Dolly Hearn and Jennifer Corbin Crimeline
Leaving Bart Corbin
Dorothy “Dolly” Hearn
October 1989
Dolly Hearn broke up with Bart Corbin after a year and a half of on-and-off dating.
November 14, 1989
Dolly’s cat was stolen from her apartment
November 21, 1989
Dolly’s stolen patient files were found in the trash.
November 27, 1989
Someone broke into Dolly’s apartment and replaced her contact lens solution with hairspray.
December 10, 1989
Dolly found her car vandalized.
December 11, 1989
Dolly’s mailbox was broken into and a package stolen.
Winter Break 1989
Dolly’s gas tank was filled with paint.
January-February 1990
The thefts and harassment continued, including the theft a set of dentures Dolly had spent months working on. A complaint against Bart to the Student Honor Board over the matter was dismissed due to lack of evidence.
February 23, 1990
Bart showed up at Dolly’s apartment twice, banging on her door. The police warned him to leave or get arrested. He left and soon the harassment and stalking stopped
June 6, 1990
Dolly’s roommate found her shot to death in their apartment. Investigators were split on if this was murder or suicide. Dolly was only 27 years old.
Bart graduated and became a board-certified dentist.
Dr. Bart Corbin
September 1, 1996
Dr. Bart Corbin married Jennifer Barton.
Jennifer Corbin
March 1997
Jennifer and Bart’s first son was born
January 1999
Jennifer and Bart’s second son was born.
Jennifer Corbin and her children
November 25, 2004
Bart hit Jennifer in the face after an argument over her online affair.
November 29, 2004
Bart filed for divorce and drove to Troy, Alabama to get a gun from a friend.
December 1, 2004
Bart Corbin stole Jennifer’s cell phone and journal, running over her foot as he sped away. Jennifer declined to press charges
December 3, 2004
Bart went out to dinner with friends around 10pm
December 4, 2004
1:45a: Bart left his friend’s house
Approximately 2am: A neighbor heard Bart’s truck arrive at the house, stay 15-20 minutes, and then leave.
3:23a: Bart arrived at his brother’s house.
7:30a: Bart and Jennifer’s son knocked on a neighbor’s door telling her that his father had killed his mother. Jennifer was just 33.
December 22, 2004
Bart Corbin was arrested on his 41st birthday for the murder of Dorothy “Dolly” Hearn.
January 5, 2005
Bart Corbin was charged for the murder of Jennifer Corbin.
September 15, 2006
Bart Corbin pleaded guilty in both cases. He was given a life with a chance of parole. He is currently (as of May 2024) parole eligible but remains incarcerated.
Barton Corbin’s recent mugshot from the Georgia DOC
April 27, 2007
The Medical College of Georgia awarded Dolly a posthumous Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree, so that she will forever be remembered as Dr. Dorothy Hearn.
Dr. Dorothy Hearn