I Survived A Serial Killer: The Coast to Coast Killer
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon was trying to help a man down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In this episode, Fabienne describes how she bravely waged a physical and psychological war against the man who tried to kill her and helped police apprehend Tommy Lynn Sells. However, the vagrant murderer was not easily stopped. The Coast to Coast Killer was responsible for dozens of brutal deaths across the country before his killing spree was finally brought to an end.
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| 0:30.1 | This episode contains stories involving violence against children. Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:37.1 | Coast-to-coast killer Tommy Lynnsells has confessed to dozens of brutal murders. |
| 0:42.5 | He was a cold-blooded, brutal killer. |
| 0:46.9 | I walked back over here to the top of him, and I just... |
| 0:50.5 | The Drifter's vagrant lifestyle helped him allude police for nearly 15 years. |
| 0:56.0 | The first time I killed somebody, and it was such a rush. |
| 1:00.0 | I think he very much was addicted to murder. |
| 1:04.0 | He was a serial killer. |
| 1:07.0 | All of a sudden, I heard a noise behind me. |
| 1:10.0 | And when I turned around, he was standing there with the knife. |
| 1:13.6 | For the minute he met Fabium, his intentions were to kill her. |
| 1:19.6 | I remember there was a ceramic duck and thinking, that's your only weapon. |
| 1:24.6 | Use it. We wrestled around, around and I thought this is it he's |
| 1:29.7 | going to kill me you agreed to talk to us about just how this happened no I'll I'll |
| 1:35.5 | give me the honest I'm glad this is over with hurting people aren't good do you think Tom you |
| 1:43.2 | would have continued maybe oh I know I know. I know if out of |
| 1:46.6 | doubt, he just don't stop. Real people who faced death and lived to tell how. This, and I survived a serial killer. |
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