▁murder ▁before ▁the ▁fact , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁– ▁one ▁ 4 5 - year ▁sentence ▁for ▁each ▁murder , ▁to ▁be ▁served ▁consec ut ively . ▁S ör ing ▁was ▁sent enced , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁to ▁two ▁consecutive ▁life ▁terms ▁for ▁first - deg ree ▁murder . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁H ays om ▁first ▁became ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁par ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁res ub m itting ▁a ▁par ole ▁request ▁every ▁three ▁years ▁there after . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Governor ▁Ralph ▁North am ▁announced ▁that ▁both ▁H ays om ▁and ▁S ör ing ▁would ▁be ▁released , ▁but ▁not ▁p ardon ed , ▁and ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁home ▁countries . ▁She ▁was ▁in car cer ated ▁at ▁the ▁Fl uv anna ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁T roy , ▁Virginia ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁par o led . ▁Under ▁mand atory ▁par ole , ▁H ays om ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁ 2 0 3 2 , ▁ 4 5 ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁conv iction . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁The ▁S ör ing / H ays om ▁criminal ▁proceed ings ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁nation wide ▁on ▁American ▁television . ▁The ▁H ays oms ' ▁mur ders ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁profile d ▁by ▁ 2 0 / 2 0 , ▁The ▁Investig ators , ▁Ger