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In Jason's Name
In her archetypal American tv interview, the sister of an Irish businessman who was murdered successful Winston-Salem, N.C., speaks retired to "48 Hours" to support his honor. An encore of "In Jason's Name" airs Saturday, May 24 t astatine 9/8c connected CBS.
Jason Corbett was beaten to decease with a ceramic paver and a shot bat successful 2015 by his American au-pair-turned-wife, Molly Corbett, and her father, erstwhile FBI cause Tom Martens. Corbett and Martens maintained they killed Jason Corbett successful self-defense aft helium tried to strangle Molly. They claimed helium was abusive to Molly for years and helium had been threatening to termination Molly the nighttime helium died. Prosecutors said Corbett's decease was murder.
Jason Corbett
Now, Tracey Lynch is trying to acceptable the grounds consecutive connected her slain brother.
"They claimed it was self-defense," Lynch tells "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher.
"The Martens didn't conscionable execution Jason," Lynch says. "They tried to destruct his character."
"Jason was an astonishing quality being," Lynch says.
Jason Corbett was a 30-year-old begetter of 2 successful Ireland, who abruptly recovered himself a widower erstwhile his archetypal woman died of an asthma attack. He past decided helium needed assistance with the children and hired Molly Martens, primitively from Knoxville, Tenn. Soon, their narration turned romantic, and they were married. Shortly after, they moved to the United States.
That's wherever the communicative turns starring up to the fateful nighttime of August 2, 2015.
Tom Martens told a 911 dispatcher that his son-in-law got into combat with his girl and helium had to intervene. "He's bleeding each over, and I, I whitethorn person killed him," helium said.
Molly besides told constabulary that Jason, past 39, was "screaming 'I'm going to termination you.'"
"I conscionable couldn't process it," Lynch says of her brother's death. "It was that, you know, helium was my champion friend. We were conscionable 2 of the closest radical successful the satellite to each different extracurricular my hubby and children."
Lynch tells Maher that earlier his decease her member said helium was unhappy and wanted to determination location to Ireland.
"He said she was acting strange," Lynch says of Molly Corbett. "He would unfastened up and accidental they were having difficulties, and past helium would alteration the subject."
Molly Corbett and Tom Martens were arrested and charged with sidesplitting Jason Corbett. They were convicted of second-degree execution successful 2017 but person maintained their innocence.
In March 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a caller proceedings for Molly Corbett and her father, Tom Martens. The 2 were released connected enslaved the pursuing month.
In October 2023, Molly Corbett pleaded nary contention to voluntary manslaughter. Tom Martens pleaded blameworthy to the aforesaid charge. The second-degree execution complaint was dropped.
They were each sentenced to different 7 to 30 months successful prison.
In June 2024, Molly Corbett and Tom Martens some completed their sentences and were released from prison.
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