DA pushes back against "public opinion" in Jason Corbett murder case

Molly Martens Corbett and her father, Thomas Martens, a former FBI agent, were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017. Picture: Jerry Wolford

The district attorney leading the prosecution against the father and daughter killers of Irishman Jason Corbett has said he is “more concerned” about “achieving justice” that being swayed by “public opinion” over the handling of the murder case.

A petition, created by the father-of-two’s family to secure a retrial in the US for the convicted killers, Thomas, 71, and Molly, 37, has garnered around 8,000 signatures.