Mechele Lineham was a young, provocative stripper when she met Kent Leppink in 1994. Michegan-born Lineham was working as a fisherman in Alaska when he met local girl Lineham, and two struck up a romantic relationship that lasted two years. During that time, Lineham lived with both Keppink and another romantic partner, John Carlin. In 1996, Leppink was found dead in Hope, Alaska. He'd been shot four times. The trail was apparently cold, and it wasn't until 2006 that his former lover Mechel Lineham was arrested and charged with Leppink's murder. Authorities believed she and her lover Carlin had both conspired to kill Kent Leppink. A letter penned by Leppink to his parents days before his death, stating that if he died Carlin and Lineham were 'probably' responsible, was crucial evidence in convicting Lineham. She was found guilty of murder in 2007. However, after three years behind bars the Court of Appeals found that the letter should not have been considered as evidence and her sentence was overturned. She now walks free, and is not - officially - a murderer.
