Jason Corbett was an Irish businessman and father of two children, originally from Limerick, Ireland. He was widowed in 2006 when his first wife, Margaret "Mags" Fitzpatrick, died unexpectedly from an asthma attack. In 2008, he hired an American au pair, Molly Martens, who later became his second wife. The family moved to North Carolina, USA, where Corbett and Martens married and lived together with his children
. Jason Corbett was killed in 2015 at his home in North Carolina. His death was the result of a physical assault by his wife Molly Martens and her father, Thomas Martens, a former FBI agent. The circumstances of his death attracted widespread media attention. Molly and Thomas initially claimed self-defense. They were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017, but these convictions were later overturned on appeal. They accepted plea bargains to reduced charges of manslaughter and were released from prison in 2024
. Jason's children, Jack and Sarah, were young at the time of his death and had already lost their mother years earlier. They have spoken publicly about their experiences, including in the Netflix documentary "A Deadly American Marriage," which explores the complex and tragic story behind Jason Corbett's death
. In summary, Jason Corbett was an Irish widower and businessman whose life ended tragically due to a fatal assault by his second wife and her father in 2015 in North Carolina
