Mark: I couldn't quit usin'. 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. It looked like somebody was stumbling, was holding onto things. He noticed Marque sleeping by herself in one room & instead chose the room where Katy & Krystal slept. I was just so mad. I - I just can't express the emotions. Harris told The Sun that starting a relationship with Hefner began a period of existence she dubs her "golden cage." Pam: I wanted a family. Slowly, but surely, everything's coming together. I'm fine, y'know. And my older sister, Krystal, was 10. And then, I just remember laying there and the light turning off, and I heard the door shut. Pam: It's such a beautiful thing to see her with her sisters. She had to show her scar to the jury & show them how she had popped her head up from the top bunk bed. I mean, Sells is - is an animal inside a human body. I had to walk in front of the jury and point out my scar and I had to, y'know, lay on this table show how I popped my head up. Crystal Hefner (ne Harris, born April 29, 1986) is an American model who was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009, and the third wife of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner from December 2012 until his death in September 2017. And then, the state went into phase two of this capital murder trial. hitType: 'event', She has sold her home, telling the publication that it was simply too big for her, as she retreated for a more independent lifestyle exempt of butlers and maids. After connecting her to the song The Kid In You from The Country Bears, I pinned her down as Krystal Harris. He ended up getting sentenced to four years in prison for cyberstalking. Crystal Hefner (ne Harris) had begun dating Hugh Hefnerback in 2009, soon after his then-main girlfriend, Holly Madison, ended their seven-year involvement. I felt overwhelmed and trapped. However, when Hefner's secretary contacted her saying that the millionaire was pining, she met him again, saying he was a "completely different person. }, First published on September 4, 2010 / 10:44 PM. First, just before Thanksgiving, news broke that Ashley Etienne, Harris . I've never been the type of person to feel good about something so bad. Crystal, now 34, started off as a Playboy model,. They just pulled me to the back room, my mom ran back there, my y'know, my attorney and everybody was just back there saying, "Krystal you're almost done. } eventAction: 'click_adunit' ga('ads.send', { 'Stop it!' Crystal Harris married Hef in 2012 at the Playboy Mansion Credit: instagram/crystalhefner. I slowly moved my stuff out and when I was down to the last couple of items I said I was going to the store and I didnt come back. hitType: 'event', Where?" On December 30, 1999, at a home in Del Rio, Texas, two girls were preparing to have a sleepover together, 13-year-old Kaylene Harris, who went by Katy & 10-year-old Krystal Surles. "Once you cover a story like this, it becomes a part of you. She made it to the road & walked the quarter mile slowly toward the light, thinking over & over, get to this house, just get to this house. As she approached the house, she banged on the door & a man asked who it was; since Krystal was unable to speak, she continued to bang on the door. She also remembers that everyone was crying and frantic. And we just didn't get along very well. We didn't know it at the time, and even up to and even after the trial, we didn't know that Krystal was keeping a lot inside. I wanted to be in that room. Krystal: Whenever, y'know, the attack happened and I knew that my dad couldn't come. Required fields are marked *. I knew she was sad. Harold Dow: The judge gave the case to the jury, the jury went out and deliberated. And I at that point in time, I was hopin' I could back that up. She then fled to Australia. At the age of 22, psychology student Crystal Harris moved in with her boyfriend, Hugh Hefner, who was 60 years her senior. Krystal: They had to do a recess for 15 minutes and pull me aside. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. In July 2013 she started performing as Krystal Peterson & the Queen City Band. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born November 7, 1981 Add to list Photos Known for Legally Blonde 6.4 Soundtrack ("Love Is a Beautiful Thing") 2001 Holly Madison claims Hugh Hefner abused her, Playboy model Francia James strips naked for body paint cosplay, gets kicked out of mall, The 35-year-old continued, I was still sick physically and mentally, but on the road to recovery, before adding: Im always torn when I talk about the Playboy Mansion because in a lots of ways it was a sanctuary to me, but in other ways, it was my prison. And I just decided - I saw a light in the distance. Like, '"You're choosing this over us? CBS News Poll: How GOP primary race could be Trump v. 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He knew the layout of the house & how to slip in without disturbing the rest of the family as he made his attack on Katy. Father told daughter, 14, to drive siblings home as he abducted their mother Krystal: I felt fine to know that I had to eventually see him, because I felt like he couldn't conquer me, y'know. And I liked feeling that power. I felt ready to do it. Life Flight her. She would check her family throughout the night, reassuring herself that they were still alive and breathing. She popped her head up a little but never fully sat up. Mark Surles | Krystal's father: Because it made her think, it made her strong. Harris and Malaty both were seen sporting the same jumpers and posing in front of a Christmas tree. display: none; Johnny Allen: Following Tommy's arrest and on the way to jail, he was pretty quiet. } Peterson is the drummer for her band. }) In the meantime, I had the girls; some tough times there. hitType: 'event', Johnny Allen: You know, in all my years of investigations, I've never allowed journalists in the same room with suspects. She kind of reminded me of P!nk before I knew who P!nk was. She always did everything. on Disney's The Princess Diaries soundtracks and was also known for touring as the opening act for the Backstreet Boys on The Black & Blue Tour. "It hurt and all, but I think that Katy - she helped me through with everything. If somebody comes in this door I'm going to go out this way. She is his third wife. At that point, Tommy Lynn Sells became the number one suspect. She said that Katy was making gasping or choking noises & Krystal tried to comfort her. It had been discarded in the brush behind his house, exactly where he told police he had put it. 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. And I was looking around. Mark feels that had he not been locked up at the time, he would have killed that son of a bitch.. However, as Harris was married to Hefner at the time of his death, she was entitled to a substantial payout, which The Sun reported was worth $7 million cash. He said that what happened to Krystal was a slap in the face and an absolute wake-up call. We had a love and respect for each other, definitely, but I became so intertwined that I lost myself in his set up. "I kind of helped him with the settling down a little bit. As soon as I stepped off the stand I felt so good. Pam: One of the things that the Rangers offered for me to kinda get a better idea of what Krystal had gone through, to hopefully help her more in the recovery, is to get to go through the crime scene and see, with my own eyes, what actually had happened. and the Legend of the Vampire. Maybe what would we be doing? I don't think it gets any scarier than that. 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. Amber: Krystal took on the mother, the father, the everything role. The Split has all the info you need. }); Krystal: My mom and my two younger sisters and me all slept in the same bed, um, probably for like two years. When I walked into the crime scene, which was identified as the Harris residence, there was a bedroom, which I learned two small girls were sleeping in. Do you not love us?". Crystal Harris just unloaded the home Hugh Hefner left her for $5 million. He just reached over and cut my throat. }) "When I first met Hef I was this kind of insecure college girl," Crystal admitted to Fox Newsin 2018. Krystal was relieved to leave Texas & head back to Kansas but she would eventually have to go back to testify nine months later. Amber, Krystals other sister said that she cooked, cleaned & cared for everyone else before caring for herself. Tommy Lynn Sells: I cut her bra off, and I cut the side of her (motions to be cutting underwear) whatever she was wearing. Krystal was gonna come through this because that's who Krystal was. Please don't cry. But then I was trying to comfort her. }) Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case: A timeline of events I could see everybody crying. And in that time frame he got caught for what he was doing. We had lost thatbut that's what we were fighting to get back. Crystal Harris started dating the late Playboy millionaire Hugh Hefner in January 2009. },false) display: block; The backstory is interesting. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { }); Another post showed the duo celebrating together at Disneyland. But eventually, Hefner and the twins parted ways and the then-84-year-old proposed to Harris, who was 24. She was given the option to walk past Sells or go through the door that led her straight to the stand. In 2002, she released the song "The Kid in You" for Disney's The Country Bears soundtrack as well as appearing in the film as herself. He was on the right path and I was very proud of him. Come on, go. } After the jury again deliberated for a few hours, Sells was sentenced to death. Krystal: Going back to Kansas was a relief. Johnny Allen: Once Tommy Lynn Sells was taken to the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office he was very willing to cooperate with us. I had to point him out and look at him and say, "That Guy!". Um, and I had to take care of my little sisters. Johnny Allen: He explained which - where the girls were lyin'.
