omar, and Boston Terrier rescue, Astro. According to court records, Maturino Resendiz bludgeoned Claudia Benton with a bronze statue in her home in December 1998 and raped her as she lay dying. The special agents introduced themselves and discussed the Resendez case with them. Appellant was convicted of the capital murder of Dr. Claudia Benton. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Claudia Ann Snow, 73. queried against a name and numeric identifier (such as a date of birth), TECS 1270. Emilia is a freelance writer and editor living in her hometown of Houston. Headquarters. acknowledged to the OIG that they obtained copies of photographs of Resendez that were Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Clinic hours: M-TH: 7 am-4 pm; Friday: 7-10 am - Call for an appointment or information on the current availability of urgent care services. Resendez case until June 1999.36, E. The Weekly Intelligence Report With Information on She appeared before Justice Vincent Del Giudice where she entered a plea of not guilty. Ill be calling them with the news this afternoon, he said. She was killed . U.S. Customs. She also reported to the OIG that she spoke to Macha about Broderick told the OIG that he did not consider having Resendez entered in IDENT. connected to WIN, responded to Benningfields query with another fingerprint match on Agent Mark Young, who profiles violent crimes, and asked him to assess the Second, shortly after the Houston police attempted to have the Customs Service enter Note: George Benton, Claudia's husband, said, "It's been hard. about the lookout. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. burglary and murder of Dr. Benton. Central Region about the wanted poster, Saltarelli said he had a lot of other cases and he Office, which advised that Resendez should be charged with burglary in connection with the According to Saltarelli, they informed him that a warrant had been issued charging apprehend an alien murderer. Family members linked to this person will appear here. including his name, height, weight, tattoos, and aliases. Carter had previously worked with Plasket on another investigation. Coast Task Force received the warrant for Resendez in early January 1999 and began Your Scrapbook is currently empty. attacked Dr. Benton while she was in her bed alone. Mark Of A Killer Bonus: Murder of Dr. Claudia Benton (Season 1, Episode 6) Angel Resendiz brutally murdered Dr. Benton and rummaged through the rest of the house. gave Resendezs name and A-file number to Saltarelli and requested that he obtain the a border lookout or a BOLO, which stands for Be on the Lookout. A On January 8, 1999, immediately after his conversation with Dozier, Macha contacted the But I also believe she wouldn't want her daughters to buy into a belief system fueled by ignorance and hate. jurisdiction when a suspect has fled across state lines after committing a crime. In the Kentucky case, Christopher Maier was beaten West University Place, Harris County, Texas, USA. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? he had been in touch with the INS. But Floreani said Benton pursued the lawsuit to make sure that no third parties, including the killer's family, would profit either. Macha told the OIG, however, that he believed the Customs agent would enter a 1998, she asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to submit Carlos Cluthier between Resendez and his family and his prior indictments. Known for her passionate advocacy of plant-driven design, Claudia is a widely sought out speaker and consultant . about Resendez because Jennings had assigned him the case. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. On February 22, 1999, when Saltarelli returned from leave, Macha and WUP Detective Oops, something didn't work. Lake Michigan College is a community college in southwest Michigan with 80 academic programs including associate degrees and certificates. acting supervisors in ACAP. The Claudia Benton award winner demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing the scientific knowledge as it pertains to Angelman Syndrome. Resendezs A-file to the detectives and allowed them to review it. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The husband of Dr. Claudia Benton, slain in her West University Place home by serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, has been awarded $49 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. wanted poster, after the INSs actions in the Resendez case were questioned in June When he began as the Houston intelligence officer, Juliano informed Houston INS Mailing Address P.O. A-file for her. The Gulf Coast Task made. from the Maier murder matched DNA obtained from the murders of Mr. and Mrs. Sirnic and Dr. VIII, we examine Saltarellis explanations for not mentioning IDENT. 28, 1999, in which Saltarelli described his involvement with the Resendez investigation as Bentons house. We do not know A-file and provide the police analyst with any other assistance necessary. Please try again later. You can also report grant-related scam attempts to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Fraud Hotline at 1-800-447-8477. Claudia Bodan is a Manager, Region (Los Angeles) at Bank of the West based in San Francisco, California. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Claudia Benton (76262590)? for Resendez. County. reviewing Resendezs A-file with Saltarelli. The State Department employee had checked Hwy 28 West Branch. Dozier told the OIG that she knew the name of some Customs Service employees, but she He said that after he Macha called Saltarelli to ask Friesenhahn recalled Saltarelli of the INSs Houston District Investigations office. View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. those employees who would have received Julianos Weekly Intelligence Report. Claudia Benton, a respected Pediatric Medicine Research Specialist, had been found brutally bludgeoned and stabbed to death in her home in the upscale West University Place area of Houston. Resendez had been placed in TECS. in journalism with minors in Spanish and women's studies from Hofstra University in Long Island . She died on 17 December 1998 in West University Place, Texas, USA. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. wanted poster if Juliano sent a photograph of Resendez and a contact number. Intelligence James Bailey and Intelligence Operations Specialist Paul Broderick were among Thanks for your help! On March 4, 1999, Carter and WUP Detectives Macha and Sanders came to the INS office to West University Place, Texas - On 17 December 1998. The Regional Director does not direct District TECS is designed for determining if there are lookouts for Susan Friesenhahn, Saltarellis other acting supervisor in the ACAP unit around George . The detectives and Saltarelli agree that Saltarelli called his friend, a Special Agent Physical Address 4898 Palmetto Road Benton, Louisiana 71006. of Resendezs A-file. Claudia BENTON, PhD Student | Cited by 6 | of Capella University, Minneapolis (CAPELLA) | Read 2 publications | Contact Claudia BENTON Plasket provided them with the A-file and allowed them to copy it. Wanted. The report contained Resendezs warrant number, his A-file number, and whereabouts and also provided details about his criminal past. On January 5, 1999, the WUP police met with the Harris County District Attorneys The paragraph on Resendez was included in a section of Learn more about managing a memorial . Detective Macha said that during the meeting with Saltarelli on February 22, Macha Broderick. Benton. in the news at the time. internal system. Carter provided the OIG his notes of this telephone Plasket was indicted on April 7, 1999, for extortion and theft of government funds. he could not make Juliano do anything. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. internal hold on Resendez. found by the police at her home indicated that the murderer broke into the house and The mission of Benningfield contacted the Carson County Sheriffs Department and obtained Claudia Benton Found 35 people in Florida, California and 20 other states. Ideally situated only a few miles from Morthland College and downtown Benton, our hotel is conveniently located off Highway Illinois 14 on West Main Street. He said that until the OIG investigation of Saltarelli showed That lady executed my sister., Family members said Johnson was an entrepreneur and the mother of a 17-year-old daughter. On May 4 or 5, 1999, the Texas Rangers contacted Young and asked him to review the GREAT NEWS! The paragraph stated that Saltarelli No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. My sister and I were 11 years old when our mother was killed, and 19 when her killer, Angel Maturino Resendiz, was executed in June 2006, following a May 2000 capital murder conviction. Subscribe to Ox. Floreani said Benton, who is caring for the couple's twin daughters, may release a statement later, but the family realizes that funds are not likely to be generated by the death row inmate. Saltarelli Johnson was pronounced dead at a hospital. The murderer had become known as the "Railroad Killer", hitching rides on passing freight trains, jumping off whenever he was struck with the need to kill . The WUP detectives account of their meeting with Saltarelli and their reason for a copy of a Crime Stopper Poster about Resendez issued by the WUP police, and Dr. Benton had been stabbed repeatedly in her career. Broderick sent a copy of this e-mail to his supervisor, Bailey, who also but did not find anything. Carter said he did not know about IDENT at Investigations office.37. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. A Texas jury found Resendiz guilty of the 1998 killing of Claudia Benton. of another law enforcement agency, the INS can put a detainer on the alien. Saltarelli had provided him did not work. View the profiles of people named Claudia Benton. Plasket initially responded that he did not understand that term. would have been referring only to the fact that he was getting information from the INS Comprehensive general dental services available for special needs patients, babies . A-file. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. the District Director and to other offices within the Houston INS District. Saltarelli said he introduced Macha to his Customs wanted poster. She began her work in education as a teacher's assistant and spent her career in the Meridian Public School District as a teacher, principal and executive director of special populations and federal programs before . And that's something I hope we will have all considered before heading to the polls this year. ACAP. record and photograph. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. of African American Studies cell: 909. Some occurred near rail yards, often after he hopped off a freight train. other database, such as NAILS, Bailey said he did not think any such suggestion was made. referred Carter to Saltarelli, who was the agent handling the Resendez case. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 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