Marybeth Tinning

Marybeth Tinning (née Roe; born ) was an 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 
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 19672 March 1972)

2. Joseph Tinning, Jr. (10 January 197020 January 1972)

3. Jennifer Tinning (26 December 19713 January 1972) 

4. Timothy Tinning (21 November10 December 1973)

5. Nathan Tinning (30 March2 September 1975)

6. Michael Tinning (adoptive; August 19782 March 1981) 

7. Mary Frances (30 October 197822 February 1979) 

8. Jonathan (4 November 197922 March 1980) 

9. Tami Lynne  (22 August20 December 1985)

Category:1942 births
Category:Living people
Category:American people convicted of murder