My dad was killed by his beauty queen wife and her FBI agent father, I'm finally ready to tell my side of the story

Jason Corbett's daughter has blasted her ex-stepmother Molly Martens for 'weaponising her words' as a child to ' mitigate killing the most important person in her life '.

Sarah Corbett Lynch, 18, who moved back to Limerick, Ireland, with her brother following their father's death in 2015, is writing a memoir titled A Time for Truth: A Daughter's Search for Justice and Healing, which is set to be published in February 2025.

The teenager - whose mother Margaret died of an asthma attack in 2006 - was eight years old when her remaining parent was killed by his second wife Molly Martens and father-in-law Thomas in the family's North Carolina home.

The former FBI agent and his daughter, who originally worked as a nanny for the Corbett family in Ireland, claimed they acted in self-defence when they bludgeoned the father-of-two to death with an aluminium baseball bat and brick paver in his bedroom.

The pair were originally charged with second degree murder and sentenced to 20-25 years in prison.

However, both Molly and Thomas' convictions were overturned in 2020 and they were later charged with voluntary manslaughter.

In June, Molly Martens was released from prison after serving just four years and has since reportedly returned to her home state of Tennessee .

Sarah's memoir will delve into her memories of her father and what happened in the aftermath of his brutal killing, which took place as Sarah and her older brother Jack slept.

Sarah said in a statement: 'Since 2015, I've always had someone else tell my story.

'There are podcasts, documentaries, magazine s and forums dedicated to uncovering the truth about my father's killing, with so many front pages over the years that I lost count. All of which attempted to tell my story but without my words.

'I've had my truth distorted, twisted and changed because I was a child but the truth will always force its way into the light.'

The teenager went on to explain how she felt her and Jack's 'words [were] weaponised against us' by Molly and Thomas to 'mitigate their crime'.

Following their father's death, Jack and Sarah were interviewed by social workers - and the recordings upheld Molly's claims that Jason 'physically and verbally hurt' their step-mother.

Sarah told officers at the time: 'He would scream at my mom every day, or sometimes twice a day. He would fight with her. One time I saw him step on her foot. He called her bad names.'

The children both also recalled being coached by Molly's mother Sharon to call her and use the code-words 'peacock' and 'galaxy' if their father turned violent.

However, Sarah said she never actually had to put the plan into action - and simply practised a lot.

Following their return to Ireland, Jack and Sarah recanted their statements - a move which Molly and Thomas' legal team have claimed was influenced by Jason's family.

As a result, the judge deemed Sarah and Jack Corbett's initial statements inadmissible and they were not presented to the jury in 2015.

The exclusion of this evidence is partially how Molly and Thomas were able to appeal their initial conviction in 2020.

In ruling which overturned the convictions, Associate Justice Anita Earls wrote that Superior Court Judge David Lee erred chiefly by excluding the children's statements to social workers.

Without the evidence, Earls wrote: 'It was easier for the jury to conclude that Tom and Molly had invented their story in an effort to cover up their crime and falsely assert that they acted in self-defence'.

At the time, Jason's relatives said in their statement that his children had traveled back to North Carolina and spent days giving statements to detectives about how Molly had allegedly abused them for years and coached them to lie about their father.

'They had been compelled to lie and claim that they had witnessed domestic abuse in the house,' the family members wrote. 'The children were coached from the night of the murder in what to say when asked. The children recanted those statements once they returned to Ireland and were safe.'

In her recent statement, Sarah continued: 'My brother and I had our words weaponised against us by the people we had trusted and loved so they could mitigate their crime of killing the most important person in my life. They betrayed our trust to avoid consequences for their actions.

'In telling my story, I relive the emotion I felt sitting in courtrooms as our family fought for justice and the heartbreak at every email sent to my family from across the world to deliver yet more disappointing news.

'Every teardrop that fell as I asked myself, 'Why me?'. But this story will also explore what I discovered inside myself to keep fighting for justice for my dad. I am not the victim in my story nor am I the hero.

'I am the survivor and I want this book to show that anyone who has experienced trauma can survive too.'

Ciara Doorley, publishing director of Hachette Books Ireland, added: 'Sarah is a remarkable young woman. Her story is one of unimaginable loss and grief but it's also one of courage, strength and love. We are proud to be working with Sarah to help her tell her story.'

Following Molly's release from prison, Tracey Corbett Lynch - who became Sarah and Jack's legal guardian following her brother's death - branded her ex-sister-in-law a 'compulsive liar' .

At the time, it was reported Molly - who previously dropped out of Clemson University in South Carolina - was wanting to study for a Bachelor of Arts.

Posting a photo of the news report, Tracey used the hashtag '#compulsiveliar' to describe her former sister-in-law.

The bereaved sister also posted a quote from psychotherapist Ray Freeman on Instagram.

It read: 'The abuser will be upset that YOU ruined their reputation by telling the truth about them.'

Tracey then used the hashtag '#NoJustice'. After it was announced Tom and Molly Martens were being released after just four years, the Corbett family said they were 'very disappointed' with the verdict.

They also accused the ex-nanny of spinning a 'web of lies' and putting Jack and Sarah through an 'inhumane' judicial process.

Five years after Jason's death, Sarah wrote the storybook Noodle Loses Dad to help other children deal with grief.