Killing for Love

Synopsis

Obsessed young lovers, heinous murders, a sensational trial, and a shocking miscarriage of justice. Killing for Love is a riveting dissection of the 1985 courtroom battle that played out on television, and its disturbing aftermath. Convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend’s parents, Jens Soering has been in prison for over 30 years. The series reveals for the first time the mounting evidence of his innocence.

First Air Date: 2017-03-07

Last Air Date: 2017-03-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: BBC Four

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: First Love (2017-03-07)

Three months into a passionate love affair, Elizabeth Haysom’s parents are brutally murdered in their Virginia home and she flees with her boyfriend, Jens Soering.
Ep. 2: The Betrayal (2017-03-07)

Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering flee Virginia following the brutal murder of Elizabeth’s parents. Crisscrossing Asia and Europe they are eventually arrested in London.
Ep. 3: The Confession (2017-03-07)

Feeling betrayed by his former lover Elizabeth Haysom, the teenage Jens Soering is returned to the US to stand trial for the murder of her parents.
Ep. 4: The Footprint (2017-03-07)

Teenager Jens Soering struggles to win sympathy in his trial for the brutal murder of his former lover, Elizabeth Haysom’s parents.
Ep. 5: College Friends (2017-03-07)

Elizabeth Haysom paints Jens Soering as an obsessive lover fulfilling her desire for her parents’ death and returning to her soaked in their blood.
Ep. 6: Chasing Freedom (2017-03-07)

Jens Soering is still petitioning for his release and claiming his innocence for the brutal murder of his former lover, Elizabeth Haysom’s parents in 1985.