Where Are Jen Soering And Elizabeth Haysom? Case Explored |

Elizabeth Haysom is a Canadian citizen who, along with her boyfriend, Jen Soering, was convicted of orchestrating the 1985 double murder of her parents. But how well do you know about the convicted couple? Read on as we explore the details of Elizabeth Hayson and Jen Soering.

Who is Elizabeth Hayson?

Elizabeth Haysom is the child of Derek William Reginald Haysom, a steel executive, and Nancy Astor Benedict Haysom, an artist. Derek and Nancy had a combined total of five children from previous marriages. Born in April 1964, Elizabeth attended boarding schools in Switzerland and England (Wycombe Abbey), then enrolled at the University of Virginia.

On the morning of April 3, 1985, when Söring, then boyfriend of Elizabeth, was 18 and Haysom was 20, the bodies of Derek and Nancy Haysom were discovered. They had been slashed and stabbed to death in their home in the Boonsboro neighborhood of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Both Derek and Nancy were almost decapitated. The couple’s bodies were not discovered until days after the murder. During the timeline of the murder, Haysom had rented a car. She and Jens drove to Washington, D.C., to establish an alibi.

Who is Jen Soering?

Jen Soering is a German who, in 1990, was convicted in Virginia, United States of America, of murdering the parents of his then-girlfriend, Elizabeth Haysom. For her role in the deaths, Haysom was convicted of two counts of accessory before the fact of murder.

He was born on August 1, 1966, in Bangkok as the son of a German diplomat, Klaus Söring. He moved to the United States in 1977 and graduated from The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984. He then attended the University of Virginia, where he entered into a relationship with fellow student Elizabeth Haysom.

What Happened Between Jen Soering and Elizabeth Haysom?

Elizabeth Haysom and Jen Söring were not initially suspects in the Haysoms’ murders, and Haysom organized all the details for her parents’ funerals. Within a few weeks, authorities had checked the records for the rental car the pair used and found that the total mileage during the rental far exceeded the single round trip to Washington, D.C., they claimed to have taken.

The Virginia police turned their focus to the couple, who then fled the country. Six months after the murder, having been to a number of countries, Söring and Haysom went to England, where they were arrested on April 30, 1986.

On 25 November 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that both Haysom and Söring would be released on parole, but not pardoned, and sent back to their respective home countries.

After more than 30 years in prison, Haysom was released from prison to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and then deported to her home country of Canada in January 2020.

U.S. Representative Ben Cline issued a statement condemning her release as a cost-cutting attempt by the state of Virginia and not based on merit. Adrianne L. Bennett, then chair of the Virginia Parole Board, asserted that the decision to grant Haysom parole was also justified by her young age at the time the crime was committed.

Jen Soring, Haysom’s accomplice, was also granted parole in November 2019 and was deported to his home country of Germany after his release.

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