Holly Dunn: The Sole Survivor of the Railroad Killer Ángel Reséndiz

Holly Dunn knew she was going to die.

It was August 1997 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Bound beside a dark set of railroad tracks, the 20-year-old college student had just watched her boyfriend, Chris Meyer, be brutally attacked.

Now she was alone in the dark with his killer.

She couldn't overpower him, she couldn't outrun him, and no one was close enough to hear her scream.

So Holly relied on pure survival instinct.

She talked.

She shared stories about her family, her life, and all the people who loved her, hoping that if she could make this man see her as a person, that maybe he might let her live.

And while she fought to keep herself human, her mind cataloged every detail.

The sound of his voice, the features of his face, the specific ways that he spoke.

She was building a mental case file, preparing for the smallest possibility of tomorrow.

And when he finally walked away, he left her behind, believing that she was dead.

Holly didn't know that her attacker was Angel Maturino Resendez, the serial murderer who would soon terrify the nation and be known as the railroad killer.

She only knew that against all odds, she had survived the night.

But escaping those tracks was just her first battle.

What followed was a decade-long journey through terror, profound grief, survivor's guilt, and the slow, grueling process of reclaiming her life.

This is the story of an incredible escape.

a key piece to a massive manhunt, and the enduring strength that it takes to rebuild after going through something unimaginable.

I'm Brady Ransom, and this is When Killers Get Caught, Season 5, Survivors.

Holly Dunn knew she was going to die.

It was August 1997 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Bound beside a dark set of railroad tracks, the 20-year-old college student had just watched her boyfriend, Chris Meyer, be brutally attacked.

Now she was alone in the dark with his killer.

She couldn't overpower him, she couldn't outrun him, and no one was close enough to hear her scream.

So Holly relied on pure survival instinct.

She talked.

She shared stories about her family, her life, and all the people who loved her, hoping that if she could make this man see her as a person, that maybe he might let her live.

And while she fought to keep herself human, her mind cataloged every detail.

The sound of his voice, the features of his face, the specific ways that he spoke.

She was building a mental case file, preparing for the smallest possibility of tomorrow.

And when he finally walked away, he left her behind, believing that she was dead.

Holly didn't know that her attacker was Angel Maturino Resendez, the serial murderer who would soon terrify the nation and be known as the railroad killer.

She only knew that against all odds, she had survived the night.

But escaping those tracks was just her first battle.

What followed was a decade-long journey through terror, profound grief, survivor's guilt, and the slow, grueling process of reclaiming her life.

This is the story of an incredible escape.

a key piece to a massive manhunt, and the enduring strength that it takes to rebuild after going through something unimaginable.

I'm Brady Ransom, and this is When Killers Get Caught, Season 5, Survivors.