There's a sucker born every minute, P.T. Barnum once may have said, and Söring keeps on finding more and more of them. Just when you thought Söringmania had bitten the dust, this announcement from Variety: German banner Elsani & Neary Media and France’s Mediawan Rights are teaming up on “The Promise,” a true-crime TV series revolving around… Continue reading New Söring Miniseries “The Promise”: Based on an Untrue Story
Month: January 2022
A Correction Re: Söring’s Lawyer’s Phone Call
I'd like to thank the Wikipedia editor Elefantikus -- during an exchange on the German Jens Söring Wikipedia page, he pointed out a part of the trial testimony that seems to contradict the meaning of one of the Söring custody log entries I have mentioned in my writing on the case. The entry in question… Continue reading A Correction Re: Söring’s Lawyer’s Phone Call
“Shut up”: Comic Relief at a Murder Trial
First, a podcast update. Well, not really an update: There's really not much to report here, except that the podcast is moving forward briskly. A great team of people has been working on it for a long while, and we're nearing the end. It's still probably a few months away, but it will happen, and… Continue reading “Shut up”: Comic Relief at a Murder Trial
A Bleg: Did Söring Attack Elizabeth Haysom in Court?
I wanted to briefly address one of the more interesting incidents in the Söring saga, but one which I still haven't been able to confirm with as many sources as I'd like. Both during her 1987 trial and her testimony in Jens Söring's 1990 trial, Elizabeth Haysom testified that Söring was so enraged by her… Continue reading A Bleg: Did Söring Attack Elizabeth Haysom in Court?