A scenario of how the haysom murders may have occurred on june 8, 1986, in london, england, two people confessed to killing derek and nancy haysom on march 30, 1985, in bedford county, virginia. His 2007 book the convict christ was awarded first prize by the catholic. British police murdered on duty the murders of wpc fiona bone and wpc nicola hughes duration. Jens soering, elizabeth haysom granted parole in 1985 slayings of.
After fleeing with elizabeth to europe, jens ultimately confessed to the. In 1985, socialites derek and nancy haysom were found brutally stabbed to death in their home in boonsboro, virginia. She had often said she hated her parents and wished them dead. Virginia killer with nova scotia ties to be paroled. Soering claims he confessed to the crime to protect her. Cold case files the murders of elizabeth parents derek and. Soering book and movie coming to charlottesville bill sizemore. Soering book and movie coming to charlottesville bill. When elizabeths parents were found savagely butchered in their elegant virginia country home, she.
Apr 01, 2012 one day in the life is a very candid account of a day in prison as told by jens soering, serving two life sentences in the state of virginia. Dec 15, 2017 karin steinberger and marcus vetters documentary killing for love, which opens today, explores the roles of elizabeth haysom and jens soering in the 1985 slaying of haysoms parents. Man jailed for 1985 us murder of girlfriends parents returns. Beyond the sheer violence of the act came the shocking discovery that the affluent couples collegeage daughter, elizabeth, and her german boyfriend, jens soering, both honor students at the.
Elizabeth haysom was found guilty of being an accessory in the killing of her parents while soering, her boyfriend at the time, was convicted of both murders. Jens soring, usually rendered in english as jens soering, born 1 august 1966 in bangkok, thailand is a german citizen who in 1990 was convicted of two counts of firstdegree murder in virginia, united states of america. Elizabeth haysom and jens soering elizabeth haysom, is the daughter of derek and nancy haysom. When suspicion turned to the haysoms beautiful but troubled daughter, elizabeth, and her. But, as a 1990 book on the soering case recounts, she rebelled, ran away from school. Nov 25, 2019 richmond jens soering and elizabeth haysom, onetime classmates and lovers at the university of virginia convicted decades ago in her parents brutal killing, have won release from prison. Jens soering was in love with elizabeth haysom, a beautiful but troubled woman with a history of abuse. She and jens soering were paroled from jail on november 25, 2019 more than 30 years after they were first convicted in the gruesome slayings of haysoms. Elizabeth pled guilty as an accessory before the fact, testified against jens, and was given a 90year sentence. It is true enough that the letters do not contain explicit statements which unequivocally acknowledge committing the murders. Soering and haysom were both uva honors students at the time of the killings. After 33 years, six months and 25 days, to finally, finally be back in germany, its so great. Jens soring soering skeptical of second chance month. Jens soering, the son of a german diplomat, and canadian elizabeth haysom, who were a couple at the time of the murders, will be released after decades in prison.
Introduction as i have observed before, many people were the victims of jens soering s relentless campaign of lies and defamation, but none more so than elizabeth haysom. Jens soering and elizabeth haysom, convicted of infamous. She then returned to her parents in virginia and was then accepted into the university of virginia, where she met jens soering, who is the son of a german diplomat. Nov 07, 2018 book and movie about elizabeth haysom and jens soering ken englades 1990 book beyond reason chronicles the lives of this deadly duo before and after the murderous violence committed against derrick and nancy haysom. If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and dont vote in the other threads. Richmond jens soering and elizabeth haysom, onetime classmates and lovers at the university of virginia convicted decades ago in her parents brutal killing, have won release from prison. Jens soering gains powerful new advocate in quest for pardon. After more than three decades, jens soering and elizabeth haysom have.
Jens soering deported to germany after 30 years in us prison. Scenario of how the haysom murders may have occurred. Jens soering appeals to documentary makers metafilter. Soring was convicted of killing the parents of his thengirlfriend elizabeth haysom in the unincorporated hamlet of boonsboro. Jens soring, usually rendered in english as jens soering is a german citizen who in 1990 was convicted of two counts of firstdegree murder in virginia, united states of america. A film by marcus vetter and karin steinberger with the voices of imogen poots and daniel bruehl. Troy jens soerings new dnabased bid for freedom is nonsense, says elizabeth haysom, his former girlfriend and the daughter of the couple they were convicted of murdering 31 years. Ap he was the academically inclined son of a german diplomat, she the daughter of a wealthy society couple, educated in a string of european boarding. Elizabeth and jens had met in a university program for high achieving students. Bob mcdonnell the sworn statement of a lynchburg man who says elizabeth haysom and another man brought a.
In 1984, soering, the son of a german diplomat, was a freshman and a jefferson scholar with a full scholarship to the university of virginia. Jens soering arrived in frankfurt tuesday and said. Bob mcdonnell the sworn statement of a lynchburg man who says elizabeth haysom and another man brought a bloody car into his transmission shop. The sock print wasnt his size, the details of his confession contradicted the evidence many times, elizabeth changed her story multiple times to suit new found evidence, jens kept the tickets for the movie that elizabeth used as. But he eventually recanted, saying he was only trying to protect elizabeth haysom from the electric chair under the mistaken belief.
Dec 21, 2019 elizabeth haysom and jens soering had met at the university of virginia and, even after decades of not being in contact, seemed eerily linked. A new chapter in a doublemurder case the new yorker. In not guilty, soring describes how elizabeth haysom confessed to jens soring. Jul, 2019 it was elizabeth haysoms bondage to a toxic male jens soering that led to the murders of mr. Elizabeth roxanne haysom is a canadian citizen who, along with her then boyfriend, jens soring, was convicted of orchestrating the 1985 double murder of her. The gruesome murders of nancy and derek haysom in 1985 were an international media sensation. Elizabeth haysom was paroled to canada the same day. Elizabeth waved extraditing back to the united states, where she would stand trial and jens fought to be deported back to germany where he would have served a lesser sentence, but was ultimately denied and had to come back to. Introduction as i have observed before, many people were the victims of jens soerings relentless campaign of lies and defamation, but none more so than elizabeth haysom. She and jens soering were paroled from jail on november 25, 2019 more than 30 years after they were first convicted in the gruesome slayings of haysoms parents in 1985. Haysom was sentenced to 90 years but will receive mandatory parole in 2032, when she is 68.
Soering initially confessed to killing derek and nancy haysom. The doublemurder case that still haunts me the new yorker. Possibly the university of virginia freshman face book. When suspicion turned to the haysoms beautiful but troubled daughter, elizabeth, and her german boyfriend, jens soering, their case became one of the most notorious in the commonwealths history. But elizabeth haysom was also a spoiled, willful daughter of privilege. Soering says that she pleaded with him to use the movieticket alibi to cover her. On monday, an attorney for jens soering mailed gov.
Jens soering gains powerful new advocate in quest for. Brunswick correctional center inmate jens soering pauses as he recalls, 20 years ago, being sentenced to two life terms for the murders of derek and nancy haysom. Virginia had the electric chair, and they were using it frequently, he explains. Both elizabeth haysom and i each claimed to have committed the crime alone. Amazon software does not permit hyperlinks here, but much more detail is available on a website dedicated to showing that jens soering is, indeed, guilty as charged. When suspicion turned to the haysoms beautiful but troubled daughter, elizabeth, and her german boyfriend, jens soering, their case became one of the most notorious in. Detective work could help convicted killer soering local. I lived in va while this case was being tried, and according to all testimony and accounts, both soering and haysom should be incarcerated for life.
These were all discovered upon their arrest in england and carefully read by investigators. A couple convicted of a brutal double murder in 1985 have won their release from prison, and will now be handed over to immigration authorities. Elizabeth haysom was the child of derek william reginald haysom, a retired nova scotia steel executive, and nancy astor benedict haysom, an artist. Feb 09, 2018 when jens soering met elizabeth haysom. One day in the life is a very candid account of a day in prison as told by jens soering, serving two life sentences in the state of virginia. German national jens soering was convicted of murder in their deaths. Couple convicted of grisly 1980s murders get surprise. But it wasnt me who did it, it was the drugs which made me do it. As is well known, jens soering and elizabeth haysom wrote numerous letters to each other in addition to their joint travel diary entries. It was elizabeth haysoms bondage to a toxic male jens soering that led to the murders of mr. Jens and his thengirlfriend elizabeth haysom were honor students at the university of virginia when elizabeths parents were slashed and stabbed to death in their bedford county retirement home. The story of jens soering, author and centering prayer practioner who has been incarerated since 1986 for crimes he did not commit. Karin steinberger and marcus vetters documentary killing for love, which opens today, explores the roles of elizabeth haysom and jens soering in the 1985 slaying of haysoms parents.
The haysoms were wealthy, respected members of virginia society and the murder conviction of their daughter elizabeth and her german boyfriend jens soering sent shockwaves. Dec 17, 2019 soring, 53, was convicted of murdering his thengirlfriend elizabeth haysoms parents, derek and nancy haysom, in 1985 and was serving a life sentence in virginia when he was granted parole. She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of lady astor. To anyone sufficiently well informed about the haysom murders, the evidence of jens soerings guilt is overwhelming and goes hand in hand with the irrefutable evidence of his lies. The letters and diary jens soering guilty as charged. Nov 26, 2019 a couple convicted of a brutal double murder in 1985 have won their release from prison, and will now be handed over to immigration authorities for deportation.
Regardless of guilt or innocence, soering points out the brutal ironies in prison life that do little to rehabilitate or prepare inmates for any other life than that of a criminal. Jens soering and elizabeth haysom, convicted of infamous double. Soring later says he saw dry reddishbrown smears on elizabeths forearms which were blood 1162. Couple convicted of grisly 1980s murders get surprise release. But his love for elizabeth would draw jens soering into a web of madness and. Book and movie about elizabeth haysom and jens soering ken englades 1990 book beyond reason chronicles the lives of this deadly duo before and after the murderous violence committed against derrick and nancy haysom. Man jailed for 1985 us murder of girlfriends parents. She attended the british prep school of wycombe abbey, she started resenting her parents during her senior year of high school, because they signed her up for higher level math and science classes, which led her to have to spend an extra year at the school, and they tried to control what she did. Sheriff advocates for jens soerings innocence in new. Elizabeth haysom s statement was written before the announcement of her release by the virginia parole board.
But his love for elizabeth would draw jens soering into a web of madness and murder. Jens soering confessed to the murders of derek and nancy haysom and elizabeth confessed to being an accessory to murder. April 4, 1985 the haysom family home in boonsboro was the site of a brutal stabbing deaths of derek and nancy haysom. Jens soering, convicted of killing girlfriends parents. Elizabeth haysom, sentenced to 90 years for the brutal murder and neardecapitation of her. Elizabeth haysom and jens soering the haysom murders. Elizabeth haysom and jens soering had met at the university of virginia and, even after decades of not being in contact, seemed eerily linked.
Issue 54 the parent killers wyley gates brutally killed his family, while elizabeth haysom and jens soering conspired to murder her parents for money. Dec 17, 2019 jens soering and elizabeth haysom, convicted in sensational 1985 double murders, released by virginia. Virginia killer with nova scotia ties to be paroled, deported. Elizabeth haysom, sentenced to 90 years for the brutal murder and neardecapitation of her parents, has broken her silence from prison with a letter to.
Jens soering deported to germany after 30 years in us. There was no untruth about her too sordid for him to. Letter from elizabeth haysom to jens soering, december 20, 1984. Regardless of guilt or innocence, soering points out the brutal ironies in prison life that do little to rehabilitate or prepare inmates for. If soering had not been willing to murder them in pursuit of his own selfish motives, elizabeths immature fantasy of wanting her parents. Jens soering and elizabeth haysom, convicted in sensational 1985 double murders, released by virginia. Jens soering freed in germany after 33 years in virginia. Soering vociferously maintained his innocence in a series of books. Jan 17, 2018 the letters and diary holdsworth85 uncategorized january 17, 2018 april 1, 2019 5 minutes as is well known, jens soering and elizabeth haysom wrote numerous letters to each other in addition to their joint travel diary entries. Jens soering is the son of klaus soering, a midlevel german diplomat. Jens soerings guilt and a system failure of german journalism. Soering won attention and believers over the years for writing books on his case, his.
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