Is Molly Martens Still in Jail? Here’s What Happened After She Was Sentenced for Killing Her Husband Jason Corbett
In Netflix‘s new documentary A Deadly American Marriage, directors Jenny Popplewell and Jessica Burgess investigate the death of Jason Corbett, an Irishman who moved to America with his kids after he married an American, Molly Martens. The trial for the crime made headlines as his kids, Jack and Sarah, claimed to be manipulated by their adoptive mother into giving false statements.
Jason Corbett was found dead in his house after there was an altercation between his wife Molly Martens, and her father, ex FBI agent Thomas Martens. Thomas alleged that he saw Molly being strangled by her husband and used a baseball bat to disarm him. Molly then used a paving stone to hit Jason on the head. He was found unresponsive by authorities and was later declared dead.
The trial was watched by eagle-eyed true crime fans. Both of Jason’s children from his Molly Martens gave statements to social workers. Jason’s son, Jack, claimed that Molly had coached them on what to say to social workers and said to them that his father had anger issues. charged with second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. In 2017, they were initially found guilty of second-degree murder and were sentenced to a minimum of four years and three months for voluntary manslaughter.
In 2023, the mother and father pled no contest to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter, while Thomas Martens pled guilty to the same charge to shorten their sentences.
Is Molly Martens still in jail?
Molly Martens was released from prison on June 6, 2024. “After a nine-year battle for justice, we are deeply disappointed by the impending release of Tom and Molly Martens,” Jason’s family said in a statement.
In October 2024, the Irish Mirror confirmed that Molly would be supervised in Tennessee, where her father was staying. An email read by the publication stated that there has been an agreement between the North Carolina Section of Community Corrections and the State of Tennessee to approve the transfer of supervision of offender Molly Martens. “The remainder of this offender’s sentence will be served in the State of Tennessee.”
In light of the Netflix documentary, Molly’s brother talked to a local NBC affiliate station about the new impact of public perception. “I think that our family has experienced 10 years of this, and we’ve been able to, remarkably, weather the storm,” he said. “We’ve been able to continue living—my mom beat cancer. I’ve gotten a degree. My brother has had children, we have gotten married. So I think we’re a really strong family, and regardless of what comes out, we’ll continue to move on.”
