Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their house in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 30, 1985. Suspicion fell on their daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Jens Söring. They flee to Europe, but are caught and extradited to the U.S. Elizabeth is sentenced to 90 years in jail for incitement to murder, Jens Söring to two life sentences. Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter and their team spent over three years researching this case, which achieved world-wide notoriety. They uncovered new evidence, including the fact none of the blood samples found at the scene of the crime belonged to Jens Söring.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DE
Genres:
Crime, Documentary
Release:
October 2016
Production:
Filmperspektive, DR, BBC, SVT, ARTE, SWR, BR, VPRO
Cast:
Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Gail Ball, Steven Rosenfield, Tom Elliott, Ricky Gardner, Gail Marshall, Chuck Reid, Carlos Santos, Ed Sulzbach, William Sweeney, Dave Watson, Rich Zorn
Tags:
prisoner, reenactment, life sentence, woman director
