Small Town Big Crime
A beloved couple brutally murdered in their home. Their daughter's boyfriend, Jens Soering, confessed to the crime and was sentenced to life in prison. But decades later, DNA evidence tells a different story. So who really killed Derek and Nancy Haysom and why?
Small Town Big Crime
The Battle Lines
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Season 1
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Episode 15
We ask Jens Soering and his attorney to respond to discrepancies between his 1986 confession and what he told us last year. We trace the web of Soering's support to see how each influential person was brought in and became convinced of his innocence. The DNA experts and investigators who reviewed the case for Soering, respond to the alternate explanation about the unidentified DNA.
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Writing and reporting by Rachel Ryan and Courteney Stuart
Hosting and sound editing by Jaclyn Piermarini
Sound effects editing by Taylor Thomas