Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells - Softcover

Fanning, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250099439 ISBN 13: 9781250099433

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

Synopsis

Diane Fanning's Through The Window is more than an investigation into a crime spree that stunned a nation. It's an utterly terrifying plunge into the unfathomable dark mind of a serial killer, and the heart-wrenching story of the brave child who finally brought him to justice.

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, a former truck driver, carnival worker, and cross-country drifter...

He aspired to become "The Worst Serial Killer of all Time."

With no apparent motive and no common pattern to his inconceivable bloodshed, the elusive Sells had carved his way across the country for two decades slaughtering women, men, transients, entire families, teenagers, and even infants with ghoulish abandon.

About this title

About the Author

DIANE FANNING is the author of the Edgar Award finalist Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart, as well as several other true-crime books (available from St. Martin's) and the Secret City mystery series. She lives in Bedford, Virginia.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250099439
• ISBN 13: 9781250099433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256