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Dentist Fatally Shot Girlfriend and Wife Years Apart · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Buford, an affluent community located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, is
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  recognized for its resort like atmosphere. However, on December fourth,
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  two thousand and four, the serene facade of the community
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  was shattered. At seven thirty a m. That morning, a
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  nine to one to one dispatcher received an urgent call
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  from a resident who reported that her neighbour, thirty three
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  year old Jennifer Corbyn, had been shot. Upon the arrival
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  of first responders, they discovered Jennifer in her master bedroom,
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  lying in bed with a firearm positioned next to her.
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  The estimated time of death was determined to be between
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  midnight and three a m. A bottle of wine rested
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  on the nightstand next to the bed, accompanied by divorce papers.
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  Her husband, Bart Corbyn, had recently initiated divorce proceedings, seeking
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  not only the home, but also custody of their two
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  sons and child support. As noted by Linda Looney, a
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  former news anchor WVEE radio station, the evidence pointed towards
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  the possibility of suicide. We could see where the gunshot
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  wound entered towards the back of her head, stated Edward Ristreppo.
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  A former detective with the Gwinnett County Police Department, Women
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  typically do not use handguns for suicide, and there was
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  no note. Ristreppo further remarked this raised our suspicions. Jennifer
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  Corbyn found dead by her seven year old son. Investigators
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  conducted a thorough search of the neighborhood and interviewed Jennifer's
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  then seven year old son, Dalton. According to Looney, he
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  had slept through the gunshot before he entered her room
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  that morning and discovered her lifeless in her bed. Upon
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  finding his mother, the boy hurried to a neighbour's house
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  to express his worries. The neighbor promptly checked on Jennifer
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  and immediately dialed nine one one. Heather, Jennifer's sister, who
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  resided nearby, arrived at the scene and firmly asserted that
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  her sister would not take her own life. She stated
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  that Jennifer was content and deeply loved her children, Looney
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  recounted on the real murders of Atlanta. Heather informed authorities
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  that she had attempted without success, to reach her brother
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  in law, Bart Corbyn, who were Jennifer and Bart Corbyn.
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  Investigators discovered that Bart was a prosperous dentist who also
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  served as a coach for his son's baseball team. Jennifer
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  held a part time position at a preschool. She was
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  an exceptional mother, a wonderful wife, and an attentive listener,
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  remarked Looney. However, she and Bart faced significant marital issues
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  and were living a part. Detectives eventually reached Bart, who
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  indicated that he had spent the previous night with his
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  brother Bobby. They informed him of Jennifer's passing, stated former
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  Gwinnette count District Attorney Danny Porter. He essentially dropped the
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  phone and they could hear him vomiting in the background.
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  Jennifer Corbyn's autopsy results, the medical examiner verified that Jennifer
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  sustained a gunshot wound to the back of her head.
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  The nature of the entry wound did not align with
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  a suicide scenario. In addition to the trajectory of the bullet,
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  other evidence suggested that Jennifer's lethal injury was not self inflicted.
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  Her fingerprints were absent from the firearm, and there was
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  no gunshot residue present on her hand, stated Porter. Detectives
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  recognized that they were investigating a homicide and that the
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  perpetrator had manipulated the scene to create the illusion that
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  Jennifer had committed suicide. Investigators hone in on Bart Corbin.
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  Detectives from Gwinnette and Richmond Counties suspected that Bart might
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  be implicated in two homicides that had been disguised as suicides. Consequently,
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  Hearne's case was reopened, prompting collaboration between officials from both jurisdictions.
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  Investigators monitored Bart's phone communications and uncovered that he was
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  involved in an extramarital affair with his dental hygienist, who
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  was subsequently eliminated as a suspect. The focus then shifted
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  to dismantling Bart's seemingly unassailable alibi. Bart claimed that he
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  had dined with friends and subsequently traveled to his brother's
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  residence around one thirty am on the night his wife
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  was discovered deceased. This timeline suggested he was approximately fifteen
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  miles away from his home during the critical period between
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  midnight and three AM when Jennifer was murdered. However, cell
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  tower data indicated that he was in proximity to his
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  residence at one twenty five am, contradicting his assertion of
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  being at his brother's house that completely undermined his alibi.
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  Ristreppo remarked. Bart Corbyn arrested on December twenty second, two
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  thousand four. Bart was apprehended in connection with the murder
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  of Herne. Investigators meticulously examined his phone records for potential
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  evidence regarding the thirty eight caliber revolver utilized in the
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  killing of his wife. This inquiry revealed that Bart had
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  traveled to Troy, Alabama, one week prior to Jennifer's murder.
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  Further investigation uncovered that Bart's former acquaintance, Richard Wilson, resided
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  in Troy as a gun collector. Wilson informed the authorities
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  that he had provided Bart with a point three eight
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  caliber firearm that corresponded with the weapon used to murder Jennifer.