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released in the U.S. and Great Britain after November 25, 2019
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ARTICLE
Derek and Nancy Haysom Murders: How Did They Die? Who Killed Them?
September 8, 2022 — Sounak Sengupta — TheCinemaholic.com
ABC’s ’20/20: Would You Kill For Love?’ documents the brutal murder of Derek and Nacy Haysom in Virginia in April 1985. The couple was murdered viciously inside their home, and their killers escaped the international border before finally getting caught on separate charges and extradited to America to face punishment. The episode follows the complex investigation process and the long path to justice.
ARTICLE
Where is Derek and Nancy Haysom‘s Daughter Elizabeth Haysom Now?
September 8, 2022 — Sounak Sengupta — TheCinemaholic.com
In a case that got global attention and law enforcement of various nations involved, ABC’s ’20/20: Would You Kill For Love?’ chronicles the sensational story of Elizabeth Haysom, who conspired with her boyfriend, Jens Soering, to murder her parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom, in Virginia in April 1985. The killer couple was finally nabbed months after they fled from the police, traveling to various countries. It is a case that will intrigue every viewer, and rightly so. Who is Elizabeth Haysom? Let’s find out then, shall we?
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ARTICLE
Where is Derek and Nancy Haysom‘s Killer Jens Soering Now?
September 8, 2022 — Sounak Sengupta — TheCinemaholic.com
ABC’s ’20/20: Would You Kill For Love?’ follows the tragic and barbaric murder of Derek and Nacy Haysom in their homes in Virginia in April 1985. It tells the startling story of Jens Soering, who was convicted of murdering the mother and father of his girlfriend, Elizabeth Haysom, but still maintains he took the blame only to save his girlfriend, who, as per him, killed the pair. If you are intrigued by this fascinating case, we have all the details. So who is Jens Soering, and where is he today? Let’s find out!
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ARTICLE
Jens Soering: “Legally I am a double murderer. That is hard to live with”
December 5, 2021 — The Sunday Times (London, U.K.) — by Rosie Kinchen
Freedom feels different to different people, but to Jens Soering it is the awkward ridges in a concrete pavement. Prison floors are incredibly smooth, he says, and anyone who has spent as long inside as he has — 33 years — forgets they need to lift their feet off the ground. It is just one of the things he has had to adjust to in the two years since he was released from the Virginia state prison system, where he was serving two life sentences.
TV PROGRAM
Why a Man Convicted of Killing his Girlfriend‘s Parents Claims He Made a False Confession
Dr. Phil Show — October 23, 2020
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ARTICLE
The Too-Steep Climb to Righting Wrongful Convictions
March 27, 2020 — Crime Story — by Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson
For thirty-three long years—longer than I’ve been alive—Jens Soering pleaded his innocence, losing appeal after appeal, being denied parole fourteen times. I only became aware of his plight in 2018, when I devoted a season of my podcast, The Truth About True Crime, to his story. There were so many strange parallels between our cases, I started to see Jens as the version of myself who never got out.
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ARTICLE
A New Chapter in a Double-Murder Case
December 21, 2019 — The New Yorker — by Nathan Heller
On November 25th, after rejecting fourteen parole requests from Jens Soering and many other routes to extradition, the state of Virginia granted both him and Haysom parole, conditional on their respective deportations to Germany and Canada. On Monday night, Soering was loaded onto a jet, and on Tuesday he landed in Frankfurt, where he was greeted by German supporters and turned back into the world after more than thirty-three years behind bars.
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RADIO REPORT
Jens Soering Begins New Life in Germany
December 17, 2019 — Radio IQ — by Sandy Hausman
Jens Soering is back in Germany this morning – paroled after more than 33 years behind bars. Before leaving, Soering gave an exclusive interview to Radio IQ’s Sandy Hausman who has covered his case for nearly a decade. Full interview: 38 minutes.
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RADIO REPORT
A Look Back at One of Virginia‘s Most Controversial Crimes
November 26, 2019 — Radio IQ — by Sandy Hausman
After 33 years behind bars, Jens Soering is headed back to Germany. He has campaigned tirelessly for his freedom – insisting he did not kill his girlfriend’s parents in their home near Lynchburg. The governor has refused his request for a pardon, but Virginia’s parole board agreed to release him and the woman convicted of serving as an accomplice. After covering this story for nearly a decade, Sandy Hausman looks back on the case.