Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom

This is not a bad docuseries. It's an easy watch and I was not familiar with the case. I'm not sure four episodes was warranted. It did drag a little. It certainly presents a lot to think about though both were clearly lying and there's no way that she wasn't there when it happened. My biggest gripe was with a "footprint" expert that was presented. Fingerprinting is borderline junk science in terms of its reliability so I have a hard time taking footprint evidence seriously. It was especially telling when the "expert" said that there was no significant difference between a bare footprint and a sock footprint. At that point I just rolled my eyes.

I remember watching Jen's trial on TV late night as it was unfolding. The question that I had then is the same as now, who do you believe, Elizabeth or Jens? They both told so many lies, I can only conclude that neither one is telling the complete truth. Is it just me, or is current day Jens a dead ringer for Bob Denver? It's hard for me to envision a puny nerd like Gilligan murdering two people by himself so easily. My thoughts are that there were two people murdering the Haysoms that night. One of them could have fought back while the other was being attacked if there was only one killer. Nancy was in the kitchen, there are all kinds of weapons that would have been available to her. This documentary doesn't clear anything up, it doesn't definitively answer any questions about the crime. But it's definitely an interesting film to watch and the pacing is good. By the way, regarding the reviews that mention Jens speaking German in an 'American' documentary, this is in fact a German production.

This documentary, unfortunately, falls victim to a skewed narrative, allowing Jens narcissistic to monopolize the spotlight without offering an alternative perspective enough . The lack of balance undermines the credibility of the storytelling, turning it into a platform for self-promotion rather than a genuine exploration of the truth. No police and journalists were not enough to present the whole story. Without Haysom it is hard to do it. Jens speaks German the whole time , while he is proficient in English, which adds another layer to the narrative that reflects arrogance and disrespect and again one side narrative pretty much. He presents himself as a victim and the movie fails to challenge the narrative. I stopped watching.

I want to start off by saying that I love long documentaries for true crime. I normally love the documentaries that Netflix releases but seriously this one just made me frustrated. It was good in the beginning but was extremely dragged out for what ended up not even being a conclusion. I was also annoyed by the fact that Jens could speak perfect English gave all his interviews in German (I enjoy watching these in the particle background). There was barely any evidence mentioned and the trial was all over the place. It felt like it pushed a political agenda. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who enjoys true crime, even if you like cold cases with no conclusion, its not worth it.