I wanted to be in that room. Thank you. From there, investigators headed back toward Del Rio, a two-and-a-half hour drive from San Antonio. Early life Her father, Ray Harris, was a singer and songwriter. She also inherited a Hollywood Hills house worth $5 million, which she went on to sell. Whoopi Goldberg interrupts 'The View' live segment, raises her voice and hits co-host, Demi Moore has not left Bruce Willis's side and is doing everything to make his 'last moments happy', Baywatch star Jeremy Jacksons ex-wife Loni Willison spotted looking for food in LA waste, 'Liza took a final breath and sighed': Liza Burke, 21, dies 6 weeks after stage 4 cancer diagnosis, 'Go for a size bigger': Honey Boo Boo slammed for flaunting 'tight' prom dress with boyfriend Dralin Carswell. And then there was relief. Over the next nine months, working with Sells, the police confirmed that he was responsible for 22 murders. She said Katy stopped making the noises & she knew she had to get help. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ In 2002, Harris played an art student in the Paramount TV movie called Save the Last Dance, based on the film of the same name. Trivia (4) Opened for Backstreet Boys on the "Black and Blue Tour". She was kinda making a gasping noise, or maybe she was choking. },false) I never sat up fully or anything. Pam managed to keep her word & not cry, as she watched her brave child breakdown on the stand. Harris told The Sun that starting a relationship with Hefner began a period of existence she dubs her "golden cage." window.adsContainer = {"positionAfterTitle":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position2":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position3":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Below_Next_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position4":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position5":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle1_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position6":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle2_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position7":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle3_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position8":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle4_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position9":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position10":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle6_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position11":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle7_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position12":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle8_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position13":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle9_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position14":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle10_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position15":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle11_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position16":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle12_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"positionTop":{"code":"Article_Desktop_970x250_Header_Rel","isOrganicUserAd":false,"max_width":970,"max_height":250},"positionBottom":{"code":"Article_Desktop_Sidebar_Bottom_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":300,"max_height":600},"positionBottomRight":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280}} A window had been left open the night of the attack & Sells was able to easily enter the home. "I could consider him part of my family, part of that tight knit group, I guess you could say," Krystal said of Dow. Tommy Lynn Sells: I walked over here to the edge of the house Johnny Allen: Low and behold, a window was left open that night, which allowed access a lot easier. Mark Surles | Krystal's father: Because it made her think, it made her strong. And I was looking around. When Krystal Surles was 10 years old, she survived having her throat slit by serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells. And it was all Krystal's except for that one area where Katy was, where she laid and died. Johnny Allen: We spent the next nine months with Sells on additional homicides that he claimed to have committed. Harold Dow: I think Garcia, the defense attorney, was taken with Krystal Surles. Krystal was staying in a room with 13-year-old Katy Harris, the daughter of the family keeping the girls, as her sister slept in the other room. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ I have to pass by it going to my ranch. I just got on the road and walked really slow to that light Really, all I could think about was just, "get to this house, just get to this house, just get to this house." In her unflinching account, Krystal recalls the events of that awful night, her incredible journey to recovery and a secret she kept from the public for years. The 91-year-old, worth an estimated $50 million, died from natural causes. But we're doing better. Is Katy OK?" Peterson is the drummer for her band. And I knew she would come through it. But then I was trying to comfort her. Mark: When the incident happened with Krystal, it was like a slap in the face. Johnny Allen: Once Tommy Lynn Sells was taken to the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office he was very willing to cooperate with us. Cuz I'd have killed that son of a bitch. },false) Krystal: I don't ever think about Tommy Lynn Sells. His comment was "I'm glad I finally got caught - I was tired of doing this." Mark said that between age six and seven, Krystal had to step up and be the mom of the house, taking care of everyone, maturing more than she should have. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { } And so, I got on my hands and knees and I was crawling across the floor in the bedroom. And Krystal has done everything she can, but she can't change that. On trip to France, Kamala Harris is introducing herself to the world in personal terms. The day of the trial she woke up and said to herself, I can do this, I can do this. She asked her mom not to cry during her testimony, knowing it would distract her. Krystals trachea had been cut & her vocal cords had been hit, which is why she couldnt speak after she was attacked. }); pg.acq.push(function() { My older sister, Krystal, and I were staying with friends in Del Rio, Texas, waiting for my family in Kansas to move there with us. And then, his eyes were just dark and, and mean. She said she was sleeping on the top bunk & Katy was at the bottom. I just had, like, a game plan. "When the wedding didn't work out the . Krystal remembers that when her mom got clean, she decided to take the girls and move away from their dad. Mark: I couldn't quit usin'. When they asked her why she had done that, she said, because I saw what he did to Katy and I was scared he was gonna do it to me.. Come on, go. Katy Harris was a very popular, 13-year-old, beautiful young girl, who had everything in the world goin' for her. He was gonna be in that trial room because of me. We stayed at the Harris family's house. When Pam arrived at the hospital, she saw her baby girl surrounded by tubes, a machine breathing for her. Harris captioned the post as Happiest place on earth with my happiest place on earth. And my older sister, Krystal, was 10. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Crystal Harris has lifted the lid on her marriage to Hugh Hefner Credit: John Chapple - The Sun. Like, '"You're choosing this over us? window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { }) And Krystal took her right index finger and put it on the photograph of Tommy Lynn Sells.Tommy Lynn Sells, at that point in time, became our number one suspect. So special that he moved her into his mansion the day after they met - and made her his third . Then I stabbed her here and then she jumped back then I (motions slicing throat) Then I walked over here (moves to top bunk) and I went like this (demonstrates slashing Krystal's neck). Unfortunately, those born under the Scorpio zodiac sign are often misunderstood. Or like 30 seconds in an interview with me because you know I would get it from her immediately. He ended up getting sentenced to four years in prison for cyberstalking. And I at that point in time, I was hopin' I could back that up. Krystal remembers that they went to bed late that night. Model Crystal Harris, 35, cosied up to actor boyfriend Ryan Malaty, 32, over Christmas in matching holiday jumpers. She later went by Miss Krystal and recorded an album titled Hip-Hop Soul, Vol. Krystal: I couldn't get the picture out of my head. There was blood on the wall, and just - it was everywhere. They regularly attended church, allegedly met him multiple times & he had even come to the home at least once before. I remember walking down the hall and at the end of the hall I could see my mom and my sister. I had to tell them they were gone. I could see everybody crying. In an interview in 2018, Harris was candid about her sex life during their marriage. It was widely reported following his death that Harris did not inherit anything of his multi-million dollar fortune, after signing an ironclad prenuptial agreement. }); hitType: 'event', ga('ads.send', { She told the publication, "I did not expect it to happen like that. Johnny Allen: We feel like the motive in this murder and [the] attack on Krystal was sexual assault. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { Johnny Allen: We had a forensic artist that was stationed in Midland, Texas, at the time. She was also never added to her husband's will. She made it to the road & walked the quarter mile slowly toward the light, thinking over & over, get to this house, just get to this house. As she approached the house, she banged on the door & a man asked who it was; since Krystal was unable to speak, she continued to bang on the door. pg.acq.push(function() { And I remember I just laid in bed for, like, two hours just fuming. The murder weapon was an 11-inch butcher knife the blade extremely thin, having been sharpened so many times. After connecting her to the song The Kid In You from The Country Bears, I pinned her down as Krystal Harris. Her singing career was aided by the Backstreet Boys on tour, and she has toured with bassist Victor Wooten . And at that point in time, I assured Krystal that we are goin' to arrest the subject or person or persons who did this to her. Krystal: He's making up for it. },false) TikTok video from Chloe (@chloyorkcity): "Whatever happened to Krystal Harris aka Supergirl aka Krystal Peterson needs a tell-all memoir. Eventually, as years went on, people were curious, like, 'Oh yeah. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { He taught me kindness. And it was the hardest thing I'd ever done in my entire life. I just wanted to know what was going on. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I can't - and I can't talk. I honestly started forgiving him whenever he got out. She was there always. However, as Harris was married to Hefner at the time of his death, she was entitled to a substantial payout, which The Sun reported was worth $7 million cash. It devastated me. So that was the door that opened up that just said, it just woke me up and said, "Do you love your kids or not? It's frightening that Sells had also made a comment that he actually thought about killing the six people that - that were in the trailer. let gads_event; eventAction: 'click_image_ads' But I knew - I knew her. hitType: 'event', }); And that was our only hope as far as any surviving witness. But at the same time, I knew that I had to eventually go back to Texas and testify in front of him. Hef married Crystal. display: none; document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Krystal said that her dad would sleep for days at a time; she was only in second grade at the time but still stepped up to take care of her younger siblings, changing diapers, feeding them, putting them & then herself to bed. He opened the door, almost had the light off, looked one last time, and - and he saw me looking at him. And she just handed me a pair of shorts and a purple tank top and said, "Put this on. It was an hour and 10 minutes. And I said, "Absolutely. While everyone slept, Krystal would still be awake at 5am, laying there with her eyes wide open. At that point, Tommy Lynn Sells became the number one suspect. Harris was never in her husband's will and the couple had signed a pre-nuptial agreement, which meant that Hefner's $45 million fortune was split between his four children, a university, and different charities. I'd been there about three months. The pair remained together for five years before the magazine publisher died in September 2017. Krystal: I became mad at my dad. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { I was kind of, I - I - I say it as a joke, but it's true: I was the stinky kid in class. In the meantime, Pam Surles, Marque and Krystals mom woke to the phone ringing close to 6am at the home in Kansas that she was moving from. Some really good stuff in the works :)., And, most recently on Christmas 2021, the couple was seen celebrating together. ", Harris also recalled, "At one point he told me, when you start doing things away from the relationship, thats when it ends. "I've never met a youngster that brave before in my life.". hitType: 'event', Um, changing my sisters' diapers or feeding them, um, getting them to bed and getting myself up for school in the morning. Tommy Lynn Sells: And I walked over here and I cut this one Harold Dow: Tommy's defense attorney, he knew that he had a killer, that he was representing a killer. After an hour and ten minutes of deliberation, the jury came back; they had found Tommy Lynn Sells guilty and convicted of capitol murder. 17 photos Almost seven months later, Harris broke off their engagement -- just five days before their wedding, before the July issue of Playboy magazine that year hit the stores which featured Harris on the cover and in a photo spread, with the cover headline reading, "Introducing America's Princess, Mrs Crystal Hefner." Every day we do better. Chilling details revealed in JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan deaths Johnny Allen: Several days prior to the trial, Krystal was introduced to my two young daughters simply because I thought it might be a way for Krystal to put her mind at ease and take her away from what she was going to have to go through. And I guess it's a reporter's instinct to ask for things that they normally can't have. "I kind of helped him with the settling down a little bit. #inline-recirc-item--id-a6263654-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-a6263654-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { She also remembers that everyone was crying and frantic. I put my thoughts towards Katy, like, this is for Katy. Police believe the motive was a sexual assault but eventually found out that Sells was associated and friends with the Harris family & that he specifically targeted Katy. She also wrote, I like this photo. Krystal: When she got clean, my mom decided to take us girls with her and she came and picked us up from my dad. This, she deserves this. There were different, heightened expectations for Harris, chiefly because of her . In July 2013 she started performing as Krystal Peterson & the Queen City Band. }); The people become a part of you," Dow said. ga('ads.send', { When I saw the crime scene, I literally felt like my legs were gonna fall out from underneath me. Crystal, now 34, started off as a Playboy model,. It was her will to survive that ultimately brought a serial killer to justice. I me being in second grade, they're younger than me, they were babies. Crystal Harris just unloaded the home Hugh Hefner left her for $5 million. He didnt ever bring me down at all. hitType: 'event', People say I'm brave and everything. When they entered the Harris home & made their way to the room where Katy & Krystal had slept, they found an extremely bloody scene. Krystal said that she never thinks about Tommy Lynn Sells & refuses to give him the time of day. CNN . And said Youll move on.But in May 2021, Harris and Levi broke off. eventAction: 'load' Sells was convicted in the murder of Harris . eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Y'know, it was weird. Tommy Lynn Sells died by lethal injection in a Texas prison in 2014 following his death sentence in the murder of 13-year-old Kaylene "Katy" Harris. He just reached over and cut my throat. Unlike Krystal, she did not survive. Hefner bought the 4 bedroom pad in the Hollywood Hills back in 2013. And, it's almost as if when he received that death penalty, he's gettin' the death penalty for all the other homicides he's committed. He was on the right path and I was very proud of him. She popped her head up a little but never fully sat up. Crystal Hefner (ne Harris) had begun dating Hugh Hefnerback in 2009, soon after his then-main girlfriend, Holly Madison, ended their seven-year involvement. September 4, 2010 / 7:44 PM I knew she went through her phases. Krystal described him as having long, dark, scruffy hair and a big, long, scary, bushy beard that took over his whole face, and dark, mean eyes. "He taught me love. Now three years later Crystal has rebranded herself as a travel blogger and found love again with 32-year-old spaceship engineer Nathan Levi. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. Everyone tried to remind Krystal that she was the one who helped catch the vicious killer who could be out, killing others. I don't think it gets any scarier than that. They married on Dec. 31, 2012, in an intimate ceremony at the mansion, as if nothing untoward had happened. Confessions were obtained from him as well as his agreement to do a walk through of the crime scene. Krystal: She was like, "Krystal, it happened, there is nothing we can do now, but look you're here, and he's caught, and then think, if this would have never happened he would still be out there, who would he be hurting right now." And as well as being a blogger, she is an influencer with over three million followers. I've never been the type of person to feel good about something so bad. I couldn't quit dealing. Because of the blood, she knew that someone was hurt. In her unflinching account, Krystal recalls the events of that awful. This doesn't make any sense, y'know. Steppin' back out of the situation and it's kinda like, 'Well, he wasn't there. eventAction: 'load' Over a year after the Playboy mogul died on September 27, 2017, Harris sat down with the co . And - we feel like he specifically targeted Katy. But eventually, Hefner and the twins parted ways and the then-84-year-old proposed to Harris, who was 24. But when the pair got engaged in December 2010, many started paying attention. hitType: 'event', Eventually Pam got tired of the drugs and what comes with that lifestyle, so she got clean & filed for divorce. No, I'm just lucky. pg.acq.push(function() { #inline-recirc-item--id-a6263654-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { Krystal: Cuz his hand was over her mouth.Fred Hernandez | District Attorney: Whose hand was over her mouth?Krystal: (pointing) His hand.Krystal: But when I got up there and then had to talk. I knew somebody was hurt. "Extraordinary people. She was brave & faced her killer, doing it for Katy, knowing she deserved it. },false) It had been sharpened throughout the years so many times that it was such a thin blade and it was recovered beyond his residence in the brush where he had told us he had discarded the knife. Shes convinced that if she had, she wouldnt be here today. And they decided to give Tommy Lynn Sells the death penalty. But before long they got back together, and the famous womaniser walked down the aisle for the third time. As soon as I stepped off the stand I felt so good. Mark admits that he couldnt quit dealing or using. Pam Surles | Marque and Krystal's mother: On Dec. 31, 1999, I had a phone call at close to 6:00 in the morning as I was preparing to move from Kansas to Texas. hitType: 'event', I woke up to the sun coming through the window. I could see at the end of the bed - this scary guy. At that moment, Pam couldnt bring herself to break the devastating news that Katy hadnt made it. That's what we want for him to get. A self-described "doormat" when it comes to men, she speaks with a Southern accent despite having grown up in Lanford because her father was from Arkansas. Crime scene photos: Tommy Lynn Sells It felt like he was immortal.. Y'know we're not the type of people to ever wish death upon anybody. }); She kind of reminded me of P!nk before I knew who P!nk was. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { After Krystal testified, he was smart enough not to try to cross-examine her in a vigorous fashion. Sells had made a comment that he had considered killing all six people that were in the trailer. Pam said that the Texas Rangers suggested that she go through the crime scene to see with her own eyes what had happened. Born April 29, 1986, Crystal Hefner - formerly Harris - is a model and television personality. This man was no longer gonna be able to kill men, women, and children again. Life Flight her. Johnny Allen: He explained which - where the girls were lyin'. Sadly, Katy didnt survive. On April 3, 2014, Sells had no last words before he was given a lethal injection & died 13 minutes later. And another weird thing was that I, whenever my family was sleeping, I would feel them just to make sure that they were alive, just breathing.
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