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Murder Without Justice: Jason Corbett

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Crime Salad

True Crime

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When Irish father Jason Corbett relocated to North Carolina with his two children, it was meant to be a fresh chapter after the tragic loss of his first wife, Mags. He eventually married Molly Martens, an American woman hired to help care for his young children. But nearly a decade later, Jason’s life would end violently inside their North Carolina home—sparking an international investigation and a courtroom battle that has left many questions unanswered.

In this episode, we look deeper into the years leading up to Jason’s death through the eyes of his daughter Sarah, now an adult, and his sister Tracey Corbett Lynch, who has long fought for answers. Tracey remembers troubling signs during the couple’s wedding visit to America, including Molly’s alleged behavior and inconsistencies in her personal story. Meanwhile, Sarah later came forward with unsettling memories from childhood—claims that challenge the public image of a loving stepmother and raise questions about control and manipulation inside the home.

From conflicting narratives to transatlantic legal twists, we break down the facts, examine the claims, and explore why many still feel justice remains out of reach for Jason Corbett and his children.

Please note: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, mental health, and graphic content related to a violent murder. Listener discretion is advised.



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0:00.0

Cinderella, Snow White, Tangled.

0:05.0

We can probably all think of at least one story that leans into the whole evil stepmother thing.

0:10.0

It's a stereotype that shows up in movies and fairy tales, but also more often than we'd like to admit, in real-life family dynamics.

0:20.0

But what if we gave that old trope a twist?

0:24.4

What if a stepmother's love for her stepchildren was stronger than her love for their father?

0:30.2

It actually sounds kind of sweet, right? A stepmother who steps up, goes all in and loves the kids

0:36.0

like they're her own. That's the dream. But is it possible

0:40.1

for that love to go too far? So far that it becomes a little unsettling, even dangerous, even enough

0:47.3

to create tension between the U.S. and Ireland. Hey, crime sound listeners, so today we will be taking

0:53.7

a closer look at what happens when a loving

0:56.2

father, also husband, begins to look more like an obstacle to the happily ever after his new wife

1:03.5

dreams of. Now, unfortunately, the man at the center of today's case, Jason Corbett, he can no longer

1:10.7

share his side of things.

1:12.8

As Alan Martin, an assistant district attorney, put it, Jason's statement died with him.

1:18.5

Jason's statement is on the carpet and on the walls of Panther Creek Court.

1:23.2

However, Jason's family has been incredibly vocal about speaking on his behalf, especially

1:28.4

his sister Tracy Corbett and his daughter, Sarah Corbett.

1:32.6

Though she was only eight years old on the day her father was murdered, as Sarah Corbett has

1:37.4

grown into her own voice, she uses it to share her side of the story.

1:44.0

At 18 years old, Sarah published her second book,

1:47.2

a memoir detailing her experience titled A Time for Truth, My Father Jason, in My Search for

1:54.0

Justice on March 18, 2025. By sharing their insights and perspectives on the years leading up to the tragedy we'll be covering today,

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