Netflix releases highly-anticipated documentary on killing of Irish man Jason Corbett

Streaming platform Netflix has released its new tell-all documentary about the 2015 killing of Limerick man and father-of-two Jason Corbett today.

'A Deadly American Marriage' offers a chilling reexamination of the killing and the explosive trial that followed.

The documentary, which is one hour and 42 minutes long, was in production for over four years and features exclusive interviews with Mr Corbett's children Jack and Sarah along with Molly and Tom Martens and US law enforcement agents and court officials.

During the trailer, emotional prosecutors recall seeing the crime scene with one saying: "In 30 years of prosecuting, I've never seen photographs like these."

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Another prosecutor added: "It's one of the bloodiest crime scenes I've seen in a long time."

It offers a rare glimpse into the conflicting perspectives of those closest to the case and asks viewers to reflect on the elusive truths beneath a once seemingly fairy-tale life that ended in tragedy.

The streaming platform said the documentary "sheds a bright light on the many questions that have lingered since the shocking events of that night."

When widower and father of two young children Jason Corbett found love again with his American au pair, Molly Martens, in 2008, their relationship seemed ripped from the pages of a storybook. The couple, along with Jason’s kids, Jack and Sarah, moved from Ireland to North Carolina to build a new life together.

But on August 2, 2015, their idyllic tale took a dark turn when Jason was killed in a violent altercation at home. Mr Corbett, was killed by his wife Molly Martens, and her father, Tom Martens, a former FBI agent, at his home in Lexington, North Carolina, in August 2015. The new documentary sheds a bright light on the many questions that have lingered since the shocking events of that night.  

Molly and Tom Martens were convicted of murder in 2017, two years after Jason's killing, but appealed the conviction, which was later quashed and they were released from prison in June 2024. 

The father and daughter agreed a plea deal with Davidson County's District Attorney, who accepted a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter in return for dropping murder charges.

They were sentenced to a minimum of four years and three months in prison at a hearing in November 2023, but that sentence was to include time already served.

Produced and directed by Jessica Burgess (Rich & Shameless, American Monster) and Jenny Popplewell (What Jennifer Did, American Murder: The Family Next Door), 'A Deadly American Marriage' explores the mystery behind Mr Corbett’s death.