Jason Corbett’s Children Find Healing After Double Tragedy

Jack and Sarah Corbett-Lynch have endured unimaginable trauma, having lost both parents before they were 10 years old, but today the siblings are building meaningful lives while advocating for their father’s legacy in Netflix’s new documentary “A Deadly American Marriage.”

Now 20 and 18 respectively, the siblings continue to live in Limerick, Ireland with their aunt and uncle, Tracey and David Lynch, who became their guardians following their father’s violent death in 2015.

Early Life Marked by Successive Tragedies

The siblings’ journey began with heartbreak when their mother, Margaret “Mags” Fitzpatrick, died suddenly from an asthma attack in November 2006. Sarah was just 12 weeks old at the time, and Jack was only two years old, according to People.

Their father Jason, then 30, hired Tennessee-born Molly Martens as an au pair in 2008 to help care for his children. A relationship developed, and eventually, the family relocated to North Carolina where Jason and Molly married in 2011.

Tragedy struck again in August 2015, when 10-year-old Jack and 8-year-old Sarah were asleep in their home as their father was beaten to death in his bedroom by Molly and her father, Thomas Martens.

Return to Ireland and Recovery

After a custody battle that followed their father’s death, Jack and Sarah returned to Ireland with their aunt Tracey, who had been named as their guardian in Jason’s will. They have since been raised in Limerick alongside their cousins, finding stability after the turmoil of their early years.

“Sarah and Jack have been living in Limerick, Ireland with their aunt and uncle — Tracey and David Lynch — since their father Jason’s 2015 death,” reports Yahoo News. “The brother and sister have spent the past decade healing from the trauma of losing both of their parents, as well as honoring their father’s memory and seeking justice for his murder.”

Both siblings have found ways to process their grief and build meaningful lives, though they differ in their public approaches to honoring their parents’ memories.

Sarah’s Advocacy and Creative Pursuits

Sarah has emerged as the more publicly vocal of the siblings, frequently posting on social media about both parents and working to keep their memory alive. In 2020, at just 14 years old, she published a children’s book titled “Noodle Loses Dad,” aimed at helping young people cope with grief and loss.

Building on that success, Sarah released a memoir in March 2025 titled “A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing,” detailing her experiences and perspective on the case that has defined much of her life.

Beyond her writing, Sarah has pursued diving as a passion, completing a commercial diving course in the summer of 2024 with aspirations to become an instructor. On Mother’s Day 2025, she expressed gratitude toward her aunt Tracey, writing: “I have won the lottery when it comes to the mom that I get to have,” as noted by Moviedelic.

Family Support System

Both siblings credit their aunt Tracey and uncle David with providing the stability and support they needed after experiencing such profound loss at a young age. The Corbett-Lynch home has become a place of healing where the children could recover from trauma while maintaining connections to their Irish heritage.

Their relationship with their extended family has been crucial to their development, with both siblings maintaining close bonds with their cousins and other relatives in Ireland. Tracey Corbett-Lynch has been a fierce advocate for her brother’s memory and her niece and nephew’s wellbeing.

The siblings now participate in Netflix’s “A Deadly American Marriage” documentary, breaking years of relative silence to share their perspective on the events surrounding their father’s death and the aftermath they’ve navigated.