Former University of Virginia student Jens Soering was released from prison after 33-years for the murder of his girlfriend's parents in 1985.

He left from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia around 10 p.m. Monday.

The 53-year old son of a German diplomat landed in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday morning after being released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. He was met by a group of supporters at the airport.

"I'm so happy to be in Germany after 33 years in prison in the United States, I'm so grateful to all my German supporters and my American supporters as well," he said. "I've had wonderful friends in America, a lot of them police officers, and that's why I'm here. So many police officers came forward, investigated this case, found out the truth and let me go and I'm so grateful to them as well."

Soering claims his college girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom committed the murders of her parents Derek and Nancy Haysom.

Soering initially confessed to the crime to protect Haysom, but later claimed he gave a false confession to protect her.

Soering was serving two life sentences while Haysom was serving 90 years.

Governor Ralph Northam denied Soering's request for a pardon and initially said Haysom would return to Canada after her release from prison.

At this time, it is not yet clear if Haysom will be deported to Canada or not. A decision is pending an ICE investigation into her immigration status.

Information from the Associated Press included in this report.