Washington Post: Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, convicted in sensational 1985 double murders, released by Virginia

Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, onetime classmates and lovers at the University of Virginia convicted decades ago in her parents’ brutal killing, have won release from prison. more...

washington Post: Governor pardons Va. man in prison 29 years in case of mistaken identity

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Wednesday granted an absolute pardon to a convicted sex offender, ending a decades-long campaign by an imprisoned man whose claims of innocence were eventually joined by prosecutors and police. [more...]