All posts tagged: Tommy Lynn Sells

Darkness Radio, Dave Schrader, Diane Fanning, ImaginePublicity

Diane Fanning’s Appearances on Darkness Radio with Dave Schrader

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Dave Schrader’s Darkness Radio covers the gamut of topics from paranormal, ghost hunting, and true crime. The host of Darkness Radio since 2006, Schrader is often found guest hosting on Coast to Coast AM covering similar topics and guests. Recently Diane Fanning was a recurring guest on Darkness Radio’s True Crime Tuesday discussing the true crimes and criminals about which she has written. March 4 Worst Serial Killer of All Time Diane and Dave discuss the times and trials of serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells, whose story is in THROUGH THE WINDOW, the story of Krystal Surles, the young girl Sells left for dead but who lived to bring him down.  Diane Fanning had numerous conversations with the convicted Sells and other family members, giving her an inside look at the crimes of the killer. (Sells has since been executed on April 3, 2014). Fanning played in an instrumental role in the acquittal of wrongfully convicted Julie Rea.  While researching THROUGH THE WINDOW, she obtained the confession of the serial killer responsible for the murder of …

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Celebrating Her 20th Book! Diane Fanning’s Latest True Crime Releasing in April 2013

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Described as one of True Crime genre’s premier authors, Diane Fanning brings forth yet another story her readers yearn to understand. Her impeccable research into many high-profile crimes such as the death of Caylee Anthony in Mommy’s Little Girl, and attending the trial of Michael Peterson in North Carolina for Written in Blood, brings to the reader the facts they need to grasp the horror of the victims who have been silenced. Diane Fanning’s 20th book, Sleep My Darlings, scheduled for an April 30, 2013 release, puts another notch in the belt of the Edgar Award Finalist author. Sleep My Darlings is the true story of Julie Schenecker who shot and killed her two teen children, 16-year-old Calyx and 13-year-old Beau, in their home in Tampa, Florida. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the trial, scheduled for October 2013, while the defense attorneys are looking to plead insanity. Speculation about the mental state of Julie Schenecker and what was going on within her family preceding the murder of her two children, has been an area of …

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Margaret McLean’s “It’s A Crime” Talks with Diane Fanning and Julie Rea

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It’s a crime that innocent people are so often wrongfully convicted and sentenced for crimes which they did not commit. It’s a crime that even after exoneration many of the exonerees continue to carry a criminal record with them making it almost impossible to get a decent job, make a living, and carry on with their lives. It’s a crime that some of them are put to death. Margaret McLean welcomes True Crime Author Diane Fanning and Julie Rea to “It’s A Crime.” Tune in Saturday, December 15 at 1-2 Pacific, 4-5 Eastern. To catch the show LIVE: LISTEN HERE True Crime author Diane Fanning and Julie Rea met under most unusual circumstances while Diane was doing research for her book Through the Window. Interviewing serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells she was able to get information about the crime which Julie was convicted and serving time for in prison ……the murder of her son, Joel. Defended by a lone, public defender and outmatched by three opposing prosecutors, Julie was convicted on March 4, 2002, and …

Diane Fanning Appearing “On the Case with Paula Zahn” on Investigation Discovery: “A Mother’s Nightmare”

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How does a true crime author win the coveted “Defender of the Innocents” award?  Diane Fanning recently accepted this award, presented by the Innocence Project, and the woman whom she aided in being released from prison, wrongfully convicted of murdering her own son.  The case of Julie Rea, and the death of her son, Joel, was recounted in Fanning’s book, “Through the Window” and is being presented by the popular show on Investigation Discovery, “On the Case with Paula Zahn.” When Innocence is Not Enough (From Women In Crime Ink) “If your child were murdered and you were charged with committing that homicide but you knew you were not the perpetrator, how do you cope with knowing that your innocence simply was not enough to pull you out of the vortex of a criminal justice system operating in an alternative reality? Can you imagine anything worse ever happening to a parent?  I can’t.” It is what happened to Julie Rea after the murder of her ten-year-old son Joel Kirkpatrick.  She described the intruder in her home.  She suffered injuries …

The Susan Murphy Milano Show, “Time’s Up!” Diane Fanning,Monica Caison and missing persons,John Morris and Melanie Metheny

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The Susan Murphy Milano Show Thursday, May 26, 2-4pm ET  Listen LIVE: http://herewomentalksocial.com  2-3pm Diane Fanning http://www.dianefanning.com Diane Fanning is one of the premier True Crime authors, her latest book, Mommy’s Little Girl, about the death of little Caylee Anthony.  Diane also writes a fiction series featuring Lt. Lucinda Pierce, a homicide detective with an edge. Fanning’s books have been nominated for several awards, including the prized Edgar Award.  One of Fanning’s books, Through the Window, resulted in her testimony in court and setting a wrongly convicted person free. Diane is a recent recipient of the “Defenders of the Innocents” Award from the Innocence Project of Illinois, presented by Julie Rea Harper who was set free from a 65 year sentence due to Diane’s testimony on her behalf. 3-3:30pm Monica Caison of CUE Center for Missing Persons and family members join us to discuss the missing persons cases of John Morris and missing mother, Melanie Metheny. http://ncmissingpersons.org   John Morris has been missing from Dickinson, MD since July 30, 2007.For information about him and updates go to: http://www.findjohnmorris.com Melanie …