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Ex-stripper Mechele Linehan's conviction for murdering Oceana County native Kent Leppink, son of the former Leppinks Grocery chain owners, was overturned in 2010.  
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The future of a murder case against ex-stripper Mechele Linehan — formerly convicted of killing Shelby native Kent John Leppink in Alaska for his money — is unclear now that a judge has let Linehan leave that state with no charges pending.  
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Linehan was released on bail and the trial judge, Philip Volland, threw out her indictment altogether in December, forcing the state to consider re-indicting Linehan. A "letter from the grave" written by Linehan's dead fiance, Kent Leppink ...  
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KTUU reports (http://bit.ly/z6F8XI) a judge on Tuesday exonerated the bail for Mechele Linehan. Linehan was convicted in 2007 of conspiring to kill Kent Leppink, who was shot on an isolated trail 11 years earlier. Prosecutors claimed she was inspired by ...  
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A murder indictment against Mechele Linehan has been dismissed by Judge Philip Volland, court records show ... The court ruled the jury should not have heard a letter Kent Leppink wrote days before his death. In the letter Leppink said to make sure ...  
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Make sure she is prosecuted," if he was found dead. Prosecutors contended that Linehan persuaded one of her former lovers, John Carlin III, to kill boyfriend Leppink, an Alaska fisherman, to gain as much as $1 million from Leppink's life insurance policy.  
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Mechele Linehan -- formerly a suspect in a high-profile 1996 murder -- is now a free woman, following a Tuesday hearing during which a judge removed the court-ordered supervision measures which kept the 39 year old under close watch in Alaska. Just a few ...  
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But Judge Philip Volland dismissed the indictment Tuesday based ... this court cannot find that Betsy Leppink's repetition of Kent Leppink's accusatory statement in the letter was not a decisive factor in the grand jury's decision to indict."  
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Leppink, the victim, was 36-year-old's old when he died. He was found shot to death in Hope in 1996. Linehan and Linehan's other fiance, John Carlin, were arrested on murder charges in 2006. Both were convicted in separate trials in Anchorage, and both to ...  
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – There is developing news on a murder case with Michigan ties that caught national headlines.   We've learned that earlier this week Mechele Linehan was released from an Anchorage prison.   She was convicted in...  
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Mechele Linehan: Gold Digging in Alaska

By beckychr007 on  From girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com
UPDATE : On February 5, 2010 the Alaska Court of Appeals overturned Mechele Linehan's conviction and granted her a new trial—in the new trial some of the worst aspects of the original trial will not be repeated- a bit of the speculative misogyny will not be allowed this time around and the court also ruled it was error to admit into evidence Leppink's letter to his parents--it was hearsay--- and even worse, a violation of the constitutional right of confrontation. . An Anchorage jury believed...Read Full Story

Mechele Linehan Guilty

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A jury this week found Mechele Linehan , a former stripper who became a doctor's wife, guilty of first-degree murder in a 10 year old murder investigation of her fiancé. Mechele Linehan, 35, was charged with conspiring to kill Kent Leppink . Also on Zimbio: Ex-stripper wins appeal in Alaska murder case FBI Most Wanted List The FBI Most Wanted List is a list of the 10 most wanted criminals by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI offers rewards for information leading to the...Read Full Story

Olympia soccer mom awaiting murder trial released on bail

By topstoriesseattle on  From topstoriesseattle.com
Credit: KING Mechele Linehan by Associated Press KING5.com Posted on May 12, 2010 at 5:02 PM ANCHORAGE, Alaska -  A former stripper has been released on bail while she awaits a second murder trial in Anchorage...Read Full Story

2 Charged in Prison Killing of Mechele Linehan Case Figure

By BrianBlackwell on  From brian-blackwell.com
Two men have been charged in connection with the 2008 prison slaying of John Carlin III, who was serving a 99-year prison term after being convicted, as was Mechele Linehan, in a 1996 slaying, according to an indictment released this evening.  Michele Linehan  The indictment says William N. Wassillie, 27, and Tyler Warren Heavyrunner, 29, have been charged. Wassillie is charged with second-degree murder, burglary and tampering with evidence, according to the indictment...Read Full Story

Mother charged in 1996 murder wants house arrest eased – Sacramento Bee

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Mother charged in 1996 murder wants house arrest eased – Sacramento Living – Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee ANCHORAGE — Mechele Linehan wants a Superior Court judge to loosen her bail conditions so she can lead a more normal life as she prepares her defense in her upcoming murder trial.Now staying in Anchorage as she awaits her trial — which could be a year away — she says she wants to take her daughter to the park. She wants to be able to dash out for milk when she...Read Full Story
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