Martens facing 20-25 years in jail for murder

The jury of nine women and three men were given three options — find Molly and Thomas Martens guilty of second-degree murder, find the two guilty of voluntary manslaughter, or find them not guilty of anything.

Martens facing 20-25 years in jail for murder
Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 01:00
Michael Hewlett, Lexington, Carolina

They opted for second degree murder and the father and daughter now face 20-25 years in jail.

Molly Martens, 33, and hcer father, former FBI agent Thomas Martens, 67, beat Jason Corbett to death with a baseball bat and a concrete paving brick.

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