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Topics: Netflix, True crime, Film and TV
Callum Jones
A woman who told her heartbreaking story in a 'must watch' Netflix true crime documentary has explained why she took part following the death of her father.
The documentary, which released on the popular streaming platform earlier this month, tells the story of Jason Corbett, who moved from Limerick, Ireland, to the US in April 2011 with his two children after marrying American Molly Martens.
Jason and Molly relocated to North Carolina to get married, while Jason's children from his previous marriage to Margaret 'Mags' Fitzpatrick, who died in 2006, came along too.
A Deadly American Marriage on Netflix tells viewers what happened next when Jason was brutally beaten to death with a baseball bat and brick inside his home.
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Molly and her father, retired FBI agent Thomas Martens, were arrested and charged with second-degree murder, and received sentences of a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 25 years . But after a successful appeal, the pair's sentences were cut short and they were released in June 2024.
A Deadly American Marriage includes interviews with those impacted, including Jason's daughter Sarah Corbett Lynch.
After the documentary dropped on Netflix, Sarah,18, sat down with Glamour to explain why she ultimately decided to take part in the Netflix doc.
And the decision ultimately came about after a conversation with Tracey Corbett-Lynch and David Lynch, her auntie and uncle who raised her.
Sarah told Glamour: "There was a lot of discussion. We all sat down and spoke about it. At the end of the day we thought, If we don’t partake in this, it’s going to go ahead anyways.
"We would like to have our voices heard in it. And there were two strong women producers who were extremely sensitive throughout the entire process, especially because of me and Jack’s ages.
"We were both minors when it started. I do believe that it shows our characters in the way that we are."
Elsewhere in the interview, Sarah was asked about how she feels she was portrayed in the Netflix film and discussed the general perception of the documentary.
She said: "I’ve been quite happy. I was happy with my contribution, and it does feel like a certain amount of weight has been lifted off my shoulders that people are hearing us now and can understand it.
"I suppose people could ask, 'Why did you do the documentary?' And it wasn’t really a choice. It felt like something we were compelled to do because we never knew what way it was going to go in America."