A man, convicted of murdering his girlfriend's parents in 1985, claims new DNA analysis exonerates him of the murder, which he and his girlfriend are serving time for. Included: interviews with investigators and a member of the Innocence Project. Originally aired: 02/09/18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the premise of the 'True Crime Vault' episode?
Welcome to the 2020 True Crime Vault, where heart-stopping headlines come to life.
So you came here, saw where the attack began. Both Derek and Nancy's blood was on the floor here. The first thing in your mind was... What kind of gang came in here and did this?
Tonight on 2020, the brutal double murder of a successful husband and wife. Rumors of witchcraft, voodoo...
But was it a gang or their very own daughter and her boyfriend on the run?
They're both guilty of something. Otherwise, why would they leave? Here's something from Stuttgart. Bangkok. Luxembourg.
Young lovers going on this crazy adventure.
Life on the lam in London.
Under-assumed names passing bad checks, but then it all came crashing down on them. Two first-degree murder charges.
Capital murder charges.
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Chapter 2: Who were Derek and Nancy Hasem?
He is somebody who could have and should have known better, and he was blinded by love.
Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advocated for Jens' release, but his two strongest advocates, ironically, aren't high-profile celebrities or hotshot defense attorneys. They're police officers.
As far as him physically killing these people, no, I don't think he did.
One is an investigator who originally worked on the case. Show me. The other, a current sheriff now reinvestigating it.
If you break it down and look at what the evidence truly is, I don't feel like it would support a conviction if he was tried today.
Jens' story begins in 1984 at the University of Virginia. He's 18 years old, the son of a German diplomat, a freshman, and a Jefferson scholar with a full scholarship to UVA.
We were in the same Eccles Scholars program. The Eccles Scholars program pulls the top 6% of each entering class.
Amy Lemley wrote an extensive investigative magazine article about the case. What was Jens like?
He had the physique more of a boy than a man, kind of baby fat. They had big, thick glasses that covered about half of his face. They said that most people really couldn't stand to be in a conversation with them because he just loved to argue. He was intellectually arrogant? I would say so.
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