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“A Very Cold, Calculated Libel by a Desperate Young Man”

Frequent commenter Francis Wheatley, responding to my recent post about the the attacks on Jim Farmer in "Killing for Love", was in the courtroom in 1990 when Jens Söring attacked Jim Farmer and describes the reaction: Jim Farmer’s father is the Honorable James [middle name removed by me] Farmer. He was for many years the… Continue reading “A Very Cold, Calculated Libel by a Desperate Young Man”

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New Söring Miniseries “The Promise”: Based on an Untrue Story

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

Criminal Law, Murder, Self-Promotion, Soering, True Crime, Uncategorized

Sind Steinberger, Vetter, und Söring Freunde? Sörings neue Antwort ist interessant

Ich hatte nicht ausreichend Zeit, mir alle Interviews mit Jens Söring anzuhören, aber ein Gespräch mit SWR1 (Auszug unten) war sehr interessant. Es lieferte ein schönes Beispiel dafür, wie Söring seine Geschichte immer wieder frisiert bzw. justiert, wenn er sicher gehen kann, dass der Interviewpartner nichts über den Fall weiß, was leider fast immer der… Continue reading Sind Steinberger, Vetter, und Söring Freunde? Sörings neue Antwort ist interessant

Criminal Law, Murder, Police and Prosecutors, Soering, True Crime, Uncategorized

“[A] cottage industry of falsehood, criminal celebrity and evil.”

While browsing the always-interesting German-language Allmystery forum about Söring's case, I came across this article from 2010, last updated 2013. I think it speaks for itself: LYNCHBURG — Richard Haysom said this of the brutal 1985 slayings of his parents, Nancy and Derek Haysom: “That ignominious day was for our family, our ‘Sept. 11’ —… Continue reading “[A] cottage industry of falsehood, criminal celebrity and evil.”