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. Steppin' back out of the situation and it's kinda like, 'Well, he wasn't there. But in the same sense, I try not to think about it too much. Im just wondering if anyone else here remembers her? It turned out that Krystal had been a survivor and a fighter her entire life, not just during and after the attack. It makes you realize what you have and how fast you can lose it. But eventually, Hefner and the twins parted ways and the then-84-year-old proposed to Harris, who was 24. The 91-year-old, worth an estimated $50 million, died from natural causes. Nov. 11, 2021. She was the lead singer on Victor Wooten's 20122013 tour. Archived post. Johnny Allen: Certainly the jury was not aware of the gruesome details and all the other homicides that Sells has committed. #inline-recirc-item--id-a6263654-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { },false) And I remember I just laid in bed for, like, two hours just fuming. let gads_event; Blood streaked the walls & it appeared that someone had stumbled down the hall, holding on to things as they went. And - we feel like he specifically targeted Katy. Harris told The Sun that starting a relationship with Hefner began a period of existence she dubs her "golden cage." Come on, go. hitType: 'event', The murder weapon was an 11-inch butcher knife. And it amazes me how good that they sketched it compared to how he really looked at the time; because it was so perfect. 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. }); And then you could see that she came back and, and focused in on one photograph. She kind of reminded me of P!nk before I knew who P!nk was. It was her will to survive that ultimately brought a serial killer to justice. Krystal watched in horror as the man cut Katys throat & she fell to the ground. Slowly, but surely, everything's coming together. First, just before Thanksgiving, news broke that Ashley Etienne, Harris . Trivia (4) Opened for Backstreet Boys on the "Black and Blue Tour". I would not break down. Set at an art school, Harris described the concept as "the next Fame". But the light was on, so I could see. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), But then I was trying to comfort her. Singer-songwriter and pianist best known for her single "Supergirl!," which was featured in the Disney film The Princess Diaries with Anne Hathaway. Marque recalls seeing the blood outside as well, trailing down the front steps & into the street. y'know, where was your dad?' And I'm just lucky that I have this second opportunity, or we both do, to, um, y'know, become father and daughter again. Krystal: They had to do a recess for 15 minutes and pull me aside. ", Mark: I was in Ada County Jail. The Split has all the info you need. And since I was locked up for a while, y'know, I haven't been there as to be a dad. }); She looked like this baby in this humongous bed. She laid next to her friend & rubbed her back; when she tried to say, Everythings gonna be OK she realized that she was unable to speak. She said that she felt fine to know that she would eventually see him again, knowing he couldnt get her this time. Then the state went into phase two to try and get the death penalty. 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. She is an actress, known for Legally Blonde (2001), The Princess Diaries (2001) and Touched by an Angel (1994). His comment was "I'm glad I finally got caught - I was tired of doing this." I woke up to the sun coming through the window. #krystalharris #theprincessdiaries #y2knostalgia #y2kaesthetic #musichistory". Crystal Harris just unloaded the home Hugh Hefner left her for $5 million. People say I'm brave and everything. I don't think it gets any scarier than that. In December 2021, she took to Instagram and shared photos of her sitting outside Playboy Mansion 2016. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' She was brave & faced her killer, doing it for Katy, knowing she deserved it. Mark feels that had he not been locked up at the time, he would have killed that son of a bitch.. Mark: Our relationship today is kind of a struggle. When I went back in 2011 the most beautiful woman youd ever see would walk in with everything on display and Hef would say Have you met my wife Crystal?" She later added, "Hef had realized what was most important in life, even it took him until he was 85. She said he wouldnt look up at her & sat, shaking his leg. I don't ever - ever give him the time of day. They came back. }); It was opened. He taught me kindness. She said, "They wanted to do a TV show called Marrying Hef that was going to air and I just wasnt sure. He said he stabbed her and she jumped back & thats when he slit her throat. 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. He gave me life. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ Krystal had to directly point at Sells to identify that he was the person who murdered her friend that night. Krystal Marie Peterson (ne Harris; November 7, 1981) is an actress, singer-songwriter and pianist known for her 2001 contributions to The Princess Diaries soundtracks and for her album Me & My Piano. 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. A mere five days before they were due to exchange vows, Harris called the wedding off. As Pam walked through the house, she felt as if her legs were going to give out, her daughters blood streaked throughout the house, as she made her way out the front door. ga('ads.send', { 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." He had a knife across her throat, and his hand on her mouth. They arrived at Sells home at 5:30am & knocked on the door; it was unlocked so they walked right in to find Sells standing near the doorway. And I think there's a bond that'll be there for the rest of our lives. 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. Mark: She just up and moved away. The pair remained together for five years before the magazine publisher died in September 2017. on Disney's The Princess Diaries soundtracks and was also known for touring as the opening act for the Backstreet Boys on The Black & Blue Tour. She got her first big break performing the title song "Supergirl!" That knife was the ugliest looking knife I've ever seen in my life. 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. Over the next nine months, working with Sells, the police confirmed that he was responsible for 22 murders. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ And then she kept asking me, "Is Katy OK? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), And I knew she would come through it. ", "I think we just had a really good time together," she said. Katy Harris was a beautiful girl who was well-liked and popular at school. Her clothes were never matching, she walked to school & no one ever saw her parents or siblings; she said, I was just the random girl at school.. And as well as being a blogger, she is an influencer with over three million followers. Krystal remembers just laying there, the man turning the light off, leaving the room & closing the door behind him. 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. 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. Crystal Harris married Hef in 2012 at the Playboy Mansion Credit: instagram/crystalhefner. Mark: I couldn't quit usin'. Chilling details revealed in JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan deaths 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. What would she be doing? When Sells approached Krystal that night, she had held her hands up to protect her neck. That night, 7-year-old Marque desperately wanted to join the older girls in the sleepover, but older sister Krystal wasnt having it. Marque: After the attack, we became way closer. She was also never added to her husband's will. She had to show her scar to the jury & show them how she had popped her head up from the top bunk bed. Krystal remembers that when her mom got clean, she decided to take the girls and move away from their dad. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), You can do it, you can do it." Harold Dow, "48 Hours" correspondent: I asked the Rangers if could sit in on that interrogation, not knowing what their answer would be. Marque was desperate to know what was going on. Her soul came up and like - stayed with me," Krystal told reporters at a press conference. In 2016, nearly 17 years after her brush with death, a stranger named Alvin Willie. hitType: 'event', I was 7. Eventually, police brought Krystal a photo lineup; they watched as her eyes scanned the photo & focused on one person pictured. So special that he moved her into his mansion the day after they met - and made her his third . I was trying to scoot to the right side of the bed, 'cause he was on the left. 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. And she stayed with us at our residence. Sadly, Katy didnt survive. And we just didn't get along very well. And he was getting ready to leave. They would be sleeping and it'd be like five in the morning and I'm still awake just with my eyes open. pg.acq.push(function() { I never sat up fully or anything. Johnny Allen: He explained which - where the girls were lyin'. She did everything for our family. I knew that a guy had slit her windpipe and nicked her vocal chords. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of Krystals trachea had been cut & her vocal cords had been hit, which is why she couldnt speak after she was attacked. Krystal: I felt fine to know that I had to eventually see him, because I felt like he couldn't conquer me, y'know. 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." In 2011 Hugh dumped the twins to marry Crystal - but she called off the wedding with just a few days to go. Sells was cooperative when he was brought to the Val Verde County Sheriffs Office; he gave his confession & walked police through the crime scene. September 4, 2010 / 7:44 PM They released an EP on iTunes named Spell. The backstory is interesting. I was like, that's my goal. "I kind of helped him with the settling down a little bit. Hair got more natural, implants came out. / CBS News. She later went by Miss Krystal and recorded an album titled Hip-Hop Soul, Vol. She is also pursuing an interest in real estate. 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. Krystal was relieved to leave Texas & head back to Kansas but she would eventually have to go back to testify nine months later. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { When she got outside, it was dark & she was in her pajamas, wearing no shoes. And then, he opens the door. He was gonna be in that trial room because of me. At that point, Tommy Lynn Sells became the number one suspect. She got down from the bunk, fell to her hands and knees and made her way to where Katy lay on the bedroom floor. I had to point him out and look at him and say, "That Guy!". Unfortunately, those born under the Scorpio zodiac sign are often misunderstood. There was no doubt in my mind. Mark ended up getting caught and going to prison. Her singing career was aided by the Backstreet Boys on tour, and she has toured with bassist Victor Wooten . We knocked on the door. Eventually Pam got tired of the drugs and what comes with that lifestyle, so she got clean & filed for divorce. Johnny Allen: We entered Krystal's room - woke her up. "Once you cover a story like this, it becomes a part of you. Apparently the Harris family had met Sells through Grace Community Church & allegedly struck up a friendship. And his only strategy was to try to keep Tommy Lynn Sells off of death row. Everyone tried to remind Krystal that she was the one who helped catch the vicious killer who could be out, killing others. However, when Hefner's secretary contacted her saying that the millionaire was pining, she met him again, saying he was a "completely different person. We are one of the worlds fastest growing I was gonna sleep on the floor next to the bed, but they didn't want me in there, and I was made to leave. Krystal said that she couldnt get the picture of the man out of her head; she was amazed how well the artist was able to sketch what she described. I think about, y'know, if she was here, would we still be friends? There was no doubt in my parents' minds. They regularly attended church, allegedly met him multiple times & he had even come to the home at least once before. 48 Hours: Live to Tell: Krystals Courage, CBS News: Crime scene photos: Tommy Lynn Sells, TeddyFeed: The Serial Killer Who Was Brought Down By A Young Girl, Jessie London: The 10-Year-Old Who Stopped a Texas Serial Killer, The Acid Bath Murderer: John George Haigh, Manti Teo and His Fake Girlfriend Lennay Kekua. }); Crystal Harris started dating the late Playboy millionaire Hugh Hefner in January 2009. hitType: 'event', The crime scene was extremely bloody. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. He was on the right path and I was very proud of him. A window had been left open the night of the attack & Sells was able to easily enter the home. She is his third wife. From there, investigators headed back toward Del Rio, a two-and-a-half hour drive from San Antonio. The woman handed Marque shorts and a purple tank top & told her they had to go. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. 10-year-old Krystal Surles (above) 13-year-old Katy Harris (above) On December 30, 1999, at a home in Del Rio, Texas, two girls were preparing to have a sleepover together, 13-year-old Kaylene Harris, who went by Katy & 10-year-old Krystal Surles. Marque: I believed in Krystal from the beginning. 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. Harold Dow: I think Garcia, the defense attorney, was taken with Krystal Surles. And we're gonna find out what's gonna happen to himsoon.Harold Dow: The jurors went out to deliberate. "I could consider him part of my family, part of that tight knit group, I guess you could say," Krystal said of Dow. }); I just remember seeing it all the way down the front steps and just off into the street. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ Krystal: Well, we're shooting for the death penalty. I thought he would be around for a long time. Mark Surles | Krystal's father: Because it made her think, it made her strong. pg.acq.push(function() { The 41-year-old pop singer was born in Anderson. He said that what happened to Krystal was a slap in the face and an absolute wake-up call. She added: "We loved each other so much, and we were so happy.". eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), As they left the bedroom, Marque noticed that there was a stream of blood about five steps away from her own door. In the space of the last two weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris has lost two of her senior aides. After the jury again deliberated for a few hours, Sells was sentenced to death. She wanted to look more closely so Pam brought her a mirror; she cried for a little but knew it would get better. Crystal Hefner (ne Harris, born April 29, 1986) is an American model who was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009, and the third wife of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner from December 2012 until his death in September 2017. Peterson is the drummer for her band. He was much older, but he was just a little boy at heart.". Eventually, as years went on, people were curious, like, 'Oh yeah. Mark admits that he couldnt quit dealing or using. She popped her head up a little but never fully sat up. When I walked into the crime scene, which was identified as the Harris residence, there was a bedroom, which I learned two small girls were sleeping in. I - I just can't express the emotions. It has been 10 years since the night 10-year-old Krystal Surles' throat was slashed after witnessing her friend's murder. 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. There was blood on the wall, and just - it was everywhere. And there's not one time I probably don't look over there and look at that window that Sells climbed through. And I'll never ever be mad at her again. I wanted to. 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. I feel like she's still a kid. I felt ready to do it. }); Amber, Krystals other sister said that she cooked, cleaned & cared for everyone else before caring for herself. And then, I just remember laying there and the light turning off, and I heard the door shut. Hefner was known for his many girlfriends who lived together in a Los Angeles mansion, which he documented for the world to see in the highly successful reality TV show, The Girls of the Playboy Mansion. Krystal: When she got clean, my mom decided to take us girls with her and she came and picked us up from my dad. display: none; She got cleaned up. ga('ads.send', { The relationship was not out of the ordinary for Hefner, who was known for his prolific dating life and even dating multiple women at the time.
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