Netflix Tip of the Day: Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom
Yeeheees, there's another delicious true crime doc online on Netflix. Four episodes long, featuring a special case that took place in 1985. You might almost think that with all the true crime docs we've already received from Netflix, there's nothing left to surprise you, but they manage to do it every time: this is yet another crazy case. I already know for sure that after watching, I will scour all the internet forums for more info, because I want to know everything about this.
In Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom, Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom stand directly opposite each other. They were both arrested on suspicion of murdering Elizabeth's parents, who were brutally killed on March 30, 1985. Initially, Jens Soering (a German exchange student) was identified as the perpetrator and Elizabeth as an accomplice. But when Jens tells his story in court, it seems to be quite different. Is he even the murderer or is it Elizabeth?
Very interesting: in this documentary, Jens Soering is interviewed himself. He was only eighteen years old when the double murder occurred, during his relationship with Elizabeth. They both fled, had several forged passports on them, but were eventually arrested, after which he confessed to the murder. However, his story changed when he stood before the jury; according to him, Elizabeth was the mastermind behind this crime, while according to her, it was the other way around. A classic he said, she said situation, where Jens Soering ultimately drew the short straw: he was convicted of the two murders and disappeared behind bars.
He was released in 2019 and deported to Germany. Soering has maintained his innocence all these years and he still insists on that in this documentary. Unfortunately, we do not see Elizabeth Haysom on camera; she also went behind bars and was released in 2019, after which she was deported to Canada, where she came from.
Even though this case has a clear verdict, we can still speculate at length about whether it was the right verdict. Another recommendation, this one.
