CBS new thriller series ’48 Hours Mystery’ is already making headlines. The program will start this Saturday November, 28, with a three-episode series titled ‘Live to Tell’. The first story in the series, titled Krystal’s Courage, is of a girl who was slashed by a serial killer. Krystal Surles was living with her family friends, the Del Rio family in Texas, when she tracked a serial killer. She was only 10-years-old at that time. Krystal and her friends Katy Harris were sleeping together in Katy’s home when she saw man jumping inside the room through the window. Krystal tried to hide herself while the man stabbed her friend. Her friend, Katy Harris, was stabbed 16 times before the man decided to leave the room. Suddenly he noticed the presence of Krystal Surles. He slashed her throat and left the two girls dying in the room. Katy died on the spot while Krystal managed to reach a neighboring home located half a mile away. Krystal’s sister, Marque, who later visited that neighboring home told that she saw blood streams on the wall, on the door, and on other things. She was 7-years-old at that time and her family didn’t tell her immediately what had happened. Krystal was taken to hospital immediately from where she was taken to San Antonio through a Life Flight. None of Krystal’s family knew about the situation yet.

Krystal’s vocal chords were slashed and her wing pipe was hurt severely. After surgery she was able to talk. She told the police through signaling about the facial features of that killer. Next day, the police asked her to identify the man from a pile of photos. The man who was recognized as Tommy Lynn was arrested later and was Krystal Surles appeared in the court to give her testimonial against him. Tommy Lynn confessed that he murdered Katy Harris and 22 other men, women, and children. Tommy Lynn is now serving his sentence in US jail.

Krystal’s Courage is an amazing account of a 10-year-old girl’s story that not only survived an attempted murder but also helped the police to track her friend’s murderer.

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