Where are Molly and Thomas Martens now? Subjects of A Deadly American Marriage on Netflix

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However, their whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage soon ended in disaster when Jason was found dead, with his wife and her father Thomas accused of murder.

Molly and Thomas Martens went on to claim they killed her husband Jason in self-defence.

The new Netflix documentary explores the many questions that remain, examining what really happened, and features a myriad of "divergent perspectives of those directly impacted by his killing", including Molly, Thomas and Jason's children, sister and brother-in-law.

Read on to learn more about the case.

Who are Molly and Thomas Martens?

Molly Martens was an American au pair and her father, Thomas, a former FBI agent.

Molly met Irishman Jason Corbett in 2008 after working as an au pair for his two children, Jack and Sarah. The two became a couple and in 2011, they wed and moved from Ireland to North Carolina but their idyllic family life soon took a dark turn.

Who was Jason Corbett?

Molly Martens and Jason Corbett. Brendan O’Callaghan/Courtesy of Netflix

Jason was an Irish businessman and a widower.

After Jason’s first wife, Margaret “Mags” Fitzpatrick, died in November 2006, Jason went on to hire a 25-year-old American au pair called Molly Martens to help him with his two children, Jack and Sarah, in Limerick, Ireland.

The pair eventually embarked on a romance, with Jason proposing to Molly on Valentine’s Day in 2010.

After they married the following year, the duo moved with the children to North Carolina.

What happened to Jason Corbett?

Jason Corbett was killed at his home in North Carolina in 2015.

Molly's father Thomas called 911 in the early hours of the morning and told them his son-in-law Jason Corbett was badly injured. He told the operator he had been in an argument with Corbett and had struck him with a baseball bat.

Molly and Thomas insisted to the police they acted in self-defence after Corbett allegedly began to choke Molly and threatened to kill her.

What were Molly and Thomas Martens charged with?

In 2016, Molly and Thomas were charged with second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter, and the following month they both pleaded not guilty.

They were convicted and sentenced to 20 to 25 years respectively, but it was later appealed and their convictions were quashed.

In 2023, the father and daughter agreed plea deals to class D manslaughter charges and were sentenced to 51 to 74 months in prison.