
<p><strong>Was he a</strong> <strong>cold-blooded killer, or the victim of a miscarriage of justice? A naive, lovestruck nerd, or a calculating double murderer?</strong></p><p>Horrific crimes are committed every day, unfortunately, but only a few remain in the public eye for decades afterwards. Hardly any case has polarized the public as much over the last 38 years as that of the German diplomat's son Jens Soering.</p><p><br></p><p>In this podcast series, hosts Daniela Hillers and Ralph Guise-Ruebe critically examine a homicide case from the 1980s: the murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom in Virginia, a crime that has come to be known as the Jens Soering case.</p><p>Daniela Hillers is an author and journalist who has written widely on the German terrorist group RAF.</p><p>Ralph Guise-Ruebe is the Judge and President of the Hannover Regional Court in Germany.</p><p><br></p><p>Would Jens Soering still be indicted and convicted today, based on the evidence available now? Was the trial in 199