He found the rush of ending lives too exciting to give up & admitted he had no regrets. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And they decided to give Tommy Lynn Sells the death penalty. And she stayed with us at our residence. He approached the bottom bunk as Katy slept, cut her bra & underwear off, anything that she was wearing. It worked. Holly Madison claims Hugh Hefner abused her, Playboy model Francia James strips naked for body paint cosplay, gets kicked out of mall, The 35-year-old continued, I was still sick physically and mentally, but on the road to recovery, before adding: Im always torn when I talk about the Playboy Mansion because in a lots of ways it was a sanctuary to me, but in other ways, it was my prison. ", Harris said, "Before women would come in to test for being a Playmate and you would see the womanizing side of Hef. Johnny Allen: We entered Krystal's room - woke her up. },false) She liked having the power this time around. hitType: 'event', She had to show her scar to the jury & show them how she had popped her head up from the top bunk bed. He taught me kindness. Or like 30 seconds in an interview with me because you know I would get it from her immediately. She is his third wife. } But I remember I woke up to like a scream. 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. Every day we do better. You could either walk by him or just walk through this door and get on, um, the stand. }); These are happy tears. Harold Dow: I mean, you know, you cover a story like this, I have to tell you, if you have children, you place your children in - in their situation, they were helpless. I - I just can't express the emotions. And then there was relief. I was sleeping directly across the hallway from the room Krystal and Katy were sleeping in. It was very awkward. I just remember seeing it all the way down the front steps and just off into the street. 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. They took a fifteen minute break; Krystal said she wiped her tears and went right back out there and did it. She later went by Miss Krystal and recorded an album titled Hip-Hop Soul, Vol. That's when I realized, we were dealing with a serial killer - a cold-blooded serial killer. On the floor was a deceased young girl. She was contacted and was flown to San Antonio and ultimately brought to University Hospital. I dunno. Pam: When I seen Krystal break down on that stand, I wanted to run up there so bad and hug her and tell her it's gonna be OK. eventAction: 'load' I knew somebody was hurt. pg.acq.push(function() { Krystal was gonna come through this because that's who Krystal was. 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." ga('ads.send', { She was there always. Everybody was frantic. And it was the hardest thing I'd ever done in my entire life. But you know, I was ready. And I think there's a bond that'll be there for the rest of our lives. We would take walks in the morning and the afternoon, and Krystal was walking along with her IV and stopped to get a drink of waterThe water fountain, of course, they are kind of shiny, and that's the first time that she saw her neck, was in the water fountain. I will never say goodnight to her mad. Mark Surles | Krystal's father: Because it made her think, it made her strong. Sadly, Katy didnt survive. She got cleaned up. Crystal is a neurotic but good-hearted friend of Roseanne and Jackie from childhood who later became Dan's stepmother, despite being roughly his age. },false) And then we told him he was under arrest for murder. Because you realized just exactly what she had to go through, what she had to do to try and survive. Hefner and Harris reconciled the following year and got married on December 31, 2012, with close family members attending. pg.acq.push(function() { She just, from age 6, 7, she was the mom. Im not scared of him.. Early life Her father, Ray Harris, was a singer and songwriter. 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. It was intended to be released in late 2002 but was shelved. The police called Pam, where she sat with her recovering daughter & let her know they had made the arrest. }); Um, he came, y'know, to my graduation. She cleaned the house and cooked for us and she always cared about us more than she cared for herself. Umm, it was. The Harris family included the oldest son, Sean, then Justin, Laurie & Katy. ga('ads.send', { I said, "Mom, don't cry! 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So now I think I'm overdoing it. 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. That night, 7-year-old Marque desperately wanted to join the older girls in the sleepover, but older sister Krystal wasnt having it. And I knew she would come through it. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Unfortunately, those born under the Scorpio zodiac sign are often misunderstood. Born April 29, 1986, Crystal Hefner - formerly Harris - is a model and television personality. Krystal: Well, we're shooting for the death penalty. Pam: It's such a beautiful thing to see her with her sisters. He had a knife across her throat, and his hand on her mouth. display: block; 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. Over the next nine months, working with Sells, the police confirmed that he was responsible for 22 murders. She said that Katy was making gasping or choking noises & Krystal tried to comfort her. Im just glad to be here., Your email address will not be published. Im still healing from certain experiences.. It has been 10 years since the night 10-year-old Krystal Surles' throat was slashed after witnessing her friend's murder. Krystal had to directly point at Sells to identify that he was the person who murdered her friend that night. While everyone slept, Krystal would still be awake at 5am, laying there with her eyes wide open. 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. But I'm a smart enough journalist to know that in all the years I've worked in the news business, I never sat in on an interrogation. Mommy's here." Trending News Someone in a YoutTube comment also said she had a hidden track called My Religion on a Backstreet Boys cd that Burger King gave out XD. He said he stabbed her and she jumped back & thats when he slit her throat. Please enter valid email address to continue. She said, I wanna walk by him. They came back. When Pam arrived at the hospital, she saw her baby girl surrounded by tubes, a machine breathing for her. He is. I wiped my tears and I went right back out there and I wasI was on it. I put my thoughts towards Katy, like, this is for Katy. Kristallnacht, (German: "Crystal Night") , also called Night of Broken Glass or November Pogroms, the night of November 9-10, 1938, when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property. Marque feels that the thing that Krystal struggles with the most is that even if Sells was found guilty & sentenced to death, Katy is still dead & nothing will change that. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. 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. Because of the blood, she knew that someone was hurt. I was trying to scoot to the right side of the bed, 'cause he was on the left. Krystal: Of course I think about Katy. The name Kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. She told the publication, "I did not expect it to happen like that. Just, pressure off my shoulders, I got through this. Krystal watched in horror as the man cut Katys throat & she fell to the ground. And I said, "Absolutely. At the time, she also shared pictures with Malaty on her Instagram Stories and wrote, Such a good trip this time. Krystal: I became mad at my dad. The lights in the room were on & to her horror, a scary man stood at the end of the bed. ga('ads.send', { / CBS News. Pam: There's not a doubt in my mind that Krystal has lost a lot. Krystal Harris: The Pop Gurl Who Never Was I have memories of this singer who used to be promoted on Nickelodeon in the early '00s who had short hair and was simply addressed as Krystal with no last name. hitType: 'event', When the man opened the door, she communicated by writing on a pad of paper, The Harris are hurt.. Tell them to hurry. My neck needs help. And he was getting ready to leave. I have memories of this singer who used to be promoted on Nickelodeon in the early 00s who had short hair and was simply addressed as Krystal with no last name. It was off in the middle of nowhere. ga('ads.send', { Krystal took the photo lineup and, she began - you could see her eyes movin' from one individual photograph to the next. Sells was cooperative when he was brought to the Val Verde County Sheriffs Office; he gave his confession & walked police through the crime scene. Set at an art school, Harris described the concept as "the next Fame". The crime scene was extremely bloody. And I remember I just laid in bed for, like, two hours just fuming. Speaking about finding love again from the point of view of her deceased husband, she told The Sun: Hef told me to know that he would always love me, that I was the love of his life, but he was aware of the age difference. At one point she became overwhelmed & couldnt answer any more questions. Krystal Harris: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know - FamousDetails People were happy to know that this man was no longer gonna be in society. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Krystal: I felt fine to know that I had to eventually see him, because I felt like he couldn't conquer me, y'know. After the jury again deliberated for a few hours, Sells was sentenced to death. But in the same sense, I try not to think about it too much. Pam: It was time for us to get back to everything as normal as possible. This broadcast is dedicated to CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow, who reported on this story for a decade. Katy Harris was a very popular, 13-year-old, beautiful young girl, who had everything in the world goin' for her. And within a few hours they came back in. Krystal: I couldn't get the picture out of my head. And then when they called me down I was like I'm ready, I'm ready. }); I mean, no matter if she puts this man away, no matter if he's put to death, no matter what anything, Katy's still dead. 1. She has sold her home, telling the publication that it was simply too big for her, as she retreated for a more independent lifestyle exempt of butlers and maids. Mark: Our relationship today is kind of a struggle. Y'know we're not the type of people to ever wish death upon anybody. Krystal quickly tried to scoot to the right side of the bed since the man stood to the left, trying to get away from him but he just reached over the side of the bed and cut her throat. He knew the layout of the house & how to slip in without disturbing the rest of the family as he made his attack on Katy. That's what we want for him to get. We are one of the worlds fastest growing ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); Krystal Harris was born on 7 November 1981 in Anderson, Indiana, USA. We stayed at the Harris family's house. }); She did everything for our family. Inside Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris' Unlikely Loving Marriage - E! Online If you wanna know where I got it, it was on a backstree. Mark admits that he couldnt quit dealing or using. And I was looking around. Crystal Harris has lifted the lid on her marriage to Hugh Hefner Credit: John Chapple - The Sun. Harold Dow: The judge gave the case to the jury, the jury went out and deliberated. Krystal noticed that Katy had blood on her & that the man held a knife in his hand. ga('ads.send', { On the night of December 31, 1999, Tommy Lynn Sells broke into the Harris house and stabbed Katy multiple times before slashing her throat. Blood streaked the walls & it appeared that someone had stumbled down the hall, holding on to things as they went. And then, his eyes were just dark and, and mean. He really did. The same with Hef. Who is Crystal Hefner and what is her net worth? | The US Sun In July 2013 she started performing as Krystal Peterson & the Queen City Band. Krystal's story stayed with Harold Dow for the rest of his life. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { When Krystal Surles was 10 years old, she survived having her throat slit by serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells. Eventually Pam got tired of the drugs and what comes with that lifestyle, so she got clean & filed for divorce. I didn't really ever have time to take a shower, I never wore matching clothes, I walked to school. She began to fear that this man had killed the whole family so she fled the house. display: none; Crystal Hefner (ne Harris) had begun dating Hugh Hefnerback in 2009, soon after his then-main girlfriend, Holly Madison, ended their seven-year involvement. Y'know. They married on Dec. 31, 2012, in an intimate ceremony at the mansion, as if nothing untoward had happened. ", "I think we just had a really good time together," she said. Florida man sentenced to 4 years for cyberstalking childhood serial I woke up to the sun coming through the window. I just had, like, a game plan. She was also never added to her husband's will. And so, then I knew she wanted to get to a mirror and I got her to a mirror, and she cried for a little bit, but she knew that it would get better. if not most of, her childhood. But we're doing better. They released an EP on iTunes named Spell. ga('ads.send', { eventAction: 'click_adunit' Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal went through hell before finding love again And we're gonna find out what's gonna happen to himsoon.Harold Dow: The jurors went out to deliberate. I knew she was sad. eventAction: 'render' He ended up getting sentenced to four years in prison for cyberstalking. She said Katy stopped making the noises & she knew she had to get help. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Crystal Harris is opening up about her marriage to Hugh Hefner. },false) Father told daughter, 14, to drive siblings home as he abducted their mother I me being in second grade, they're younger than me, they were babies. and the Legend of the Vampire. Harold Dow: I sat in that interrogation room for hours, listening to Tommy Lynn Sells go from state to state to state, talking about the people he killed - the men he killed, the women he killed, the children he killed. The murder weapon was an 11-inch butcher knife. hitType: 'event', The oldest son, Sean. This made Krystal happy, knowing that even the person who was there to defend Sells, was on her side. At that point in time, we didn't know the extent of her injuries. "Movie night and backgammon [were what he cared about]. Live to Tell: Krystal's Courage - CBS News She also inherited a Hollywood Hills house worth $5 million, which she went on to sell. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ The pair remained together for five years before the magazine publisher died in September 2017. Krystal Harris-My Religion w/ Lyrics - YouTube Eventually, police brought Krystal a photo lineup; they watched as her eyes scanned the photo & focused on one person pictured. Katy Harris was a beautiful girl who was well-liked and popular at school. I thought he received exactly what he deserved. Krystal Harris: The Pop Gurl Who Never Was : r/popheads - Reddit Go.". A mere five days before they were due to exchange vows, Harris called the wedding off. "Krystal (American singer)" redirects here. Why can't you help me?' She said she woke up to something that sounded like a scream; it was approximately 3:50am. Dates of Scorpio are October 23 - November 21. eventAction: 'click_ads' 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." She then fled to Australia. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), }); They just pulled me to the back room, my mom ran back there, my y'know, my attorney and everybody was just back there saying, "Krystal you're almost done. Like, there wasn't a lot of people close to them. Is Katy OK?" hitType: 'event', .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ In 2016, seventeen years after the attack, a stranger named Alvin Willie George began sending Krystal images of the bloody crime scene & threats to her & her family, threatening to rape & kill them. What Hugh Hefner's Playboy exes did next - The Sun But, I needed to go through that so I knew her every step, so that I could better be there for her in the long run. Krystal Harris was born on November 7, 1981 in Anderson, Indiana, USA. 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 had scruffy hair - long, dark, curly hair, and a big, scary, long bushy beard that, you know, just took over his whole face. And then we're like, is that really what we want? And they had a big family. } Hefner bought the 4 bedroom pad in the Hollywood Hills back in 2013. But I knew - I knew her. But we knew at this point in time that - that we could use assistance in gettin' his story out nationwide - in hopes of findin' other victims who possibly could have survived. Krystal: We went to bed kinda late. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Krystal first headed across the hall to where her sister slept but was unable to wake her since she couldnt speak. And what made things even harder is that she would wake up during the middle of the night and sit up in bed screaming, knowing that she was having nightmares about it. Kamala Harris made history as VP, but less visible in office - Los Her singing career was aided by the Backstreet Boys on tour, and she has toured with bassist Victor Wooten . And I at that point in time, I was hopin' I could back that up.