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

by Diane Fanning

A true-crime account centered on survival and investigation

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A true-crime account centered on survival and investigation

Diane Fanning’s account connects a cross-country murder case with the testimony of Krystal Surles, whose survival and identification of Tommy Lynn Sells led authorities to his arrest. The description presents Sells as a drifter whose crimes spanned two decades and lacked an apparent motive or common pattern. That combination gives the book two linked subjects: the investigation of a serial killer and the role of a child survivor in bringing the case to authorities. The source describes severe violence, so the subject matter is graphic.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adult readers interested in true crime and serial-killer cases.
  • Readers interested in criminal investigations shaped by survivor testimony.

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Serial murderSurvivalInvestigationWitness testimony

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Book overview

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.

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