RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia officials have rejected a parole request from a German diplomat's son serving life in prison for the 1985 killings of his ex-girlfriend's parents.
Jens Soering told the Washington Post (http://wapo.st/2nIlW4h ) that he was disappointed and surprised after receiving the news Friday.
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In addition to parole, Soering is seeking a full pardon from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Brian Moran, McAuliffe's secretary of public safety and homeland security, said the pardon request is still being considered.
In 2015, McAuliffe refused a request to transfer Soering back to Germany.
Former Gov. Tim Kaine in 2010 sought to transfer Soering to a German prison, secretly agreeing to a plan that would have kept him behind bars there for at least two years.
Kaine's successor, Bob McDonnell, revoked that request soon after taking office.