Jens Soering

Jens Soering is back in Germany this morning – paroled after more than 33 years behind bars, 29 of them in Virginia. He was convicted in the brutal murder…

Just before Thanksgiving, Governor Ralph Northam announced German citizen Jens Soering had won parole. A former honors student at UVA, he was imprisoned…

After 33 years behind bars, Jens Soering is headed back to Germany. He has campaigned tirelessly for his freedom – insisting he did not kill his…

The governor’s office has written what could be the final chapter in a case that’s sparked controversy for more than 30 years. After months of review,…

Officials have designated this “Second Chance Month” for about 37,000 state prisoners. Those who committed their crimes before 1995 are eligible for…

A controversial criminal case in Virginia has drawn the attention of Canada’s former Minister of Justice. Irwin Cotler, who fought for the freedom of…

The turmoil surrounding Governor Ralph Northam could mean further delays for prisoners requesting pardons from him -- among them Jens Soering, a German…

The crisis over leadership is upsetting, not only to Democrats who had hoped to turn the state blue, but to a man who's spent three decades behind bars in…

It’s been more than two years since Jens Soering asked the governor’s office for a pardon. In 1985, he was a German exchange student at UVA, dating a…

It’s been nearly two years since Jens Soering, a former honors student at the University of Virginia, asked the governor’s office for a pardon. Soering…