Officials in the state of Virginia allowed 53-year-old Jens Söring, the son of a diplomat, to be released on parole. Asking for some space to "settle back into my life", Söring added that he would "need some time" away from the media spotlight. He later retracted the confession, saying he had admitted to the murders to spare his girlfriend from being sentenced to death. The brutal murders shocked Germany and the United States, and the young couple were the key suspects from the beginning. Haysom, who admitted to complicity in the killings, is also to be released shortly and deported to her native Canada.

Source: The Local December 17, 2019 14:26 UTC