Summary

• The Netflix docies Till Murder Do Us Part reveals that Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom committed other crimes while on the run, leading to their arrest for the Haysom murders.
• The love letters exchanged between Jens and Elizabeth provided evidence of their involvement in the Haysom murders, serving as a major breakthrough in the case.
• Elizabeth Haysom blamed Jens for her parents' murders, claiming that he acted alone, which changed the discourse surrounding the case.

Netflix’s 2023 docies Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom not only provides an of a chilling true crime case, but also drops several massive reveals as well. Told across four parts exploring different points of view on the case, Till Murder Do Us Part examines the murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom, who were gruesomely killed in 1985. The main suspects in the case were quickly identified as their daughter Elizabeth Haysom and her German boyfriend Jens Soering. However, the murder plot thickens when the two lovers turn on each other, claiming the other is the real killer, a shocking turn of events that captured the public's attention.

Given the two conflicting stories at the center of Till Murder Do Us Part, the Netflix-streaming documentary is home to some huge reveals about Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering’s involvement in the Haysom murders. Since so much time has ed since the Haysoms were killed in 1985, the progression of technology has allowed for some new breakthroughs. Additionally, key interviews from investigators, forensics experts, and Jens Soering himself are able to shed light on the Haysom case, namely the fact that neither Jens nor Elizabeth can be trusted.

10 Jens & Elizabeth Committed Other Crimes While On The Run

Jens & Elizabeth's Other Crimes Led To Their Arrest For The Haysom Murders

Although the Netflix documentary Till Murder Do Us Part focuses on the murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom, it also reveals that Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom committed other crimes besides the murders. While they were on the run in Europe and Asia, Jens and Elizabeth committed several counts of fraud by writing bad checks under assumed names. This led to the couple making thousands of dollars from their fraudulent activities, but it also piqued the interest of the Metropolitan Police, who eventually arrested the couple in London.

While this lesser crime might not seem significant at first, it is actually a major breakthrough for the Haysom murder cases. Arresting Jens and Elizabeth for fraud led to the Metropolitan Police investigating the couple more in depth, and they found evidence of the couple’s involvement in the murder case, which helped the investigation in Virginia. Outside its direct relation to the murder investigation, Jens and Elizabeth’s other crimes show the extent the two not only believed they were above the law, but were above prosecution, and this lack of remorse or regard is part of what makes their actions so heinous.

9 Jens & Elizabeth’s Love Letters Led To Their Downfall

Jens & Elizabeth’s Letters Had Evidence Of Their Involvement In The Haysom Murders

Jens and Elizabeth’s love letters to each other not only revealed their intense obsession with each other, but provided evidence of their involvement in the Haysom murders. When the Metropolitan Police arrested Jens and Elizabeth for fraud, they began to investigate the couple more in depth for additional evidence, which included taking their love letters to each other. However, in the process of going through the letters, the Metropolitan Police discovered evidence of a much more heinous crime than the fraud they were investigating.

In their letters to each other, both Jens and Elizabeth not only candidly discussed their disdain for Elizabeth’s parents, but the fact that they were both involved in the murders. The criminal couple discussed other topics surrounding the Haysom murders as well, including the police investigation in Virginia, painting a clear picture of their involvement. Prior to the Metropolitan Police discovering these letters, there wasn’t much physical evidence that could tie the pair to the crime scene, but the letters blew the murder investigation open. With this in mind, Jens and Elizabeth’s paper trail led to their own downfall for the murders.

8 Elizabeth Haysom Blamed Jens For Her Parents’ Murders

Elizabeth Claimed Jens Acted Alone In The Murders (Despite Having Pled Guilty)

Although both Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering pled guilty to the police when being questioned about the Haysom murders, Elizabeth later completely threw Jens under the bus for her parents’ deaths. During Elizabeth Haysom’s case hearing, she took a large amount of responsibility for her parents’ death, including staging their alibi and manipulating Jens to get him on board with her plans. However, Elizabeth wouldn’t take responsibility for the murders themselves. Rather, she made the claim that Jens acted alone while she was in D.C. staging their alibi.

According to Elizabeth, she might have manipulated Jens, but “he had a choice” regarding whether to go through with the killings. Elizabeth putting the sole blame on Jens for the Haysom murders started a trend of her and Jens pointing the finger at each other for years. Therefore, her claim that Jens was responsible for the murders is a significant moment in the case that changed the discourse surrounding the murders from that point onward.

7 Jens Soering Initially Couldn’t Be Tried In The United States

The Possibility Of The Death Penalty Made It Unlawful To Extradite Jens Soering To The U.S.

One interesting reveal that Netflix’s Till Murder Do Us Part documentary explores is why it took so long to try Jens Soering for the Haysom murders. Although Elizabeth Haysom was extradited to the United States, Jens was successfully able to fight extradition on the basis of capital punishment being on the table, which was upheld by the European Court of Human Rights. When the authorities agreed not to pursue the death penalty, they were finally able to extradite him. However, the timing of this process meant that Jens ended up being tried in 1990, five years after the murders, which could explain why his story changed so much.

6 Elizabeth Haysom Lied About Her Parents’ Abuse

Elizabeth Haysom Gave Conflicting Statements About Her Mother’s Abuse

In both Elizabeth Haysom’s case hearing and Jens Soering’s trial, potential abuse that the Haysoms perpetuated against Elizabeth came up, but Elizabeth gave conflicting statements on whether this actually happened. When Elizabeth was asked during her case hearing if she was abused by her mother with her father’s knowledge, she said that she wasn’t. However, when Elizabeth testified in Jens’ criminal trial, she flipped her answer, instead saying that the abuse was part of why she was so angry with her parents.

Elizabeth’s conflicting statements about her parents are a huge revelation for several reasons, first and foremost because it paints a clear motive for Elizabeth to be the real killer of Derek and Nancy Haysom. This would seem to lend credence to the idea of Jens being innocent of the murders. Additionally, Elizabeth’s conflicting answers about her parents’ abuse of her shows how easily she is willing to lie, even under oath, which exposes her as a huge potential threat.

5 Jens Soering’s Testimony Paints A Different Picture Of The Murders

Jens Claims In His Trial That Elizabeth Was The Real Killer

Although Jens had initially pled guilty to the Haysom murders, he completely changed his tune about what happened when he testified about the crimes in his murder trial, contradicting both his earlier statements and Elizabeth’s. According to Jens, Elizabeth was the real killer of her parents, not him. Jens claimed that the reality of the murders was actually the opposite of their initial story: Elizabeth was the one who killed her parents while he built the alibi in D.C. After Elizabeth committed the murders, she told Jens the details so he could memorize them and take the fall for her.

Jens changing his story during his criminal trial is one of the most shocking moments in the Haysom murder case, as it completely turned the so-called “facts” of the case on their head. This is a difficult development for the case, as with a lack of evidence to confirm or deny either Jens’ or Elizabeth’s stories, it devolves into a “he said, she said” conflict. Ultimately, Jens pinning the murder on Elizabeth is yet another clear sign that he and Elizabeth are willing to bend the truth in any scenario, making it impossible to believe what they say.

4 Poor Police Investigation Makes It Impossible To Tell What Really Happened

The Police Missed Important Evidence That Could Point To The Real Killer

Many revelations about the Haysom murders came out during Jens Soering’s criminal case, including the failings of the police. As part of Jens’ defense, several missteps in the initial police investigation were identified. Two of the biggest missed opportunities include determining if cigarettes found at the scene matched Elizabeth’s and the failure to thoroughly investigate their alibi in D.C. According to Jens’ defense, following through on such leads could have easily answered the lingering questions of the case, but now that so much time has ed, the missing evidence is now destroyed. As a result of police negligence, it’s now considered impossible to determine the real killer of the Haysoms.

3 Jens Soering Was Found Guilty Of The Haysom Murders (Despite Maintaining His Innocence)

Physical Evidence At The Crime Scene Led To Jens’ Conviction

Despite Jens Soering’s claims of innocence and evidence that pointed to Elizabeth’s potential guilt, he was found guilty of the Haysom murders. There was compelling physical evidence at the crime scene that seemed to place Jens there, namely a bloody footprint and blood that matched his blood type. While Jens presented valid points about why this evidence wasn’t valid proof of his guilt, the jury disagreed, leading to Jens receiving two life sentences. Jens’ guilty sentence is a shocking moment for the true crime Netflix documentary, as evidence pointing to Elizabeth’s involvement seemed to be mounting prior to the conviction.

2 Forensic Evidence Placed Jens At The Crime Scene Years Later

Physical Evidence From The Crime Scene Suggests Jens Was There Despite DNA Tests Being Negative

Though Jens Soering maintained that the physical evidence presented in his trial wasn’t convincing enough to convict him, a shocking forensic test towards the end of the true crime documentary suggests otherwise. Despite Jens’ claims that the bloody sock print found was “junk science,” a forensic podiatrist appeared in the documentary to prove otherwise. She compared Elizabeth and Jens’ footprints to the print found at the crime scene and determined that Jens’ foot matched more than Elizabeth’s. This is a huge bombshell, as it pokes a major hole in Jens’ claims of innocence and seems to place him at the crime scene.

1 Netflix’s Till Death Do Us Part Suggests A New Theory For The Haysoms’ Murder

The Netflix Documentary Suggests Jens & Elizabeth Committed The Crime Together

Perhaps the most shocking reveal in the Netflix documentary Till Murder Do Us Part comes at the end, when the docies presents a completely new theory for the killings. Throughout the documentary, Till Murder Do Us Part examines the evidence of the Haysom murders to determine if Elizabeth or Jens was the killer, but discrepancies made it impossible to say who it was with certainty. However, the documentary posits that rather than one or the other being the killer, both Jens and Elizabeth were at the crime scene, and thus responsible for the deaths of her parents.

One major indicator that both Jens and Elizabeth could be responsible is that Elizabeth’s brother claims that their mother told him that she was expecting a visit from the couple the weekend she was murdered. If Nancy was expecting Jens and Elizabeth, it would explain why there were no signs of forced entry. Additionally, it would explain the evidence that seems to tie both suspects to the crime scene, like Jens’ sock print or Elizabeth’s cigarettes. Although it’s ultimately impossible to know for sure who the true killer of Derek and Nancy Haysom is, Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom’s new theory makes a compelling case for what might have happened.Where To Watch Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering Vs. Haysom