Killing for Love

Killing for Love

131 mins | Crime, Documentary | Oct. 27, 2016

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.

Killing for Love

131 mins | Crime, Documentary | Oct. 27, 2016

Killing for Love
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Danmarks Radio (DR), Südwestrundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARTE, SVT, BBC, VPRO, Filmperspektive GmbH
Original title Das Versprechen
Directors Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter
Writers Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter

Cast

Imogen Poots

as Elizabeth Haysom (voice)

Daniel Brühl

as Jens Söring (voice)

Jens Söring

as Himself

Gail Ball

as Herself

Steven Rosenfield

as Himself

Tom Elliott

as Himself

Ricky Gardner

as Himself

Gail Marshall

as Herself

Chuck Reid

as Himself

Carlos Santos

as Himself

Ed Sulzbach

as Himself

William Sweeney

as Himself

Dave Watson

as Himself

Rich Zorn

as Himself