GUILTY NC - Jason Corbett, 39, murdered in his Wallburg home, 2 Aug 2015 #1

[wildebeest]

39 year old Irish citizen murdered in his home Aug. 2. Bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat. His wife, inlaws, and two children from a previous marriage were in the home while this crime occurred.

 

[wildebeest]

Father in law is former FBI

 

[borndem]

Here are some MSM articles:

Limerick man killed in domestic dispute in North Carolina

County Sheriff’s office received emergency call following alleged assault at house

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...-domestic-dispute-in-north-carolina-1.2306002

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Death of Wallburg man ruled homicide | Thomasville Times

http://www.tvilletimes.com/news/x110784793/Death-of-Wallburg-man-ruled-homicide

Thomasville Times

Aug 7, 2015 - Find more about Weather in High Point, NC. Search ... WALLBURG —. Deputies with ... Deputies identified the victim as the homeowner, Jason Paul Corbett. Corbett, whose age was not provided, died from his injuries. During ...

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Sister, wife of murdered Irish man in custody dispute ...

http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

Aug 16, 2015 - Mystery has surrounded the death of Jason Corbett, an Irish ... marriage — Jack, 10, and Sarah, 8 — lived with him and his wife Molly, 31, in Wallburg. ... In 2011, Jason moved to North Carolina with Molly and his children and ...

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Investigation continues in death of Wallburg man ...

http://www.tvilletimes.com/news/x1845463850/Investigation-continues-in-death-of-Wallburg-man

Thomasville Times

Aug 18, 2015 - An ongoing custody battle for the two children of Jason Corbett, a man killed Aug. 2 in his ... Find more about Weather in High Point, NC.
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[borndem]

Hmmmmm.

From an article cited above:
http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

Lynch is Corbett's sister, from Ireland. Molly is Corbett's 2nd wife; his first wife died from an asthma attack when the children were very young. Byrd is one of Molly's attorneys.

Lynch said her brother’s will named her and her husband, David, legal guardians of his children should something happen to him. The will, however, was written before Corbett’s marriage to Molly.
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Deputy C.S. Dagenhardt wrote in a report that Deputy D. Dillard responded to an assault call at the couple’s home at 160 Panther Creek Court, according to the Lexington Dispatch. While Dillard was en route, the Davidson County 911 Center told him that the caller had been in an argument with Jason and struck him with a baseball bat, Dagenhardt wrote.
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“She’s raised them since they were young,” Byrd said last week. “Both children refer to her as mom or mommy. She’s just looking forward to the matter being resolved so she can focus on her children.”

Hmmmm.

 

[wildebeest]

Thanks for all the links, borndem! Really curious as to why there hasn't been an arrest. Seems fairly simple. How long does it take to receive an autopsy report?

IMHO :thinking:

 

[wendybtn]

Hmmmmm.

From an article cited above:
http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

Lynch is Corbett's sister, from Ireland. Molly is Corbett's 2nd wife; his first wife died from an asthma attack when the children were very young. Byrd is one of Molly's attorneys.




Hmmmm.

If she never bothered to adopt the kids or her husband did not want that, they should go with the Irish relatives. Otherwise, why not adopt and change the will? Maybe she has not been arrested because her father is retired FBI?? He could have made sure the story had a self-defense spin to it.

 

[wildebeest]

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If she never bothered to adopt the kids or her husband did not want that, they should go with the Irish relatives. Otherwise, why not adopt and change the will? Maybe she has not been arrested because her father is retired FBI?? He could have made sure the story had a self-defense spin to it.

I think that is exactly why there hasn't been an arrest. It stinks!!!

 

[borndem]

Other details in the investigation have not been released, but Sheriff David Grice told the Irish Daily Mail newspaper that Molly and her father, Thomas Martens, 65, of Knoxville, Tenn., are persons of interest in Jason’s death. Neither Molly Corbett nor Martens has been criminally charged in the case. Grice told the Daily Mail that Jason was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat.

http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

So, they go so far as to name Molly and her father as POI's, but no arrests. I guess they figure her father won't be going back to Tennessee for a while?? This may be a good one to watch.

 

[borndem]

A little info about the area --

Wallburg's population is about 3,000 people. It is in Davidson County, and the county population is around 163,000. This area is a manufacturing area, and it is still known for its high-quality furniture. The county sits just a bit left of the center of the state and it is hilly but not yet mountainous.

 

[borndem]

“Last time I spoke to Jack, it was for maybe about half a minute,” Lynch said. “My brother trusted me enough to put his children in my care. They don’t have any blood relatives here. I’m very concerned about their safety.”

In the four years since Jason and Molly’s wedding, Molly had not adopted Jack and Sarah. Lynch said that was because her brother did not want her to adopt them.

http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

Interesting comments from his sister about adoption of the children -- but I don't know if it can be corroborated anywhere. So, another, Hmmm.

 

[bluesneakers]

Okay, I'm getting confused. Was their mother American? How long have the kids lived in the US?

From what I've read their mother wasn't American and they've only lived in the US for four years, but I also can't figure out what kind of visa they had? Permanent residence? Dual citizenship? Did Molly sponsor all three of them when they moved?

After Jason’s first wife, Margaret, died, he considered taking time off from work to care for his children but found an American au pair named Molly Martens to help him take care of Jack and Sarah, who were 2 years old and 3 months old, respectively, at the time of Margaret’s death, Jason’s friend and long-time work colleague Morgan Fogarty said to the Irish Independent newspaper.
In 2011, Jason moved to North Carolina with Molly and his children and married in her hometown of Knoxville. Corbett was the manager of Field Boxmore Health Care Packaging. His children were in the U.S. on Corbett’s work visa.

http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

 

[sweetcaro]

What a sad case.

 

[borndem]

Is this case going to be a "self-defense" case? His death has been classified as a homicide, so what's next? LE certainly has more info on this case than we know... Are they putting something together for an arrest, or what? We're already entering the "dark" period of this case, IMO -- we are left in the dark until something big happens... Will something big happen?

Does Molly have any kind of legal right to the children right now? How are the children?

 

[wildebeest]

Okay, I'm getting confused. Was their mother American? How long have the kids lived in the US?

From what I've read their mother wasn't American and they've only lived in the US for four years, but I also can't figure out what kind of visa they had? Permanent residence? Dual citizenship? Did Molly sponsor all three of them when they moved?



http://www.journalnow.com/news/crim...cle_d32858e2-5080-5394-a023-ee0d61440d2e.html

blue sneakers---Jason took a job transfer to work in the U.S. for a limited time. He always planned to return to Ireland. His first wife, Mags, was Irish, and his second wife, Molly, is American. The children are Irish citizens. I hope this helps!

IMHO

 

[ATasteOfHoney]

I say honor the will & send the children back to the Lynch's in Ireland

 

[wildebeest]

I say honor the will & send the children back to the Lynch's in Ireland

The children returned to Ireland last week with their aunt and uncle, where they will stay :happydance:

 

[borndem]

Let me say first that I don't know a darn thing about custody of children -- especially in the absence of both biological parents. If the "stepmother" is not a legal guardian how can she have custody of them? I don't understand. Maybe I missed something...

ETA: I did miss something -- the post just above mine -- before I posted what is above.

Yay!!! Well, it looks like that little (hah!) detail is put to bed, how about some arrest warrants??

 

[wildebeest]

Fellow websleuthers: how long does it take to get an autopsy report???

 

[borndem]

A full autopsy takes several hours, but the big factor there is when the Medical Examiner can actually perform it -- how many other autopsies are "ahead" of the particular one of interest. That varies widely. The local county Medical Examiner may do the autopsy or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh, NC, (OCME) may do the autopsy. In either office, it would, of course, depend on the case load that is already waiting for an autopsy to be done. When done, the Autopsy Report may be made available to the WSM or not. An Autopsy Report may be viewed by anyone by going to the OCME in Raleigh, or one can order a copy. Here is a bit of info from the OCME:

https://www.ocme.dhhs.nc.gov/rules/guidelines.shtml

 

[wildebeest]

A full autopsy takes several hours, but the big factor there is when the Medical Examiner can actually perform it -- how many other autopsies are "ahead" of the particular one of interest. That varies widely. The local county Medical Examiner may do the autopsy or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh, NC, (OCME) may do the autopsy. In either office, it would, of course, depend on the case load that is already waiting for an autopsy to be done. When done, the Autopsy Report may be made available to the WSM or not. An Autopsy Report may be viewed by anyone by going to the OCME in Raleigh, or one can order a copy. Here is a bit of info from the OCME:

https://www.ocme.dhhs.nc.gov/rules/guidelines.shtml

borndem, you're a gem!!! :applause::applause::applause: