Where is marty tankleff

Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in and previously covered local government. Real Estate Technology Cars Columns. By Nicole Fuller nicole. Print Share fb Share Tweet Email. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Turn off Animations. Turn on Animations. Make a Gift. About 6 a. His mother, Arlene, was stabbed to death, but his father, Seymour, though severely beaten, was still alive.

Tankleff called police and after the ambulance had departed, police took him in for questioning because, with blood on his hands, they suspected he was involved. At one point, detective K. At that point, Tankleff said his father never lied and that perhaps he had blacked out and killed his mother. He provided a possible, though inaccurate narrative of how it happened and was asked to sign the statement.

Tankleff, however, refused to sign it and disavowed any involvement in the crime. He was charged with killing his mother and attempting to kill his father—a charge that was changed to murder after his father died on October 6, without ever regaining consciousness. Among the witnesses was Steuerman, who had been in the Tankleff home for a poker game and was the last to leave. In June , Marty was convicted and sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.

His conviction was based largely on a confession that Marty gave after many long hours of interrogation by Suffolk County detective K. James McCready — a confession that the teen recanted almost immediately and refused to sign.

Maintaining his innocence, Marty obtained pro bono legal assistance and persevered through multiple appeals filed in state and federal courts. From the time of his release, he has been a zealous and vocal advocate for those who have been wrongly convicted.

Marty regularly speaks at colleges, universities and high schools. Additionally, he was appointed as a paralegal on a death eligible case in the Eastern District of New York.

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