There are dark corners in every mind. We keep our basest of desires in those corners. We rarely act upon them as they are abominable in modern society. Our morals and empathy keep us sane and for lack of a better word, human. There are people that roam our world who lack these basic abilities to function in society. Serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells is one of the individuals. Notorious as is acts were heinous, the “Coast to Coast Killer” would bring light to that dark corner.
Born with his twin sister in June 1964, they both contracted meningitis when they were 18 months old. His sister, Tammy, died from the illness. Tommy’s mother never seemed to recover from the death and never saw Tommy as a child. He lived with his aunt till he was five. …show more content…
Sells was working as a used car salesmen when he met the Harris’s. Terry and Crystal Harris, their son and two daughters. Sells would befriend Terry, and often visited their home in search of counseling for his marital problems. The night of the murder Tommy was having a drink with Terry who was leaving to help a family friend move from Kanas. Once the bar closed, Tommy made his way to the home of Terry. Sells knew that Mrs. Harris and there 2 daughters were home alone. What Tommy didn’t know was that the friend of one the daughters was staying over, 10 year old Krystal Surles. Sells first tried to enter the house through a side door. Finding no success he managed to get into the house through the window. Quietly Sells stalks through the home and begins to choose who if not all of those asleep would be his next victim. In an interview with the police Tommy states that he stopped and looked into the room of the older sister and just watched her for a while. Finally he moved further down the hallway and spotted the 13 year old Katy Harris in the bottom bed of her bunk bed. He moved in next her and put a hand over her mouth and used a knife he brought to cut her clothes of and begin fondling her. Katy squirmed free and screamed for Krystal Surles to go and get her Mom. Sells then turned on the light and stood to block the door. Seeing that she was cut Katy yells, “You cut me!” Sells quickly
Born with his twin sister in June 1964, they both contracted meningitis when they were 18 months old. His sister, Tammy, died from the illness. Tommy’s mother never seemed to recover from the death and never saw Tommy as a child. He lived with his aunt till he was five. …show more content…
Sells was working as a used car salesmen when he met the Harris’s. Terry and Crystal Harris, their son and two daughters. Sells would befriend Terry, and often visited their home in search of counseling for his marital problems. The night of the murder Tommy was having a drink with Terry who was leaving to help a family friend move from Kanas. Once the bar closed, Tommy made his way to the home of Terry. Sells knew that Mrs. Harris and there 2 daughters were home alone. What Tommy didn’t know was that the friend of one the daughters was staying over, 10 year old Krystal Surles. Sells first tried to enter the house through a side door. Finding no success he managed to get into the house through the window. Quietly Sells stalks through the home and begins to choose who if not all of those asleep would be his next victim. In an interview with the police Tommy states that he stopped and looked into the room of the older sister and just watched her for a while. Finally he moved further down the hallway and spotted the 13 year old Katy Harris in the bottom bed of her bunk bed. He moved in next her and put a hand over her mouth and used a knife he brought to cut her clothes of and begin fondling her. Katy squirmed free and screamed for Krystal Surles to go and get her Mom. Sells then turned on the light and stood to block the door. Seeing that she was cut Katy yells, “You cut me!” Sells quickly