Along the Rails: A Juror's JourneyAlong the Rails: A Jurors Journey takes the reader on an emotional ride through the details of the Capital Murder trial of The State of Texas vs. Angel Maturino Resendiz, known as the infamous "Railway Killer". The author served as a juror on the 2000 high-profile trial which included horrific details of one of this nations grisliest serial killer crime sprees in recent memory. The writers jury experience, which became this book, was emotional and explosive from start to finish. The book allows the reader a rare look inside the isolated world of capital murder jury service. The details of the trials impact left on 12 people from diverse backgrounds are explored in all their emotional rawness. |
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... wondered why just a little taste couldn't be exercised for these surroundings. I supposed that they would detract from the serious business of “court.” I just found it depressing. When the irritating chair scraping came to an end and we ...
... wondered why just a little taste couldn't be exercised for these surroundings. I supposed that they would detract from the serious business of “court.” I just found it depressing. When the irritating chair scraping came to an end and we ...
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... thought to himself, are the people who will hear the story and decide my fate. Had I already decided his fate, I wondered to myself? He was a monster wasn't he? I had read that he freely admitted committing Along the Rails 7.
... thought to himself, are the people who will hear the story and decide my fate. Had I already decided his fate, I wondered to myself? He was a monster wasn't he? I had read that he freely admitted committing Along the Rails 7.
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... wondered what ol' Angel Resendiz was doing tonight? Thanks, amigo. It didn't even occur to me at that time to what extent the emotional stranglehold this character would have on an entire jury and me in a short time. His intense ...
... wondered what ol' Angel Resendiz was doing tonight? Thanks, amigo. It didn't even occur to me at that time to what extent the emotional stranglehold this character would have on an entire jury and me in a short time. His intense ...
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... wondered why. The woman I had seen earlier in the initial weeding-out process was sitting behind Lyn McClellan. Her keen dark eyes shot from me to Judge Harmon to Allen Tanner back again with almost birdlike swiftness as the questioning ...
... wondered why. The woman I had seen earlier in the initial weeding-out process was sitting behind Lyn McClellan. Her keen dark eyes shot from me to Judge Harmon to Allen Tanner back again with almost birdlike swiftness as the questioning ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 17 | |
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step | 24 |
Curtain Up | 28 |
He Did It | 30 |
Deep In The Heart Of Texas | 35 |
Half Angel Half Man | 43 |
Evil Forces Rage On | 47 |
Sleep InterruptedPart 2 | 63 |
Epiphany | 86 |
A Push for the Penalty | 99 |
The Final Curtain | 109 |
End of the Journey the sun is shining again | 116 |
Epilogue | 123 |
Back Cover | 127 |
Organized Mayhem Point of No Return | 56 |
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Page 38 - I went over to the window and looked down at the street below.
Page 24 - A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. —Chinese Proverb.
Page 21 - That a person does not know what he or she is doing at the time of committing a crime is wrong.