The Gifted Son
Jens Soering is the son of a mid-level German diplomat. He’s technically German, but he was born in Thailand (in 1966) and mostly grew up in America. With his excellent grades, he got into the University of Virginia for free. In the fall of 1984, he met another gifted student, 20-year-old Elizabeth Haysom.
Jens Soering. Source: Facebook
Haysom, originally from Canada, was the daughter of Derek and Nancy Haysom, a cultured couple who tried to control and nag their daughter into becoming an upstanding citizen. They had a tough time raising her, so they sent her to boarding school in England. It was only a matter of time until she rebelled…