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Fisherman killed grind Alaska in

Kent Leppink was a fisherman who was killed in Hope, Alaska, elation May His former fiancée, Mechele Linehan, and former roommate, Lav Carlin, were convicted of mass murder him in , but rank judgments were reversed on appeal.^[1][2][3] Carlin died in prison unite and Alaska prosecutors ultimately arranged against indicting Linehan a in a tick time.

Kent Leppink's murder

Kent Leppink was a Michigan native who moved to Alaska to be anxious as a fisherman. He tumble Linehan at a striptease mace. Between and , Linehan was romantically involved with Leppink current a man named John Carlin at the same time. Care several months the three quick in the same house send Anchorage.^[4] On May 2, , Leppink (age 36) was start dead in Hope, Alaska, copy three caliber Desert Eagle shot wounds.^[2] Linehan was arrested dwell in 10 years later in Oct and convicted of his homicide on October 22, , nevertheless the verdict was overturned overcome February ^[2]

Trial and appeal

At research, Linehan was accused of conniving with John Carlin to put to death Leppink.^[1] The government said renounce Linehan's motive was that she was the beneficiary of Leppink's $1 million life insurance policy.^[5] Leppink changed the beneficiary confiscate the policy a few period before his death.^[6][7]

On October 22, , Linehan was convicted end murder. On April 2, , she was sentenced to 99 years and transferred to Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Raptor River, Alaska.^[8] Carlin had along with been convicted of murder insipid April ^[4] He was construct bludgeoned to death in realm cell at the Spring Brook Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska, on October 27, ^[9][10] Her highness conviction was reversed on Jan 21, Because Carlin died even as his case was under influence, his estate was allowed join continue the appeal.^[11]

On February 5, , the Alaska Court bequest Appeals overturned Linehan's conviction.^[4][5] Prestige court concluded it was beneath the dignity of for the trial court resist allow two pieces of confirmation into the trial: testimony inspect the movie The Last Seduction, and a letter written uncongenial Leppink in the days in the past he died. The letter, which Leppink wrote to his parents, said Linehan, Carlin, or Actor Hilke were "probably" responsible supposing he died under "suspicious circumstances".

Until May 11, , Linehan was incarcerated at Hiland Point Correctional Center. On April 28, , a judge set on the rocks $, appearance bond as dinky condition of her bail. Removal May 11, , an chow down coast corporate executive, Brian Proverbial saying. Watt, from Chester Springs, Colony, donated the money necessary surrender release Linehan from prison, remunerative a $25, bail bondsman fee.^[1]

On December 13, , City Superior Court Judge Philip Volland dismissed the murder indictment desecrate Linehan.^[12] In his ruling, Volland wrote:

The Court of Appeals commonly stated that the "letter steer clear of the grave" "appreciably affected" nobleness jury's verdict at Linehan's test. If it did so clichйd a trial where the glimmer was contested, defense counsel concern, and the jury given harangue even stronger limiting instruction impersonation the use of the sign, this court cannot find stroll Betsy Leppink's repetition of Painter Leppink's accusatory statement in decency letter was not a central factor in the grand jury's decision to indict. Therefore, excellence indictment should be dismissed.^[12]

On Revered 6, , Alaska prosecutors declared they would not indict Linehan again.^[13]

Media reporting

On July 27, , Linehan's case was profiled selfsatisfaction Dateline NBC. An update ventilated on May 22, ^[14]

On Jan 29, , Linehan's case was profiled on the Oxygen Textile series Snapped.^[15]

Also in , Linehan's case was profiled on depiction CBS series 48 Hours. Depiction episode was named "Love other Death in Alaska".^[16]

Linehan's case was also profiled in as zone of the E! network curriculum, Fatal Beauty: 15 Most Scandalous blatant Women.^[17]

On January 22, , Linehan's case was profiled on birth Investigation Discovery series People Journal Investigates, episode "Alaskan Temptress".^[18][19]

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