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Molly Martens crashed car while ‘out of it' just weeks after killing Jason Corbett
Eleven days after losing custody of her stepchildren and less than a month after killing her Irish husband, Molly Martens drove through an intersection while 'out of it' and crashed into her parent's neighbour's brick mailbox, causing thousands of dollars in damages. Molly's parents, Tom and Sharon, arrived at the scene where they convinced their neighbour and another witness, a nurse, not to report the incident to police. Detectives from North Carolina travelled to Tennessee to investigate the crash and the cover-up in January 2016, two weeks after Molly and Tom Martens were charged with the August 2015 second-degree murder of Molly's husband, Limerickman Jason Corbett . Mr Corbett (39) was beaten to death with a baseball bat and a brick in the master bedroom of his North Carolina home by Tom (65) and Molly (31), who claimed they acted in self-defence. READ MORE The Martens were convicted of second-degree murder in a 2017 trial but the verdict was overturned on appeal. In October 2023, they received a reduced sentence under a plea deal they accepted for voluntary manslaughter. Both were released from prison in June 2024, having served four years and three months for the killing, which orphaned Jack (10) and Sarah (8) – Jason's children from his first marriage to Mags Fitzpatrick. Detectives Michael Hurd and Brandon Smith travelled to Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 18th, 2016 to investigate a tip-off that Molly Martens had been involved in an unreported car crash 11 days after losing her legal battle with Tracey Lynch, Jason's sister, for guardianship of Jack and Sarah. The detectives spoke to Stephen Eimers, a registered nurse and an EMT, who witnessed Molly 'blast through an intersection and strike a brick mailbox and electrical box'. Detective case notes, released following a public records request, reveal that Tom Martens covered up the car crash. Knox County Sheriff's Office confirmed to detectives Smith and Hurd that they had no police reports on file for the crash. The four-door Toyota sedan Molly was driving belonged to her younger brother, Connor. It was written off. Detectives established that despite not reporting the incident to police, Tom made a successful insurance claim to recover the value of the car, and to repair the $2,300 damage caused to the mailbox. Det Hurd's case notes reveal that on August 31st, 2015, around midday, Mr Eimers was driving through the Comblain Road neighbourhood when he witnessed the crash. Det Hurd took handwritten notes of Mr Eimers' statement: 'He went up to her. She was out of it, but [he] did not smell alcohol. She said [she was] not drinking ... Did not want police called. Leaves her name – Molly Corbett.' Mr Eimers remembered Molly Martens having a couple of bruises. 'Molly talked to Eimers about the children being taken away to Ireland.' The detective wrote. 'Eimers said that he believed she may have been impaired due to her glassy eyes but [he] did not smell anything on or coming from her.' The case notes continue: 'Eimers strongly suggested to call the police for the wreck. Molly and her mother (who had arrived at this time) denied wanting to call the police. They said her father would take care of it and would know what to do, he arrived shortly after. Tom arrived. None of the three [Molly, Tom or Sharon] wanted the police.' Weldon McBride the owner of the mailbox on Comblain Road confirmed that Tom, Sharon and Molly were insistent that the police should not be called. Sarah Corbett Lynch: 'My dad was abused, he was a victim' Listen | 70:10 'Tom Martens came to the house and introduced his self. When McBride suggested he was going to call the police. Tom said he didn't want the police and would handle it, pay for the damages. Tom's insurance contacted McBride and fixed the mailbox. McBride never spoke with Molly, only had interactions with Tom.' The detectives believed the car crash incident had added significance as it showed Tom had a history of cleaning up after Molly. Weeks after Mr Corbett was killed, detectives had learned from Tom's work colleagues in Tennessee that he spoke several times about problems Molly's bipolar disorder was causing him. The Martens completed their parole on June 6th last, meaning they can now move freely within the United States and live together in the family home.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Mystery as bodies of FOUR men are pulled from Seine in Paris after train passenger spotted floating corpse
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Irish Times
2 days ago
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South Korea's former first lady in solitary confinement after bribery arrest
South Korea 's former first lady is being held in solitary confinement after a Seoul court issued a warrant for her arrest on charges of stock manipulation, election meddling and bribery. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol , was detained late on Tuesday night. Mr Yoon, who has been charged with insurrection over his attempt to impose martial law last year , is also being held in solitary confinement at a separate facility. Ms Kim's arrest marks the first time in South Korea's democratic history that a former president and his wife have been detained at the same time. Ms Kim is accused of receiving luxury items from a shaman with ties to South Korea's controversial Unification Church as part of a scheme to influence candidate and leadership selection processes within Mr Yoon's People Power party (PPP). Prosecutors raided the party's headquarters on Wednesday. READ MORE She is also accused of manipulating the share price of a local BMW dealership and of taking a bribe of a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace that she wore to a Nato summit in Madrid in 2022, among other allegations. Both Mr Kim and Ms Yoon have denied all allegations against them. Mr Yoon, who was rearrested last month over his martial law gambit, was formally removed from office in April after South Korea's constitutional court ruled he had 'violated the basic principles of a democratic state' by attempting to impose military rule and deploying troops to storm the parliament following a budgetary stand-off with left-wing parties. Mr Yoon is currently standing trial on criminal charges, but is refusing to submit himself for questioning by a special counsel appointed by left-wing president Lee Jae Myung. [ South Korea's president removed from office over martial law bid Opens in new window ] The special counsel, Min Joong-ki, who leads a team of 40 prosecutors investigating allegations against the former first lady, claimed last week that Mr Yoon had resisted being taken for questioning by lying down on the floor of his cell dressed only in his underwear. The downfall of the former first couple illustrates the dizzying changes in South Korean politics since Mr Yoon's fateful attempt to impose martial law in December last year, which propelled his arch-rival Mr Lee, of the left-wing Democratic party (DPK), to the presidency. Mr Lee, who assumed office in June, had also faced multiple criminal charges on the eve of his election for misuse of public funds, making false statements during an election campaign and involvement in an alleged scheme to siphon money to North Korea through an underwear manufacturer to win an invitation to Pyongyang. Mr Lee denies all allegations against him. His criminal trials have been indefinitely suspended following his elevation to office. Earlier this week, Mr Lee's justice minister Jung Sung-ho announced that the president was pardoning dozens of political figures ahead of the 80th anniversary on Friday of Korea's independence from Japanese occupation. Those who received pardons, which Mr Jung said were designed to 'end divisive politics and realise national harmony', include left-wing firebrand Cho Kuk, who was convicted of intervening in a university admissions process to secure his daughter a place at medical school, and former DPK politician Yoon Mee-hyang, who was convicted of appropriating funds collected on behalf of Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery practices. - Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2025
