Sugar Coated Murder

In this episode, Anne bakes up a delicious Strawberry Swirl Pound Cake. The recipe calls for Almond Extract and Kill Vanilla. Anne deviates and uses yummy strawberry jam. Karen recounts a double murder in Bedford County, VA, which is near Lynchburg, VA. Then, Anne gives us the terrifying murders by the Dating Game Killer, Rodney Acala, whose victims are vast and there are still more out there unidentified. The case Karen covers in Virginia is the Haysom Murders where a rebellious University of Virgina freshman and her college boyfriend plot the demise of her parents simply because she is spoiled and wants her way. The sisters don't agree with the name given to the Dating Game Killer because he was only on one episode and even though he won, the woman who picked him had the sense to not actually go on a date with him. They do agree that boob biting is never acceptable in any scenario.  They respectfully pay homage to Robin Samsoe, who was an unfortunate victim of Rodney Acala, but it was her murder that led to the solving of many others that actually got Rodney tried and convicted, even though there are many victims of his that are still unidentified. Investigators found over 900 pictures of his victims but cannot release them because of the violence depicted of his torturing them in the pictures.

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Karen's sources:
Elizabeth Haysom - Wikipedia
Jens Söring - Wikipedia
A MANSONESQUE KILLING BRINGS SHUDDERS TO GENTEEL VIRGINIA – Chicago Tribune
The Haysom Murders - Home (weebly.com)
Was Accessory in Murders of Parents, Heiress Admits - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Scenario of How the Haysom Murders May have Occurred (murderpedia.org)
DAUGHTER IS SENTENCED TO 90 YEARS FOR ROLE IN VA. SLAYING OF PARENTS - The Washington Post
Elizabeth Haysom Denied Parole | WSET
Virginia killer with Nova Scotia ties to be paroled, deported | CBC News
Soering, Haysom paroled | BedfordBulletin.com
Parole board member, investigators visit crime scene before granting Jens Soering, Elizabeth Haysom parole (wsls.com)
Parole board member, investigators visit crime scene before granting Jens Soering, Elizabeth Haysom parole (wsls.com)
Fabricated Innocence: The Self-Exoneration and Re-Incrimination of Jens Soering (quillette.com)
Elizabeth Haysom | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Jens Söring: US returns double murderer to Germany after 33 years - BBC News

Anne's sources:
https://m.facebook.com/find.alcala.victims/photos/a.161190713928936/161190757262265/
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a4576/rodney-alcala-dating-game-killer/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/dating-show-killed-raped-women-24284127.amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nhregister.com/news/amp/After-35-years-Jill-Barcomb-s-family-still-11515467.php
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/nyregion/05unsolved.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.marinij.com/2021/07/29/serial-killer-suspected-in-marin-murder-dies-in-prison/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.staradvertiser.com/2021/07/24/breaking-news/imprisoned-dating-game-killer-who-took-victims-earrings-as-trophies-dies-in-california/amp/
And information from The Book of Serial Killers by Jack Rosewood