First Jason Corbett was killed, then his character assassinated - part one

'A totally unprecedented sentencing hearing where Jason is put on trial'

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Molly Corbett swears on the Bible as she pleads no contest to voluntary manslaughter of her husband Jason Corbett during her sentencing hearing, in Lexington, NC. Photograph: Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal/Pool
Molly Corbett swears on the Bible as she pleads no contest to voluntary manslaughter of her husband Jason Corbett during her sentencing hearing, in Lexington, NC. Photograph: Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal/Pool

Documentary maker and journalist Brian Carroll was in court for the sentencing hearing of Molly Martens and her father Thomas for the killing of Molly’s husband Jason Corbett.

For two weeks the strategy of their defence team was to paint the brutal killing that took place in the bedroom of the couple’s home in August 2015 as an act of self-defence.

In episode one we hear how the Limerick man’s character was assassinated as the pair sought to present what they claimed were mitigating circumstances, all in a bid to have their jail-time minimised. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison is an Irish Times journalist and cohost of In the News podcast