A Deadly American Marriage

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Netflix documentary film A Deadly American Marriage looks at the killing of Jason Corbett, a case that reverberated on both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring intimate interviews with both Molly & Tom Martens and Jack & Sarah Corbett, the film searches for the truth - not just of what happened, but why. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Jenny Poppelwell and Jessica Burgess. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched A Deadly American Marriage yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com. Right now you can read more about how the Corbetts and Martens are still living with the fallout from the case. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:14.7	You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:21.3	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary film, A Deadly American Marriage.
0:27.8	These two people are telling us that they just were in a fight for their life.
0:32.8	Her husband has horrific injuries, and they don't appear to have any.
0:39.3	Today we're talking to directors Jenny Popplewell and Jessica Burgess.
0:43.6	Jason Corbett and his two children moved from Ireland to North Carolina to be with his
0:48.2	new American wife. But in August of 2015, Molly Martins told police she and her father beat Jason to death in an act of
0:56.1	self-defense. Investigators didn't buy their story and charged them with murder. But as the case
1:02.1	unfolded, shocking accusations about the relationship and the events of that night raised more
1:07.2	questions than answers. The Netflix documentary film, A Deadly American Marriage,
1:12.6	looks at the case that reverberated on both sides of the Atlantic.
1:16.3	Featuring intimate interviews with both Molly and Tom Martins and Jack and Sarah Corbett,
1:21.6	the film searches for the truth, not just of what happened, but why.
1:25.9	We are going to tell this story.
1:29.8	It did not get told at the first trial.
1:33.2	By gosh, it is going to get told this time. And I'm joined by director's Jessica Burgess and Jenny Popowell.
1:47.7	Welcome to You Can't Make This Up.
1:49.1	Hi, Rebecca. Thanks for having us.
1:50.5	Hi.
1:51.5	This was a case that drew a lot of attention in both the United States and Ireland.
1:56.2	When did you decide that this was a story worth pursuing?
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