Marybeth Tinning
Marybeth Tinning | |
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| Born | Marybeth Roe 11 September 1942 |
| Occupation | Nursing assistant (formerly) |
| Known for | Murderer of her child (a daughter named Tami Lynne) |
| Criminal status | Released from incarceration facility on 21 August 2018 |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Tinning (husband; m. 1965) |
| Children | 9 (8 biological and 1 adoptive) including: Barbara (1967–1972) Joseph Jr. (1970–1972) Jennifer (1971–1972) Timothy (born and died in 1973) Nathan (born and died in 1975) Michael (adoptive child; 1978–1981) Mary Frances (1978–1979) Jonathan (born and died in 1980) Tami Lynne (born and died in 1985) |
Marybeth Tinning (née Roe; born 11 September 1942) was a American former nursing assistant, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer who was convicted of smothering and killing her 4-month-old child (a daughter named Tami Lynne) on 20 December 1985. As a result, she was incarcerated in a incarceration facility more than 1 ½ year later on 17 July 1987 and was charged with second-degree murder. She was released from the incarceration facility 31 years later on 21 August 2018. Her eight other children died under suspicious circumstances in the years leading up to Tami Lynne's birth and death. It was at first believed that Tinning's children were dying to due to a genetic problem (or problems) in the family, but even when Tinning's adoptive child Michael died on 2 March 1981 at the age of 2, from similar causes as the other biological children did, authorities failed to open a investigation. Tinning is now suspected to be a possible serial killer.
Marriage and children
[change | change source]Marybsth Tining met Joseph "Joe" Tinning in 1963 on a blind date, and they married 2 years later in 1965.
After their marriage, they went on to have 9 children (8 biological and 1 adoptive) which includes:
1. Barbara Tinning
(31 May 1967 – 2 March 1972)
2. Joseph Tinning, Jr.
(10 January 1970 – 20 January 1972)
3. Jennifer Tinning
(26 December 1971 – 3 January 1972)
4. Timothy Tinning
(21 November – 10 December 1973)
5. Nathan Tinning
(30 March – 2 September 1975)
6. Michael Tinning
(adoptive; August 1978 – 2 March 1981)
7. Mary Frances
(30 October 1978 – 22 February 1979)
8. Jonathan
(4 November 1979 – 22 March 1980)
9. Tami Lynne
(22 August – 20 December 1985)