The pair remained together for five years before the magazine publisher died in September 2017. hitType: 'event', If I see you in the crowd bawling, you're gonna distract me, y'know, you're gonna make me upset. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), I'm just lucky. Despite their 60 year age difference, the new couple got engaged in late 2010, only to part ways, reunite, and ultimately tie the knot in December 2012. That's when my nerves came. Mark said that between age six and seven, Krystal had to step up and be the mom of the house, taking care of everyone, maturing more than she should have. On April 3, 2014, Sells had no last words before he was given a lethal injection & died 13 minutes later. Mark feels that had he not been locked up at the time, he would have killed that son of a bitch.. A window had been left open the night of the attack & Sells was able to easily enter the home. ga('ads.send', { Mark: I remember for a couple weeks, just listenin' to the other kids outside that they played with. And um, at that point my dad was still choosing to do the things that he, y'know, was doing before. She saw a light in the distance & headed in that direction. At the time, she only knew that Krystals throat had been cut. The backstory is interesting. Eventually Pam got tired of the drugs and what comes with that lifestyle, so she got clean & filed for divorce. The blood (crying), there was so much blood everywhere. display: none; }) She also wrote, I like this photo. With more than just Tommy Lynn Sells. She was also never added to her husband's will. I didn't know anything except that Krystal had had her throat cut. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ }); Hefner and Harris reconciled the following year and got married on December 31, 2012, with close family members attending. Krystal was relieved to leave Texas & head back to Kansas but she would eventually have to go back to testify nine months later. He simply said, Im glad I finally got caught I was tired of doing this. From there, he was arrested for murder. hitType: 'event', Her debut album was called Me & My Piano, and it was released on June 5, 2001, right before the success of the film The Princess Diaries. I wanted him to be there just like my mom was. Over the next nine months, working with Sells, the police confirmed that he was responsible for 22 murders. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Y'know we're not the type of people to ever wish death upon anybody. It would make things too hard.Johnny Allen: I think about this case basically 10 years after the fact simply because I drive by this crime scene almost daily. When they entered the Harris home & made their way to the room where Katy & Krystal had slept, they found an extremely bloody scene. And I sat up and I saw a lady standing in my room that I didn't know. Will I live? It was heartbreaking to see her writing on a piece of paper that was blotted in blood. He was good to me in many ways, but in other ways, he wasnt. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); A forensic artist stationed in Midland, TX was contacted & flown to San Antonio & brought to University Hospital to work with Krystal. And then, there was more outside. Krystal noticed that Katy had blood on her & that the man held a knife in his hand. Then I looked in here, there were two girls sleeping in here. Crystal Hefner (ne Harris) had begun dating Hugh Hefnerback in 2009, soon after his then-main girlfriend, Holly Madison, ended their seven-year involvement. Now three years later Crystal has rebranded herself as a travel blogger and found love again with 32-year-old spaceship engineer Nathan Levi. If somebody comes in this door I'm going to go out this way. And I came across Katy on the floor. The lights in the room were on & to her horror, a scary man stood at the end of the bed. And then, the state went into phase two of this capital murder trial. }); I was just the random girl at school. let gads_event; We got to go." It makes you realize what you have and how fast you can lose it. She also provided her song "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" for the film Legally Blonde; the song was remixed for the soundtrack. The murder weapon was an 11-inch butcher knife the blade extremely thin, having been sharpened so many times. hitType: 'event', Harris Family Krystal's friend, Kaylene "Katy" Harris, was a beautiful 13-year-old who fought for her life after being attacked in her home on Dec. 31, 1999. We knew a 10-year-old girl had survived, Krystal Surles. hitType: 'event', and the Legend of the Vampire, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krystal_Harris&oldid=1131543604, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 16:39. There was blood on the wall, and just - it was everywhere. 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. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of 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. She also inherited a Hollywood Hills house worth $5 million, which she went on to sell. pg.acq.push(function() { I could see at the end of the bed - this scary guy. And I think there's a bond that'll be there for the rest of our lives. There was no doubt in my parents' minds. She would check her family throughout the night, reassuring herself that they were still alive and breathing. Marque: Way before the attack I just remember Krystal taking care of me. They released an EP on iTunes named Spell. He described seeing Krystal on the top bunk & demonstrated slashing her neck. Pam said that the Texas Rangers suggested that she go through the crime scene to see with her own eyes what had happened. Well liked by her fellow students- a young girl, who fought very bravely for her life. 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. And since I was locked up for a while, y'know, I haven't been there as to be a dad. Umm, it was. His comment was "I'm glad I finally got caught - I was tired of doing this." And within a few hours they came back in. A March 2021 report said that Harris was working in the field of property development and was still the vice president of the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' The LA Timesreports that Harris owns five properties in Los Angeles, which she acquired while married to Hefner. hitType: 'event', When Krystal Surles was 10 years old, she survived having her throat slit by serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells. I had to point him out and look at him and say, "That Guy!". Krystal took the photo lineup and, she began - you could see her eyes movin' from one individual photograph to the next. Johnny Allen: Following Tommy's arrest and on the way to jail, he was pretty quiet. And they said, "San Antonio." Tommy Lynn Sells: My daddy told me a long time ago, "Dead men tell no tales" I remember that to this day. But the light was on, so I could see. }); And you've got this deranged killer climbing through the window with a knife. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Krystal Harris's age is 41. Then I stabbed her here and then she jumped back then I (motions slicing throat) Then I walked over here (moves to top bunk) and I went like this (demonstrates slashing Krystal's neck). 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. I feel like she's still a kid. Johnny Allen: When we initially walked into the room, we told Krystal who we were. She said, I wanna walk by him. Eventually, police brought Krystal a photo lineup; they watched as her eyes scanned the photo & focused on one person pictured. He still didn't notice I was in the room. But, as he was getting ready to walk out of the room, just about to turn the light off, he looked back one last time & saw her looking at him. Four years after his death, she had an interview with E! He really did. Krystal watched in horror as the man cut Katys throat & she fell to the ground. I'm not necessarily scared, but I'm thinking, if somebody comes in this window I'm gonna go out this window. And um, and we wouldn't find out until much later what it was. Marque: After the attack, we became way closer. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of But at the same time, I knew that I had to eventually go back to Texas and testify in front of him. 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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Johnny Allen: Tommy Lynn Sells was convicted of capital murder. }); Katy Harris was a very popular, 13-year-old, beautiful young girl, who had everything in the world goin' for her. He treated me with respect., When Hefner died in 2017 at the age of 91, Harris was distraught. On the floor was a deceased young girl. ga('ads.send', { Her singing career was aided by the Backstreet Boys on tour, and she has toured with bassist Victor Wooten. ga('ads.send', { And then, his eyes were just dark and, and mean. And we're gonna find out what's gonna happen to himsoon.Harold Dow: The jurors went out to deliberate. In an interview in 2018, Harris was candid about her sex life during their marriage. It was intended to be released in late 2002 but was shelved. She got her first big break performing the title song "Supergirl!" In the months and months that we spent with Sells we have confirmed he has committed 22 total murders. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Harold Dow: The judge gave the case to the jury, the jury went out and deliberated. Im just wondering if anyone else here remembers her? Then the state went into phase two to try and get the death penalty. and the Legend of the Vampire. She popped her head up a little but never fully sat up. Crime scene photos: Tommy Lynn Sells Slowly, but surely, everything's coming together. Krystal: I felt fine to know that I had to eventually see him, because I felt like he couldn't conquer me, y'know. Father told daughter, 14, to drive siblings home as he abducted their mother Pam: It's such a beautiful thing to see her with her sisters. Apparently the Harris family had met Sells through Grace Community Church & allegedly struck up a friendship. Krystal: Whenever, y'know, the attack happened and I knew that my dad couldn't come. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ pg.acq.push(function() { Harold Dow died suddenly on Aug. 21, 2010, at age 62. Or like 30 seconds in an interview with me because you know I would get it from her immediately. Do you not love us?". 1. Johnny Allen: Out of this whole experience with Sells, that was probably the most difficult to sit there and have to listen to. 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. Pam: When I got in her room, I saw this little girl with all of these tubes. The Split has all the info you need. }); Crystal Harris married Hugh Hefner in 2012 despite having an age difference of 60 years. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Every day we do better. We had a love and respect for each other, definitely, but I became so intertwined that I lost myself in his set up. Cuz I'd have killed that son of a bitch. He opened the door, almost had the light off, looked one last time, and - and he saw me looking at him. I think about, y'know, if she was here, would we still be friends? eventAction: 'click_adunit' Marque ended up sleeping in the bedroom directly across the hall from where Katy & Krystal slept; she said she fumed in bed for two hours, so angry that her sister wouldnt allow her to join the fun. [Tearing up]. Because of the blood, she knew that someone was hurt. 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 got cleaned up. After the jury again deliberated for a few hours, Sells was sentenced to death. He had a knife across her throat, and his hand on her mouth. 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." Crystal Harris is opening up about her marriage to Hugh Hefner. And there's not one time I probably don't look over there and look at that window that Sells climbed through. Marque remembers waking up and seeing the sun coming in through the window. I dunno. This hurt Krystal, the fact that her dad was choosing drugs over his family. But you know, I was ready.