16-06-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Jason Corbett's killers Molly and Tom Martens can now move freely in US as manslaughter parole period terminated
KILLERS Molly and Tom Martens can now move freely in the US.
The evil pair were caged for battering
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Killers Molly and Tom Martens can now move freely in the US
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The evil pair were caged for battering Jason Corbett to death in 2015
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They were recently freed after a 2023 appeal saw a murder conviction overturned
But they were recently freed after a 2023 appeal saw
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They were also subject to monitoring by officials in Davidson County, North Carolina.
But records from the North Carolina Department of Corrections reveal the devil duo's one-year parole period was officially terminated on June 6.
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With neither of them coming to the attention of authorities during their parole period, it means they can now move freely within the United States and live together in the family home.
Records confirm their parole status has been officially changed to 'inactive'.
Twisted Tom and Molly have recently appeared in a
In A Deadly American Marriage, which airs on the streaming giant, Tom shows no remorse for battering Jason to death with a baseball bat and a concrete brick.
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Instead the beast, who claimed self-defence, declares: 'I have no regrets.'
Jason's cousin Nuala Galvin branded Martens as 'callous' as supporters of the Corbett family joined her in slamming unrepentant Tom.
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One blasted: 'He's a scumbag. Hopefully karma will creep up on him when he least expects it and both he and that witch get what's coming to them.'
Dad-of-two Jason moved to the US after meeting au pair Molly in
Before meeting Martens, Jason lived in Limerick with his wife Margaret 'Mags' and their two children, Jack and Sarah.
In 2006, Mags sadly died unexpectedly after suffering an asthma attack.
Two years later, Jason hired a then-31-year-old Molly Martens to be an au pair to his two children.
However, Jason and Martens quickly began a relationship and married just three years after meeting.
They decided to move to the United States and settled in Lexington, North Carolina, which neighboured Martens' home state of Tennessee.
On August 2, 2015, Thomas Martens - Molly Martens' father - phoned the emergency services and said that Jason was badly injured.
'DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE'
Both Thomas and Molly Martens said that Jason had died during a 'domestic disturbance'.
Molly Martens had the house industrially cleaned just hours after being released from police custody, making it difficult for the police to properly investigate Jason's death.
Martens applied for custody of Jack and Sarah, despite Tracey Lynch being named as their guardian in Jason's will.
Thomas Martens claimed that he saw Jason strangling Molly, prompting him to wrestle his son-in-law to the ground.
He alleged that Molly Martens then struck Jason with a paving stone, before he also hit Jason with a baseball bat.
Jack and Sarah both told a social worker that their father had suffered from anger management issues, though Jack later rescinded his statements and claimed that Molly had told him what to say.
Authorities discovered that Jason had been planning to move back to Ireland on August 21, 2015, and also found that there was no evidence of a struggle between Jason and Thomas Martens.
Molly Martens and her father were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in relation to Jason's death.
SECOND TRIAL
The pair were found guilty of the second-degree murder charge and were sentenced to a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 25 years in prison.
On March 12, 2021, the Martens were granted a second trial due to Sarah and Jack's statements being excluded from being used by defence lawyers.
Thomas and Molly Martens accepted plea bargains, which offered them the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter.
They were sentenced in November 2023 to between 51 and 74 months in prison.
On June 6, 2024, they were released upon completing their sentences.
With the one-year parole period officially over, as of June 6 this year they can now move freely about the US.
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After they walked free, Tom and his daughter Molly were subject to strict parole conditions
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Records confirm the duo's one-year parole period was officially terminated on June 6
Credit: Scott Muthersbaugh
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Tom showed no remorse for killing Jason in a recent interview for a Netflix documentary
