Jens Soering was convicted of murdering his girlfriend's parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom in the 1980s.

Gardner was an investigator with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office in the 1980s and has worked his way up to major. Up until now, Gardner has been silent on one criminal case for the last three decades. “Common sense tells you, the only two people that benefited from the death of her parents was Soering and Elizabeth. Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, who were convicted for the murder of Haysom’s parents, Derek and Nancy in 1985, were granted parole last week. Gardner tells 10 News he plans to retire next year and is glad this case was put to rest before leaving the sheriff’s office.

This is our home and we’re very happy here,” Suzanne Peniche said. Haysoms body was found in kitchen … sprawled out on the floor,” John Peniche said. Soering was serving two life sentences and Haysom was serving 90 years for the murders. Why Mrs. Haysom in the kitchen, Mr. Haysom near the front door,” John Peniche said. I do not think it’s likely to be the end of it,” Suzanne Peniche said.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – After news broke that the two people responsible for the murder of a Bedford County couple in 1985 have been granted parole, there were mixed reactions. Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, both convicted for the murder of Elizabeth’s parents, Derek and Nancy, were granted parole on Monday. A longtime supporter of Soering’s release is Albemarle County Sheriff, Chip Harding. He also questions whether Soering’s confession, which he later recanted, was true or not. “Currently, the DNA is indicating there are two unknown males leading in the crime scene that are not Jens Soering,” Harding said.

RICHMOND, Va. – The two people responsible for the murder of a Bedford County couple in 1985 have been granted parole, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, both convicted for the murder of Elizabeth’s parents, Derek and Nancy, were granted parole on Monday. Soering was serving two consecutive life sentences for the murders and had tried for decades to be granted parole. This decision is in line with the Parole Board’s recommendation. Governor Northam respects the Parole Board’s expertise and appreciates their work on this and all other cases.

Thirty-one years after the crime, Jens Soering and his backers say a DNA analysis should set him free. Soering's attorney, Steve Rosenfield, says a blood analysis shows Soering is not connected to the case. "So now we know for the first time that there were two male participants at the crime scene, neither of which was Jens Soering," said Rosenfield. Lawyers, investigators, and several people who have examined the Soering case spoke on his behalf Thursday before a parole board member. She was a drug addict, and I believe that the people that she found to do this with her came out of that part of her life," said Jens Soering, a convicted killer.