Tommy Lynn Sells

Written on November 27, 2009 – 5:32 pm | by admin | | Tags: krystal surles, tommy lee sells, tommy lynn sells, tommy lynn sells execution date, tommy lynn sells serial killer, tommy sells

Who is Tommy Lynn Sells?

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Tommy Lynn Sells is an American serial killer. Tommy Lynn Sells was featured in “Live to Tell”, a new three episode series on ‘48 Hours’, the popular television series on CBS on Saturday. The episode entitled “Krystal’s Courage” was aired yesterday, highlighted the tragic tale of Krystal Surles as she recounted the incident when she was mercilessly attacked along with her sister by the serial killer.

Born in June 1964, Tommy Lynn Sells Currently waiting in a death row in Texas jail. He is also known as the Cross Country Killer. as he travelled around different states of America, Tommy Lynn Sells has murdered more than 22 men, women, and children.

The early life of Tommy Lynn Sells events explain how he turned into a criminal. He lived with his aunt Bonnie Woodall in his early years of his life in Missouri. He started meeting Willis Clark, a man from a neighboring city. Later, Willis Clark was convicted with charges of child molesting.

Sells started travelling across different states to find work. He used to hitch rides and often hopped trains to travel, he was homeless. He once stole a car. At the age of 16, he claims he committed the first murder. His next prey was a lady from Missouri who invited him to her place to have intercourse. The 29-year-old woman and her four-year-old son were found murdered in her home, three days later.

When a 10-year-old girl Krystal Surles witnessed him murdering her friend, Tommy Lynn Sells was arrested. Through Krystal helped the police in making the sketch and his photos, police then later identified the murderer. Few weeks later, police arrested Sells where he confessed his other crimes too. Tommy Lynn Sells confessed that he has murdered a woman named Suzanne Korcz and a family in Illinois in 1987. He also confessed that he murdered a co-worker in 1998 and Krystal’s friend Katy Harris in 1999.

Recently in an interview to Dr. Michael H. Stone, Tommy Lynn Sells claimed that he has murdered more than 70 people. Tommy Lynn Sells has been interviewed “Discovery’s Most Evil” by Dr. Michael H. Stone.