Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News). Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. Reséndiz spoke to the small crowd of witnesses, some of whom were the loved ones of the many victims he had killed during his spree.
His final words were remorseful but had a haunting tone to them. The news outlet reported that Reséndiz first said a prayer in a mumble that was difficult to hear. After saying “Lord, forgive me” several times, he directed his last breath of word toward those who had joined to watch him die. Looking toward the window that separated him from the onlookers, he stated
“I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. You don’t have to. I know I allowed the devil to rule my life.”
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He went on, praising God for being loving. “I thank God for having patience for me, ” he said. “I don’t deserve to cause you pain. You did not deserve this. I deserve what I am getting.” His final words now out into the world, Reséndiz laid back, and the drugs were administered. The 46-year-old serial killer was officially pronounced dead at 8:05 p.m.
Reséndiz made another creepy comment during an interview he took part in shortly after being sent to death row. When asked about what went through his mind during the murders, he compared the experience to looking through a long tunnel. “Everything you see is in a distance,” he said (via NBC News). “Everything is slow and silent.”
