Corbin Case (Georgia Dentist) Stunner!
DanaPointe
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia dentist pleaded guilty Friday to
killing his wife in 2004 and to shooting to death a girlfriend 14 years
earlier while he was in dental school.
In both cases, the women's deaths initially had been declared suicides.
Barton Corbin, 42, entered guilty pleas to two counts of malice murder
four days into jury selection for his trial in the death of his wife,
Jennifer Corbin. He had been scheduled to stand trial later for the
death of his former girlfriend, Dorothy "Dolly" Hearn, in Augusta.
Corbin was sentenced to two life terms, though the judge ordered that
they be served simultaneously and that Corbin be eligible for parole.
Hearn's death had been ruled a suicide but the case was reopened soon
after Jennifer Corbin was found dead in the couple's Buford home near
Atlanta in 2004. Both women died of single gunshot wounds, and in both
cases, the gun was found nearby.
Prosecutor Danny Porter said the case was cracked when investigators
linked the murder weapon to Richard Wilson, a close friend of Barton
Corbin. Wilson told authorities he had given Corbin the gun on Nov. 30,
several days before his wife's murder.
"I'm happy for the Hearn family," Porter said. "Finally they can know
their daughter didn't commit suicide, and we solved the murder of
Jennifer Corbin."
Defense lawyer Bruce Harvey said Corbin hoped his admission would bring
closure to both families. He said Corbin didn't say why he killed the
two women.
"The placement of the weapon in Barton Corbin's hands was the
proverbial straw that broke the camel's back," Harvey said of the
abrupt guilty plea.
Hearn had been a 27-year-old dental student at the Medical College of
Georgia when she was found dead in 1990. She and Corbin had dated for
more than a year but were breaking up at the time.
Corbin's marriage was falling apart in 2004 when his wife died. He had
filed for divorce and sued for custody of their sons five days before
his 33-year-old wife was found dead. According to court papers, Corbin
said he had discovered his wife may have had a relationship with
another woman.
Corbin showed no motion when he entered his pleas. After the
sentencing, family members were allowed to address him.
"God might forgive you. I never will," Jennifer Corbin's father, Max
Barber told Corbin. "I speak for my family when I say I just virtually
hope you burn in hell."
One of Hearn's brothers, Carlton Hearn, told Corbin: "Sixteen years of
silence. Sixteen years of pain. My family agrees with what's been said
here today."
tiny dancer
"DanaPointe" <da...@presidency.com> wrote in message
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I'm sure it was mikey who said 'he wasn't guilty'. Typical snyder.
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DanaPointe
> Why do you think a man taking a guilty plea for the murders he committed is a
> stunner?
That he pled to two murders. When his wife first died, I remember it
was just a quick mention as an odd coincidence that an ex-girlfriend
died in college. Turns out he killed her, too.
tiny dancer
I heard on the news today the speculation that he pled because a witness
came forward, or finally agreed to cough up the truth. this witness
supposedly gave the gun that killed the wife to the dentist days before the
murder. So the DA would be able to tie the murder weapon directly to hubby.
td
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FragileWarrior
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> On 15 Sep 2006 14:41:52 -0700, "DanaPointe" <da...@presidency.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Subject: Corbin Case (Georgia Dentist) Stunner!
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>
> Why do you think a man taking a guilty plea for the murders he
> committed is a
> stunner?
Because they usually plead innocent, act dumb and hope to seat an even
dumber jury.