As one of Virginia’s most notorious crimes is receiving renewed attention, a retired lawman who did his own investigation of the case is speaking out. Chip Harding sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast’ to discuss his thoughts on the Jens Soering case. Soering, a former UVA student, served decades in prison for the 1985 murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom, the parents of his then girlfriend, Elizabeth. The couple was brutally stabbed to death inside their home in Bedford County. Harding, then the sheriff of Albemarle County, made headlines in 2017, when he reviewed the case files at the request of one of Soering’s attorneys and came to the conclusion that the former UVA student was wrongly convicted.

As one of Virginia&rsquo;s most notorious crimes is receiving renewed attention, a retired lawman who did his own investigation of the case is speaking out. Chip Harding sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of &lsquo;Untold &ndash; A WTVR Podcast&rsquo; to discuss his thoughts on the Jens Soering case. Soering, a former UVA student, served decades in prison for the 1985 murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom, the parents of his then girlfriend, Elizabeth. The couple was brutally stabbed to death inside their home in Bedford County. Harding, then the sheriff of Albemarle County, made headlines in 2017, when he reviewed the case files at the request of one of Soering&rsquo;s attorneys and came to the conclusion that the former UVA student was wrongly convicted.

Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.

Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.

Untold – A WTVR Podcast

Chip Harding

May Pang took some of the most cand. id and fascinating pictures in the history of rock ‘n’ roll But Pang never trained to be a photographer, and she never really intended for many people to see her singular snapshots of one of music's biggest stars.

"My first boyfriend, this guy named John Lennon, some people may know him," Pang said in an interview with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of "Untold - A WTVR Podcast."

Pang's traveling exhibit, "The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang," made a stop in Richmond this week.

May Pang took some of the most cand. id and fascinating pictures in the history of rock &lsquo;n&rsquo; roll But Pang never trained to be a photographer, and she never really intended for many people to see her singular snapshots of one of music's biggest stars.
"My first boyfriend, this guy named John Lennon, some people may know him," Pang said in an interview with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of "Untold - A WTVR Podcast."
Pang's traveling exhibit, "The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang," made a stop in Richmond this week.

May Pang shares Lost Weekend stories about John Lennon

The bodies of two teenaged friends were discovered in the trunk of a car in Richmond's Gilpin Court 25 years ago this month. A quarter century later, there are still more questions than answers about how they got there.

Nineteen-year-old Herman Woolfolk III and 17-year-old Latrice Hulin disappeared the night of April 21, 2001. 

The Henrico teens, who relatives say were friends but were not dating, called Hulin’s mother to tell her they were going to get some food at the TGI Friday’s restaurant in the 7000 block of West Broad Street.

That was the last time anyone heard from them.

The teens were reported missing the next day, and Hulin’s mother began driving around the city looking for them herself. 

While searching in Gilpin Court, she discovered Woolfolk’s silver Ford Taurus parked in the 1100 block of St. Paul Street. 

She then called Richmond police.

“Uniformed officers showed up there, I believe there was a key in the car, and entry was gained into the trunk of the vehicle and that's where the remains were located,” said Detective Sgt. George Wade, the head of the Richmond police cold case unit, who joined Catie Beck on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast.’

The bodies of two teenaged friends were discovered in the trunk of a car in Richmond's Gilpin Court 25 years ago this month. A quarter century later, there are still more questions than answers about how they got there.
Nineteen-year-old Herman Woolfolk III and 17-year-old Latrice Hulin disappeared the night of April 21, 2001.&nbsp;
The Henrico teens, who relatives say were friends but were not dating, called Hulin&rsquo;s mother to tell her they were going to get some food at the TGI Friday&rsquo;s restaurant in the 7000 block of West Broad Street.
That was the last time anyone heard from them.
The teens were reported missing the next day, and Hulin&rsquo;s mother began driving around the city looking for them herself.&nbsp;
While searching in Gilpin Court, she discovered Woolfolk&rsquo;s silver Ford Taurus parked in the 1100 block of St. Paul Street.&nbsp;
She then called Richmond police.
&ldquo;Uniformed officers showed up there, I believe there was a key in the car, and entry was gained into the trunk of the vehicle and that's where the remains were located,&rdquo; said Detective Sgt. George Wade, the head of the Richmond police cold case unit, who joined Catie Beck on the most recent episode of &lsquo;Untold &ndash; A WTVR Podcast.&rsquo;

Bodies in Trunk: Detective on haunting Richmond cold case

Jens Soering sat in prison for decades after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s parents, who were found stabbed to death inside their rural Bedford County home in 1985. The case made headlines around the world, in part, because Soering, then a University of Virginia student who was the son of a German diplomat, initially confessed to the shocking crimes.

But he later recanted, claiming that he had only admitted guilt to try to protect his girlfriend, Elizabeth Haysom.

For years, Soering has sought a pardon. While no Virginia governor has ever granted one, he was released on parole in 2019. Now, seven years after being set free, Soering is asking the Court of Appeals of Virginia to officially clear his name.

His attorney, Elliott Harding, sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast.’ They discussed the petition for a writ of actual innocence they recently filed, and why Harding is certain his client is an innocent man.

Jens Soering sat in prison for decades after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend&rsquo;s parents, who were found stabbed to death inside their rural Bedford County home in 1985. The case made headlines around the world, in part, because Soering, then a University of Virginia student who was the son of a German diplomat, initially confessed to the shocking crimes.
But he later recanted, claiming that he had only admitted guilt to try to protect his girlfriend, Elizabeth Haysom.
For years, Soering has sought a pardon. While no Virginia governor has ever granted one, he was released on parole in 2019. Now, seven years after being set free, Soering is asking the Court of Appeals of Virginia to officially clear his name.
His attorney, Elliott Harding, sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of &lsquo;Untold &ndash; A WTVR Podcast.&rsquo; They discussed the petition for a writ of actual innocence they recently filed, and why Harding is certain his client is an innocent man.

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