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Tommy Lynn Sells (June 28, 1964 – April 3, 2014) was an American serial killer. Though convicted of only one murder, for which he received the death penalty and was eventually executed, authorities believe he committed a total of 22 murders. Sells himself claimed on various occasions to have murdered over 70 people.
Nov 30, 2023 · Learn about the disturbing crimes and life of Tommy Lynn Sells, the “Coast to Coast Killer” who confessed to dozens of murders across the US. Find out how he was caught, convicted, and executed for his heinous acts.
Apr 3, 2014 · April 3, 2014 -- Convicted serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells, who was sent to prison in 1999 and claimed responsibility for dozens of murders across the country, was executed Thursday in Texas. Sells, 49, was convicted of killing 13-year-old Katy Harris while she slept in her Del Rio, Texas, home.
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Oct 24, 2019 · Updated on October 24, 2019. Tommy Lynn Sells was a serial killer who claimed responsibility for over 70 murders across the U.S., earning him the nickname "Coast to Coast Killer." Sells pleaded guilty to just two murders, but that was enough to land him on Texas' death row. He was executed in 2014.
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Nov 11, 2021 · The man who had attacked her was Tommy Lynn Sells, a notorious serial killer who has confessed to killing at least 50 people during his murderous spree spanning three decades. Most of his victims didn’t survive his attacks. Witherspoon is believed to be only one of two known survivors.
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- Oriana Bravo,Denise Martinez-Ramundo,Marc Dorian,Rachel Wenzlaff
After 20 or more sexually-motivated murders, Tommy Lynn Sells, serial killer who avoided police by traveling through the U.S. killing in different states, was finally caught with the help of a girl who survived his torture and attempted murder.
Nov 13, 2021 · Tommy Lynn Sells was executed in Texas in 2014 for the murder of 13-year-old Kaylene Harris. He confessed to killing at least 10 people across the US, including a 10-year-old girl who survived his attack by playing dead.
