The trial of Molly Martens

You might but would you sleep?

sleep with one eye open I mean

How did they get away with claiming self defence when poor Jason was so battered and they magically avoided any injuries to themselves?

It is important to remember regarding the recordings that She knew she was recording and in that sense it has been manipulated.

Even at that, if that was the 'worst' recording it was nothing really, as you say fairly standard run of the mill.

That crime scene was horrendous, and the forensic analysis of the beating Jason took was harrowing. For the defense to then focus on that fingernail mark on her neck - the fingernail tip of the iceberg as they tried to show.

I just hope Jason's children can find some sort of peace and solace for the future, they seem to have a decent family around them now.

Watched the documentary. Utter scum the Martens. And like I always knew, the poor children were definitely coached to lie in their initial interviews. A pre-planned slaughter. Vile. And obscene that these two are free

what’s annoying is she got half of the sale of the house that Jason bought in Panther Creek Court, about $175k but it’s thought that’ll have to be used on legal fees

“I hope they all live short miserable lives. Only a matter of time before Molly is committed to a loony bin.”

Well certainly, her parents and then siblings will be tasked with keeping her on the straight and narrow for the rest of her life, that’s for sure. That in itself is some small justice.

I do pity any man getting involved with her and I think it’s only a matter of time before this happens.

yes it happened

Life policy no benefit to her thankfully, despite her best efforts

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/molly-martens-to-make-147k-from-sale-of-home-where-she-murdered-jason-corbett/37092185.html

The most shocking aspect of this case was the decision by the NC Court of Appeal and Supreme Court to overrule the trial judge who rightly excluded the children's initial statements on the basis of hearsay. The plea bargain only arose in that context i.e. a re-trial jury would be heavily influenced by the statements and might acquit Jason's killers.

The question of admitting these statements as evidence does not turn on the fact that these were young children, or that they appear to have been coached or that they may have been fearful of telling the truth. Their statements regarding abuse by their father should not be admitted because they had no direct experience of such abuse - they weren't abused and they never described their mother being abused. Everything relevant they had to say was "Mom told me that…." - the very definition of hearsay. Or some generic and age-inappropriate statements about "physical and verbal abuse". Cross-examination would have shown this statement to be an empty recitation. If the defence wanted the court to consider what Molly had told her children, let Molly get into the stand (but then she could be cross-examined!)

There are exceptions to the hearsay rule but nothing in Irish law would admit these statements in evidence and no one has a convincing argument as to why the most basic, tried-and-tested rule of evidence was not applied in this case.

Agreed. I read Sarah's book a month or two ago, and it was heartbreaking. My takeaway was that nothing will ever change what happened to Jason, but in the end, the fact that the Lynch's got the kids out of America and raised them in Ireland is the most positive aspect. That alone was the single most important aspect. The American justice system is messed up; it is well documented and it is unfortunately hard to imagine how they would ever go against an FBI agent in favour of a foreigner.

Those Martens are absolute filth. Psychopathic, narcissistic vermin.

I followed this case a lot throughout as it hit a nerve. Thinking of those kids and what they had gone through, and contrasting my interpretation of them at that age, with the young adults that spoke in the documentary.

The Corbett's spear to be an lovely family who have done amazing work allowing those kids to recover and grow in safety and security.

Bobby sand's quote rang in my ear "Our revenge will be the laughter of our children" I hope the Corbett's enjoy that particular brand of revenge every day of their lives.

If the kids hadn't been rescued from America that time, what would have become of them. At the mercy of that wicked family in their formative years. Gwan the Corbett's

Absolutely, if Tom Martens was Tom Martinez the Mexican gardener, he'd be on death row today.

The investigation team and prosecutors must have fecked up big style for this not to be open and shut. Considering who the defendants were, and that the victim was an immigrant, maybe that was their intention.

Not too many people doing the "I believe her" thing for Molly who allegedly would have been dead now had she not fought for her life like a tigress 🙄

That man doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. The (self declared) lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.

Normal people would be mortified, but not the like of him

Watched the netflix documentary tonight and was seething, the Martens really are scum of the Earth, she claimed love for the children and battered their father to death and tried to make them defacto accomplices by coaching their responses.

A truly vile person.

I wonder was a case under extraterritorial jurisdiction ever sought by Irish authorities? Give these animals their day in court here for the murder of one of our citizens.