Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for 48 Hours
48 Hours · August 26 · 40 min

In Jason's Name

Jason Corbett was a recent widower when he hired Molly Martens as an au pair for his children. Their relationship soon turned romantic, they married and moved from Ireland to North Carolina. In 2015, Jason Corbett was violently beaten to death at home. Molly and her father, Tom Martens, admitted to attacking Jason. The question was why? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/24/2025. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.

0:00-40:55
Play in

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

Jason Corbett was a recent widower when he hired Molly Martens as an au pair for his children. Their relationship soon turned romantic, they married and moved from Ireland to North Carolina. In 2015, Jason Corbett was violently beaten to death at home. Molly and her father, Tom Martens, admitted to attacking Jason. The question was why? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.

This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/24/2025. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.

more episodes

All episodes