So many times we see a killer literally get away with murder, or get such a light sentence it makes you sick to watch. Not so in this episode. This had a very satisfying conclusion.
The show also had a surprisingly lack of bias regarding the town. Not exactly "conservative" in its politics, City Confidental painted the conservative, Christian town of Lynchburg in a fair manner. It even interviewed its most famous citizen, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, as was fair to him. Shocking!
What the real shock was, though, was the brutal murder of Derek and Nancy Haysom. The retired and well-respected couple had moved right outside Lynchburg in 1982 but had less than three years to enjoy it. You see, they had a flaky daughter, Elizabeth, who had been sent to a prestigious school in England. She was the punk-rock type who didn't want any direction or discipline, so she preferred to stay abroad. She even had an affected British accent in no time, something that was pretty phony to those who had known her back in the States. This was the same school Princess Diana attended, but Elizabeth got expelled for drugs. Her animosity toward her parents seemed to abate, however, and she was enrolled at the University of Virginia in 1984, according to City Confidential narrator Paul Winfield.
Elizabeth, still with her accent and snooty elitist attitudes, found someone in college that seemed like Mr. Right: a nerdy-looking kid who was even more elitist and into himself than her! He was a German named Jens Boerring. Their idea of good fun was looking down on everyone, especially American college students. Their arrogance knew no bounds.
Well, to condense the rest of the story for those who haven't seen this episode, on Palm Sunday in 1985, the Haysoms were brutally murdered. Both had their throats cut and Derek had an astounding 39 stab wounds! Nancy was stabbed six times. Blood was all over the place. There was no forced entry and no robbery.
The Haysom daughter and her boyfriend, whom her parents didn't particular care for, skipped to England, but said it wasn't for any shady reasons; they just needed to get away. Yeah, right!! Later, daughter admitted her lover had gone to the house and done the killings.
The really interesting part of this TV episode was the trial. It was on television, and some of it is shown here. Elizabeth had claimed Jens did the actual murders. Jens remained silent. However, on the stand, Jens said he was a "patsy" and she was the actual killer. He had been covering for her. Both of these people sounded convincing although extremely smug. Jens, particularly, looked down upon the Southern prosecutor like he was some hick from Mayberry RFD.
Wrong.
Did he kill those people, or did she, or did they both? Tune in and find out. Either way, the verdict and sentencing was appropriate.
The show also had a surprisingly lack of bias regarding the town. Not exactly "conservative" in its politics, City Confidental painted the conservative, Christian town of Lynchburg in a fair manner. It even interviewed its most famous citizen, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, as was fair to him. Shocking!
What the real shock was, though, was the brutal murder of Derek and Nancy Haysom. The retired and well-respected couple had moved right outside Lynchburg in 1982 but had less than three years to enjoy it. You see, they had a flaky daughter, Elizabeth, who had been sent to a prestigious school in England. She was the punk-rock type who didn't want any direction or discipline, so she preferred to stay abroad. She even had an affected British accent in no time, something that was pretty phony to those who had known her back in the States. This was the same school Princess Diana attended, but Elizabeth got expelled for drugs. Her animosity toward her parents seemed to abate, however, and she was enrolled at the University of Virginia in 1984, according to City Confidential narrator Paul Winfield.
Elizabeth, still with her accent and snooty elitist attitudes, found someone in college that seemed like Mr. Right: a nerdy-looking kid who was even more elitist and into himself than her! He was a German named Jens Boerring. Their idea of good fun was looking down on everyone, especially American college students. Their arrogance knew no bounds.
Well, to condense the rest of the story for those who haven't seen this episode, on Palm Sunday in 1985, the Haysoms were brutally murdered. Both had their throats cut and Derek had an astounding 39 stab wounds! Nancy was stabbed six times. Blood was all over the place. There was no forced entry and no robbery.
The Haysom daughter and her boyfriend, whom her parents didn't particular care for, skipped to England, but said it wasn't for any shady reasons; they just needed to get away. Yeah, right!! Later, daughter admitted her lover had gone to the house and done the killings.
The really interesting part of this TV episode was the trial. It was on television, and some of it is shown here. Elizabeth had claimed Jens did the actual murders. Jens remained silent. However, on the stand, Jens said he was a "patsy" and she was the actual killer. He had been covering for her. Both of these people sounded convincing although extremely smug. Jens, particularly, looked down upon the Southern prosecutor like he was some hick from Mayberry RFD.
Wrong.
Did he kill those people, or did she, or did they both? Tune in and find out. Either way, the verdict and sentencing was appropriate.