Söring Goes Silent and Best of the Old Blog

It's now been 6 weeks without a post.

Sorry for the light posting lately, but this blog is mostly reactive. If Söring doesn’t post anything or appear anywhere, then I usually have nothing much to say unless I get a tip or a new document. I am working on another case document which I hope to post soon, but that may take a while. I have also been busy researching another true-crime case for an article which will come out soon.

Yet it’s pretty remarkable how Söring has disappeared from the radar screen. Since his “Wine and Crime” speech in Cologne in early March, he hasn’t posted anything on Facebook, Tiktok, or YouTube, as far as I can tell (I’m banned on Instagram). There also hasn’t been any press coverage I can see except the Rheinische Post article, which seems to have been based on an interview done at the Cologne speech. This is quite unusual for Söring, especially on TikTok, since he usually posted at least twice a week there. His website is still advertising the Cologne speech, which was six weeks ago.

There could be a few possible explanations. All of which are, of course, 100% speculation.

• Maybe Söring has decided to stop seeking the limelight. He’s no longer interested in trying to build up his career as a speaker, coach, and writer using social media. Perhaps he’s found a regular job. I doubt this, since Söring has an attention-seeking personality. Further, he would surely want to explain why he’s “retiring” from social media, so nobody would think it’s because his story didn’t gain any traction there.

• He’s cut himself off from the Internet temporarily to focus on some major project. He’s hinted at working with a German lawyer, Burkhard Benecken, on Benecken’s new book. He has also hinted that he’s working on something with U.S. lawyer and bestseller author John Grisham. Perhaps Judge Ralph Guise-Rübe is also on board. Maybe Söring has assembled an “international” panel of lawyers and judges willing to proclaim his innocence! Of course, this means these men are willing to publicly stake their reputations on Jens Söring’s innocence claims. By now, anyone with Internet access realizes how dangerous that is. Still, some people never change their priors.

• Yet if Söring is working on a big project, why isn’t he teasing it to build up interest? As someone who’s been on the Internet a while, I can tell you that unless you keep posting new content, your engagement numbers drop off a cliff. If Söring were working on a big project, surely he’d be posting pictures and videos of him meeting with his co-hosts or speaking into a microphone in a studio or typing feverishly away at his new book. That’s been his approach in the past. Although perhaps he’s decided not to tease projects, since people who work with Söring sometimes get disapproving emails from skeptics of Söring’s story.

• Private life issues. I have no insight into this, but the most prominent article (g) about his Cologne appearances was an article by the German broadcaster RTL entitled: “Söring is Looking for a Partner: Jens Söring Believes in Love”! Given the numbers of women who post adoring comments throbbing with heart emojis on his social media posts, I can imagine Söring may have a pretty exciting private life, at least if he’s into that sort of thing. That was obviously what the RTL reporter thought, since she grilled him indiscreetly about his love life both in print and on video. Söring seemed uncomfortable answering these questions, which is understandable. Perhaps there’s some drama behind the scenes. Of course, this is also 100% speculation, but it would explain what seems to be an unplanned, unexplained, and sudden break from what was an active social-media presence.

• Damage Control. Perhaps Söring has learned, or suspects, that the upcoming Netflix documentary on his case is going to reveal new information unflattering to him. The documentary now has a title: “Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering v. Haysom”. The German title is “Deadly Passion: The Jens Söring Case”. However, there is still no release date listed, and the project has been pushed back repeatedly. I gave the filmmakers a long interview for this show, so I’m kind of excited to see it as well. The filmmakers did strike me as interested in creating a balanced picture of the case. Of course they’ll probably have to cast some doubts on the evidence and dwell on points of controversy, just to keep people interested. But perhaps Söring is worried about something the documentary might reveal, and is preparing a media or legal “counter-offensive”.

I also note that Netflix was recently sued for $25 million by Andrew Colborn, a police officer who was essentially accused of framing Steven Avery in the pro-Steven Avery series “Making a Murderer”. Netflix just got the lawsuit dismissed for now, but it surely had to pay eye-watering legal fees — and Colborn can appeal. Netflix also won the case under the most generous legal standard on earth — the standard American courts apply to public figures. It is much, much easier to win defamation lawsuits in German or U.K. courts than it is in the U.S.A. And as readers of his blog know, Söring has resorted to litigation in the past. (Against me. Unsuccessfully.)

Golden Oldies

Since there’s currently a lull in Söring-related content, I think I’ll make good on an earlier promise and re-post some entries from my old blog. I’ll choose the ones that I like and that got the most reactions, and will edit and update them to reflect current events. I hope you enjoy the old material!