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Elizabeth Roxanne Haysom was born on April 15, 1964, in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, which is now known as Harare, Zimbabwe. She was the daughter of Nancy Astor Benedict Haysom, an artist, and Derek William Reginald Haysom, a steel executive. Her father served as president of two crown corporations in Nova Scotia. Elizabeth's parents had a total of five children from their previous marriages, and Elizabeth was a part of this blended family.

On April 3, 1985, the bodies of Derek and Nancy Haysom were found in their home in Lynchburg, Virginia. They had been brutally murdered. After some investigation, authorities became suspicious of their daughter, Elizabeth Haysom, and her boyfriend, Jens Söring. Elizabeth had rented a car and created an alibi by saying they had driven to Washington, D.C. However, the police discovered that the mileage on the rental car far exceeded a round trip to D.C.

Following the growing suspicion, Haysom and Söring fled the United States. They traveled to several countries before arriving in England, where they were arrested on April 30, 1986. Elizabeth was later convicted as an accessory to the murders in 1987 and received a 90-year prison sentence. Jens Söring was tried separately and found guilty of first-degree murder in 1990, resulting in a sentence of two life terms.

Elizabeth Haysom became eligible for parole in 1995 and applied for it every three years. In November 2019, both she and Jens Söring were granted parole after serving over 30 years in prison. Elizabeth was deported to Canada, and Jens was sent back to Germany.

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