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Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells
by
Diane Fanning (Goodreads Author)
Ten-Year-Old Krystal Surles Watched In Horror
As Her Best Friend Was Murdered At The Hands Of An Intruder.
Then with cold-blooded precision he brought a twelve-inch boning knife to Krystal's throat. With a single, violent slash, he severed her windpipe and left her for dead. Miraculously, she survived and would lead authorities to the arrest of 35-year-old Tommy Lynn Sells,...more
As Her Best Friend Was Murdered At The Hands Of An Intruder.
Then with cold-blooded precision he brought a twelve-inch boning knife to Krystal's throat. With a single, violent slash, he severed her windpipe and left her for dead. Miraculously, she survived and would lead authorities to the arrest of 35-year-old Tommy Lynn Sells,...more
ebook, 256 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by St. Martin's True Crime
(first published April 14th 2003)
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This is a scary book because it's true. Tommy Lynn Sells kills because he gets mad. If he thinks someone was disrespectful, he kills them and leaves no witnesses, except one. 10-year-old Krystal Surales. He slit her throat in her bed after she watched him kill her friend in their bedroom. She laid in bed until she was sure he was gone and then walked a 1/4 mile with her windpipe severed to a neighbor's house and got help, but she didn't stop there; she was able to give a description which led to...more
It is hard for me to fathom how someone could kill another adult without malice or cause. It is therefore totally beyond my realm of comprehension how anyone could beat a small child to death with a baseball bat or slit one’s throat with a boning knife. However, that is exactly some of the serial acts of murder that were committed by Tommy Lynn Sells.
The book takes you on a journey across the country and into the mind of this man who was able to commit these acts while seeming to be pretty norm...more
The book takes you on a journey across the country and into the mind of this man who was able to commit these acts while seeming to be pretty norm...more
I had never heard of Tommy Lynn Sells or any of his horrific crimes. Tommy Lynn is a confessed serial killer who has admitted to the deaths of over 40 people. His crimes span across the United States from new Mexico, to Texas and Mississippi.
He is currently serving a death sentence in Texas and was scheduled to be executed sometime in 2007. However, as with most death sentences the execution date has been delayed.
The crimes this man committed were very brutal and heartless. I was angered when...more
He is currently serving a death sentence in Texas and was scheduled to be executed sometime in 2007. However, as with most death sentences the execution date has been delayed.
The crimes this man committed were very brutal and heartless. I was angered when...more
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Jul 25, 2011
Debra Darschewski
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3 of 5 stars
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Interesting and Very disturbing...not sure why I even picked up this book to begin with. Makes you wonder how many other people such as this are around and not caught. Given little communication between states, the constant lessening of charges, and the transient nature of this individual he may never had been caught if it hadn't been for a brave little girl who just happened to survive.
True crime story of a really evil Tommy Lynn Sells, who committed horrific murders all over the country for 18 years. This is one sick bastard. He deserves to be on death row in Texas. Sure he is bat shit crazy, but the stuff he did? Yeesh.
Good book if you like true crime, serial killer bios and/or horrific accounts of evil men.
Good book if you like true crime, serial killer bios and/or horrific accounts of evil men.
Wonderfully accurate and detailed book by a very gifted writer. However, I must admit I no longer sleep with my window open! Consider yourself warned.
I have researched this man for years and have come to know him quiet personally.
He is one of the most disturbed individuals I have ever known. His reason for doing what he did isn't justified or reasonable. I believe everyone deserves a second chance but in his case, I can't say I would give him one. Some people are just to tainted and destroyed as a child that their lives are ruined to a point the sickness spreads and hurts thousands. My heart goes out to all the people he has hurt in his reig...more
He is one of the most disturbed individuals I have ever known. His reason for doing what he did isn't justified or reasonable. I believe everyone deserves a second chance but in his case, I can't say I would give him one. Some people are just to tainted and destroyed as a child that their lives are ruined to a point the sickness spreads and hurts thousands. My heart goes out to all the people he has hurt in his reig...more
Tommy Lynn Sells is truly coldhearted and unbelievable. I've read this case somewhere before, but not this same book.
such remarkable writing from Diane Fanning about this brave little girl bringing this killer to justice!!
This serial killer had no heart.
SCARY but hard to put down!
It was an Ok True Crime story. The things that man did were unthinkable.
Not-very-good true crime. Choppy writing and overwrought descriptions. I think I was interested in this because a portion took place here in Charleston, West Virginia. Fanning also had actual contact with Sells, which definitely added to the narrative.
Chilling.
If ever there were a justification for a serial killer becoming a serial killer, this is it.
If this book doesn't creep you out, something is wrong with you.
If ever there were a justification for a serial killer becoming a serial killer, this is it.
If this book doesn't creep you out, something is wrong with you.
This story was based on the outskirts of my hometown!!!
Mar 13, 2013
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