A Deadly American Marriage OTT Release Date: When and where to watch tragic documentary based on a 2015 incident

A Deadly American Marriage OTT Release Date: Some stories are so heartbreaking that even years later, people still talk about them. This new true crime documentary is one such case. A Deadly American Marriage is coming to Netflix on May 9, and it revisits a shocking incident from 2015 that left a family broken and two countries stunned.

A love story that went terribly wrong

Jason Corbett, a widower from Ireland, met Molly Martens in 2008. She was working as a nanny, helping him raise his two children, Jack and Sarah. They eventually fell in love, got married, and moved to North Carolina, hoping to build a happy life together as a family.

But on August 2, 2015, everything changed. Jason was killed inside his home, beaten to death with a baseball bat and a concrete paving stone. The people responsible? His wife, Molly and her father, Thomas Martens, who had once worked as an FBI agent.

What really happened that night?

The night of the incident, Thomas claimed he walked into Jason and Molly¡¯s bedroom to check on his daughter after a troubling phone call, only to find Jason allegedly choking her. That¡¯s when, according to both Molly and Thomas, the confrontation turned violent. They say they fought back to save her life, leading to Jason¡¯s death. However, investigators and Jason¡¯s family saw it differently.

They believed it was a pre-planned attack, especially since there were signs of past tension in the marriage. Jason had even spoken to his sister about possibly returning to Ireland with the kids, which could have been a trigger. This conflicting narrative led to a long legal battle and years of emotional turmoil for both families.

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Self-defence or something else?

Molly and her father claimed they acted in self-defence. They said Jason was being violent and they were protecting Molly. But Jason¡¯s family back in Ireland didn¡¯t believe that. They felt it was murder. After years of court drama, both Molly and Thomas struck plea deals in 2023; she pleaded no contest, and he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. They were released from prison in June 2024, and their release brought the case back into the spotlight.

What is the Netflix documentary show?

A Deadly American Marriage is directed by Jessica Burgess (known for American Monster) and Jenny Popplewell (who made American Murder: The Family Next Door). This new documentary looks at the full story, not just what happened that night, but also what led up to it.

What makes this film stand out is that it includes exclusive interviews with Molly, Thomas, and Jason¡¯s children, Jack and Sarah, who were only 10 and 8 years old when their father died. Now older, they share their side of what life was really like in that house. The documentary also covers the custody battles, the emotional toll on both families, and how people on either side are still struggling with the loss and the questions that remain.

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