Article content SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A 75-year-old New York woman who was convicted of killing her baby daughter in 1985 and suspected of killing seven of her eight other children has been freed from prison. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed Tuesday that Marybeth Tinning has been released from Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills and will be supervised by officials in Schenectady County, where she lives. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Baby killer Marybeth Tinning released from prison after 31 years Back to video Her release was approved in July after a parole hearing, her seventh since being imprisoned in 1987. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or A jury convicted Tinning of killing her ninth child, 4-month-old Tami Lynne, in December 1985. She was one of Marybeth and Joseph Tinning’s eight young children to die between 1972 and 1985 under suspicious circumstances. Marybeth Tinning was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.<doc-sep>A suspected serial killer who confessed to murdering three of her babies and is believed to have killed eight of her children has been released from prison. Marybeth Tinning, 75, was released from Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, Tuesday, and will return to live in nearby Schenectady. Tinniny was jailed for 20 years to life in 1987 after being convicted of the murder of her four month-old daughter Tami Lynne in 1985. Marybeth Tinning, who confessed to killing three of her babies, and was convicted of killing one – but is suspected to have murdered eight – was released from prison Tuesday (Picture: New York State Department of Correctional Services) Tami Lynne was the reights of Tinning’s children to die in suspicious circumstances between 1972 and 1985, with the killer mother accused of slaughtering the others too. Officials believe Tinning and her husband Joseph’s first child, Jennifer, did die from natural causes in 1971 after suffering meningitis and brain abcesses. Over the following decade, eight of Tinning’s children died – two boys and six girls. Their deaths were dismissed as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), being of indeterminate cause, or having been brought on by genetic abnormalities. Autopsies performed on six of the children failed to show any signs of abuse. Tinning pictured during her court hearing in 1987. She was released on parole after her seventh appearance before a parole board (Picture: AP) Police failed to open an investigation even after the death of Tinning’s sixth child, Michael, in 1981. He was adopted and would not have shared any genetic abnormality passed from Tinning to her biological children. Tinning was finally arrested in February 1986 after Tami Lynne was smothered to death. She confessed to killing three of her childen, but was only charged with Tami Lynne’s death. This collage shows the Tinning children who died while in their mother’s care, with Jennifer dying of natural causes. Marybeth Tinning was convicted of Tami Lynne’s murder, but is suspected of killing all nine of her offspring (Picture: blogspot.com) Tinning applied for parole seven times before her release, and told a 2007 board: ‘I have to be honest, and the only thing that I can tell you is that I know that my daughter is dead. ‘I live with it every day. I have no recollection and I can’t believe that I harmed her. I can’t say any more than that.’ At a 2009 hearing, she said: ‘I was going through bad times,’ and in 2013 she said: ‘It’s just — I can’t remember. ‘I mean, I know I did it, but I can’t tell you why. There is no reason.’ Tinnings earlier attempts at freedom were turned down because of this lack of remorse, until her latest hearing took place earlier this month. After her 1987 conviction, her husband Joseph said he believed her to be innocent of all the murders. Police were unable to offer a definitive motive as to why she killed her children, amid claims she may have had Munchausen syndrome by proxy or another mental health issue.<doc-sep>
Notorious baby killer Marybeth Tinning is out of state prison. The state Department of Correctional and Community Supervision on Tuesday confirmed the 75-year-old's release from the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills. Tinning served most of her sentence at the downstate women's prison. "Tinning is being supervised in Schenectady County. For safety and security reasons, the Department does not issue specific residential, reporting or employment information for individuals on Community Supervision," spokesman Tom Mailey said. The Daily Gazette was the first to report that Tinning had left prison. After being rebuffed six times before, Tinning was granted parole in July by the state Board of Parole. She had been eligible for parole since May 30, 2007. Tinning was convicted 30 years ago in the smothering death of her infant daughter. She was suspected of killing seven of her eight other young children but only tried for the one death. Tinning will have to adhere to conditions, including a curfew, domestic violence counseling and finding a job or academic-vocational program. She will be under parole supervision for the rest of her life. In 1987, Tinning was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, convicted in the smothering death of her 4-month-old daughter, Tami Lynne, on Dec. 20, 1985. Tami Lynne was among nine of Tinning's children, including an adopted son, who did not live beyond the age of 4. Authorities suspected Tinning's first child died naturally but that she killed the other eight. The alleged killings went unnoticed for years, but State Police investigators questioned Tinning after Tami Lynne's death. William Barnes, a State Police investigator who went on to serve two terms as Schenectady County sheriff, got Tinning to confess. Adding even more intrigue to the Tinning tragedy was the fact that she was also suspected of though never charged with trying to poison her husband, Joseph. She was never charged with the crime. He continued to visit her during her three decades of incarceration and it is believed that she will live with him in Duanesburg.