Marybeth Tinning
Active for 12 years
(1972-1983) in United States
8
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
8
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- General Information
- Characteristics
- Childhood
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- 12 Timeline Events
- Serial Killers Active During Spree
- Boolean Statistical Questions
- 16 Books Written About Marybeth Tinning
- 5 External References
- Internal References
Marybeth Tinning an American serial killer that suffocated eight of her nine children with pillows during the 1970s. One daughter died of natural causes shortly after birth, the first of the Tinning children to die. Nine Tinning children died under Marybeth's care over fourteen years. Adopted sixth child, died in 1981 authorities did not open an investigation on his death. She was granted parole on July 16th 2018. Marybeth Tinning, (Age 75), was released from Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, on Tuesday August 12th 2018. She is now on parole and living in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
Marybeth Tinning Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Marybeth Tinning, was active for 12 years between 1972-1983, known to have ( 8 confirmed / 8 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United States
Marybeth Tinning was born on September 11th 1942 in Duanesburg, New York, United States. She was born 1st of 2 children and raised by Both Parents Alton and Ruth Roe. Tinning was raised as a Oldest and had 1 Bother. Her father, Alton Lewis Roe - WWII Soldier, press operator at General Electric. Her mother, Ruth Roe.
Tinning a heterosexual female citizen of the United States of America. Tinning completed 12 years of school, received a high school diploma. Tinning Married, Joe Tinning in 1965. She had 8 biological 1 adopted.
In 1972 (Age 29/30) Marybeth Tinning started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims. She was known to kill at both her home and the home of the victim. At the time of her crimes she was living with Husband and children in Schenectady, New York, USA, where Tinning was known to work as a serial killer.
She was arrested on February 4th 1986 (Age 43), convicted on July 17th 1987 (Age 44), sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on October 1, 1987 at Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, US. Tinning was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during her lifetime.
Profile Completeness: 93%
serial killers by profile completenessMarybeth Tinning has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Marybeth Tinning a known:
Marybeth Tinning
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-02-18 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Marybeth Tinning |
| Nickname: | N/A |
| Victims: | 8 - 8 |
| Years Active: | 1972 - 1983 |
| Ages Active: | 29/30 - 40/41 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | 1942 - |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Sexual Preference: | Heterosexual |
| Astrological Sign: | ♍ Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 23 |
| Birth Month: | September |
| Marital Status: | Married, Joe Tinning in 1965 |
| Children: | 8 biological 1 adopted |
| Living With: | Husband and children in Schenectady, New York, USA |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Sep 11, 1942 |
| Family Name: | Tinning |
| Birth Location: | Duanesburg, New York, United States |
| Birth Order: | 1st of 2 |
| Siblings: | 1 Bother |
| Raised By: | Both Parents Alton and Ruth Roe |
| Birth Category: | Oldest |
| Mother: | Ruth Roe |
| Father: | Alton Lewis Roe - WWII Soldier, press operator at General Electric |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | 12 years of school |
| Highest Degree: | high school diploma |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Feb 4, 1986 (Age 43) |
| Convicted: | Jul 17, 1987 (Age 44) |
| Sentence: | 20 years to life in prison on October 1, 1987 |
| Prison Location: | Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, US |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | FALSE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | FALSE |
| Suicide: | N/A |
12 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Marybeth Tinning
The 12 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Marybeth Tinning. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Sep 11 1942 | Marybeth Tinning was born in Duanesburg, New York, United States. #19420911 |
| Sep 11 1962 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1972 (Age 29/30) | Marybeth Tinning started her serial killing spree. #1972 |
| Sep 11 1972 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| Sep 11 1982 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| 1983 (Age 40/41) | Marybeth Tinning ended her serial killing spree. #1983 |
| Feb 04 1986 (Age 43) | Marybeth Tinning arrested. #19860204 |
| Jul 17 1987 (Age 44) | Marybeth Tinning was convictedand sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on October 1, 1987 at Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, US. #19870717 |
| Sep 11 1992 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
| Sep 11 2002 (Age 60) | 60th Birthday |
| Sep 11 2012 (Age 70) | 70th Birthday |
| Sep 11 2022 (Age 80) | 80th Birthday |
Back to top Serial Killers Active During
The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Marybeth Tinning (1972-1983).
Serial Killers By Active Year
| 38 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| living with children | TRUE | 268 | ||
| kill at killers home | TRUE | 320 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| killed in prison | FALSE | 218 | ||
| father drug abuse | FALSE | 192 | ||
| mother drug abuse | FALSE | 195 | ||
| problems in school | FALSE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | FALSE | 218 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| physically abused | FALSE | 231 | ||
| psychologically abused | FALSE | 224 | ||
| sexually abused | FALSE | 226 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| psychologist | FALSE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous crimes | FALSE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| previous killed | FALSE | 208 | ||
| used weapon | FALSE | 453 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
Books that Mention Marybeth Tinning
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Serial Killers
Joyce Egginton
From Cradle to Grave
Peter Vronsky
Female Serial Killers
Richard Firstman
The Death of Innocents
Patricia Pearson
When She Was Bad
Mark Gado
Mom: The Killer
James Alan Fox
Extreme Killing
Charles Hickey
Goodbye, My Little Ones
16 Books that mention Serial Killer
Marybeth Tinning
Marybeth Roe Tinning (born September 11, 1942) is an American serial killer. In 1987, Tinning was arrested and convicted for the murder of her ninth child, 4-month-old daughter Tami Lynne on December 20, 1985. Laboratory testing indicated the death of Tinning's ninth child resulted from asphyxia by suffocation.
External References
- Marybeth Tinning on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 13, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Marybeth Tinning on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 13, 2018.
- Danny Ramirez-Gaston, Marybeth Tinning on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Sep 13, 2018.
- Q539188 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 9, 2018.
- Marybeth Tinning on www.serienkillers.de, Retrieved on Feb 18, 2019.
Internal References
Marybeth Tinning is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #13 of 39[ Page 1 ] of Virgo Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #14 of 41[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in September
- #20 of 75[ Page 2 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #92 of 651[ Page 7 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #93 of 327[ Page 7 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #138 of 651[ Page 10 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #229 of 651[ Page 16 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #591 of 651[ Page 40 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
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