Young Jens Soering
Jens Soering from a yearbook picture, 1984. Possibly the University of Virginia freshman face book. (Soering and his girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom, both students at UVa, were convicted of killing Haysom's parents in their Bedford County home.)
Young Elizabeth Haysom
Elizabeth Haysom in 1984. (Elizabeth Haysom and her boyfriend Jens Soering, both students at UVa, were convicted of killing Haysom's parents in their Bedford County home.)
Trial Demo
During the 1990 trial, investigator Ricky Gardner uses Donna Sensabaugh, Judge William Sweeney's secretary, to demonstrate how Jens Soering killed Nancy Haysom. (Soering and his girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom, both students at UVa, were convicted of killing Haysom's parents in their Bedford County home.)
Soering Trial
Defense Attorney Richard A. Neaton, left and Commonwealth Attorney James W. Updike during a pre-trial heating for Jens Soering on June 4, 1990.
Updike Closing Arguments
Commonwealth's Attornet James Updike makes a point during closing arguments in the Jens Soering trial in Bedford on June 21, 1990. (Soering and his girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom, both students at UVa, were convicted of killing Haysom's parents in their Bedford County home.)
Judge Sweeney
Judge William W. Sweeney reads the sentence and statement to Elizabeth Haysom at the conclusion of her trial in October 1987. Judge Sweeney presided over the trials of both Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering. (Haysom and Soering, both students at UVa, were convicted of killing Haysom's parents in their Bedford County home.)
Soering in 2002
Jens Soering in a Virginia prison in 2002
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Jens Soering wants to be sent to a German prison, where he could be later released.
Soering appeal
Jens Soering, seen here as he was led away from Bedford County Circuit Court in 1996 after trying to get his murder convictions overturned, has said that his initial confessions were an effort to protect his girlfriend.
1990 Elizabeth Haysom
Elizabeth Haysom testified today (June 13, 1990) that her former lover, Jens Soering , did indeed kill her parents. (AP Photo)
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Haysom Soering
Elizabeth Haysom (left), seen in 1987, had been serving a 90-year term, and Jens Soering, seen in June 1990, had been serving two life sentences.
1990 Soering
Jens Soering, right, is escorted by Bedford County investigator Ricky Gardner, after being convicted on two counts of murder in this June 22, 1990 photo. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Jens Soering looks on during testimony at his trial in Bedford County in 1990. (The News & Advance file photo)
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Jens Soering in his 1990 trial. Photo by Keith Graham
German Diplomats Son
In a March 9, 2011 photo, Jens Soering speaks during an interview at the Buckingham Correctional Center in Dillwyn, Va. Soering, who is serving life in prison for killing two people, is hoping new evidence will win his parole. Meanwhile, the woman convicted of helping him kill her parents maintains they are both guilty and belong in prison. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom — who were convicted in the horrific 1985 slayings of Haysom's parents — were granted parole Monday and will be released to immigration officials for deportation to Germany and Canada, respectively.
RICHMOND — One of the special parole conditions imposed on Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom…
Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom are being held in facilities in Farmville, Va., and Ocilla, Ga., respectively until their deportations, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement Wednesday.
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